Is Basketball a Symmetrical Sport?
Basketball, an intermittent sport with a high impact load, presents a strong probability of lower limb injuries. These injuries can be caused by poor quantification of loads, very intense training sessions or even asymmetries in the lower extremities. The main aim of the present study is to identify...
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| author | Sergio J. Ibáñez Pablo López-Sierra Víctor Hernández-Beltrán Sebastián Feu |
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| description | Basketball, an intermittent sport with a high impact load, presents a strong probability of lower limb injuries. These injuries can be caused by poor quantification of loads, very intense training sessions or even asymmetries in the lower extremities. The main aim of the present study is to identify whether asymmetries exist in basketball. Specifically, asymmetries depending on: (i) type of task, (ii) type of game situation, (iii) specific positions while training and (iv) specific positions while competing. It is hypothesized that there will be no significant differences between the different conditions. For this purpose, all the training sessions and matches of a professional basketball team belonging to the First Spanish Division were monitored during the preseason. WIMU PRO<sup>TM</sup> inertial devices were used for data collection. The statistical analysis compared the different cases with an ANOVA test. The results do not show significant differences in the values collected among the type of task, the game situation and the positions of the individual players. It can be concluded that basketball is a symmetrical sport. Despite this, the coaching staff should carefully monitor the training loads and asymmetries of the players to avoid the risk of injury. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e0fa82c711c44be1b4465977119634542023-11-18T21:33:40ZengMDPI AGSymmetry2073-89942023-06-01157133610.3390/sym15071336Is Basketball a Symmetrical Sport?Sergio J. Ibáñez0Pablo López-Sierra1Víctor Hernández-Beltrán2Sebastián Feu3Optimization of Training and Sports Performance Research Group (GOERD), Faculty of Sports Science, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, SpainOptimization of Training and Sports Performance Research Group (GOERD), Faculty of Sports Science, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, SpainOptimization of Training and Sports Performance Research Group (GOERD), Faculty of Sports Science, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, SpainOptimization of Training and Sports Performance Research Group (GOERD), Faculty of Sports Science, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, SpainBasketball, an intermittent sport with a high impact load, presents a strong probability of lower limb injuries. These injuries can be caused by poor quantification of loads, very intense training sessions or even asymmetries in the lower extremities. The main aim of the present study is to identify whether asymmetries exist in basketball. Specifically, asymmetries depending on: (i) type of task, (ii) type of game situation, (iii) specific positions while training and (iv) specific positions while competing. It is hypothesized that there will be no significant differences between the different conditions. For this purpose, all the training sessions and matches of a professional basketball team belonging to the First Spanish Division were monitored during the preseason. WIMU PRO<sup>TM</sup> inertial devices were used for data collection. The statistical analysis compared the different cases with an ANOVA test. The results do not show significant differences in the values collected among the type of task, the game situation and the positions of the individual players. It can be concluded that basketball is a symmetrical sport. Despite this, the coaching staff should carefully monitor the training loads and asymmetries of the players to avoid the risk of injury.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/15/7/1336basketballtrainingcompetitionasymmetriesinjuriesinertial devices |
| spellingShingle | Sergio J. Ibáñez Pablo López-Sierra Víctor Hernández-Beltrán Sebastián Feu Is Basketball a Symmetrical Sport? Symmetry basketball training competition asymmetries injuries inertial devices |
| title | Is Basketball a Symmetrical Sport? |
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| title_short | Is Basketball a Symmetrical Sport? |
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| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/15/7/1336 |
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