Vitamin D supplementation and body composition changes in collegiate basketball players: a 12-week randomized control trial by Tamara Hew-Butler, Carrie Aprik, Brigid Byrd, Jordan Sabourin, Matthew VanSumeren, Valerie Smith-Hale, Andrew Blow

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Player Chronotype Does Not Affect In-Game Performance during the Evening (>18:00 h) in Professional Male Basketball Players by Michael Pengelly, Nathan Elsworthy, Joshua Guy, Aaron Scanlan, Michele Lastella

“…Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify the effect of player chronotype on in-game basketball performance during evening games. Professional male basketball players (<i>n</i> = 11) completed a morningness–eveningness questionnaire and were categorized according to chronotype (morning-type: <i>n</i> = 4; neither-type: <i>n</i> = 6; evening-type: <i>n</i> = 1). …”
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NPU RGBD Dataset and a Feature-Enhanced LSTM-DGCN Method for Action Recognition of Basketball Players⁺ by Chunyan Ma, Ji Fan, Jinghao Yao, Tao Zhang

Subjects: “…basketball action recognition…”
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Relationship between Performance and Inter-Limb Asymmetries Using Flywheel Resistance Device in Elite Youth Female Basketball Players by Azahara Fort-Vanmeerhaeghe, Ariadna Benet-Vigo, Alicia Montalvo, Adrià Arboix, Bernat Buscà, Jordi Arboix-Alió

“…The findings of the present study showed that inter-limb asymmetries are task-specific in female youth basketball players and suggest that the use of flywheel devices can be included in the battery of tests to detect inter-limb asymmetry.…”
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The Relationship of 2D:4D Finger Length Ratio with Biomotoric Characteristics and Sports Performance in Adolescent Basketball Players by Erkan Çetinkaya, Halil Tanır, Furkan Çelik

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Practical Application and Methodological Considerations on the Basics of Sports Nutrition in Basketball: A Comprehensive Systematic Review of Observational and Interventional Studies by Paulina M. Nowaczyk, Jakub Adamczewski, Krzysztof Durkalec-Michalski

“…Records were excluded if reporting studies on animals, sport disciplines other than basketball, or supplementation protocols other than those related to macronutrients and hydration manipulations. …”
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Perceptions of Physical Therapy and The Role of Physical Therapists  In Injury Prevention Among Professional Basketball Players: A Qualitative Study by Alison Marks, Carol A. Courtney, William E. Healey

“… # Purpose The purpose of this study was to describe professional basketball players' perceptions of physical therapy (PT) and physical therapists' role in injury prevention…”
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Effectiveness of Warm-Up Routine on the Ankle Injuries Prevention in Young Female Basketball Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Elvira Padua, Agata Grazia D’Amico, Anas Alashram, Francesca Campoli, Cristian Romagnoli, Mauro Lombardo, Matteo Quarantelli, Emanuele Di Pinti, Christian Tonanzi, Giuseppe Annino

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Differences in countermovement vertical jump force-time metrics between starting and non-starting professional male basketball players by Dimitrije Cabarkapa, Damjana V. Cabarkapa, Jelena Aleksic, Nicolas M. Philipp, Angeleau A. Scott, Quincy R. Johnson, Andrew C. Fry

“…With force plates being widely implemented for neuromuscular performance assessment in sport-specific settings and various force-time metrics being able to differentiate athletes based on their performance capabilities, the purpose of the present study was to examine the differences in countermovement vertical jump (CVJ) characteristics between starting and non-starting professional male basketball players (e.g., ABA League). Twenty-three athletes (height = 199.2 ± 7.7 kg, body mass = 94.2 ± 8.2 kg, age = 23.8 ± 4.9 years) volunteered to participate in the present investigation. …”
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Multimodal audio-visual robot fusing 3D CNN and CRNN for player behavior recognition and prediction in basketball matches by Haiyan Wang

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Effects of Basketball Shoe Midsole Hardness on Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Perception during Drop Jumping from Different Heights by Rebecca Alonzo, Crosby Teo, Jing Wen Pan, Phillis Soek Po Teng, Thorsten Sterzing, Pui Wah Kong

“…Eighteen male basketball players performed drop vertical jumps from three heights (31 cm, 46 cm, 61 cm) in basketball shoes of different midsole hardness (50, 60 Asker C). …”
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Foot posture and landing error scores in recreational basketball players: a novel approach to prevent lower-limb injuries by Vinosh Kumar Purushothaman, Vinodhkumar Ramalingam, Mohand Khan, Arun Vijay Subbarayalu, Ambusam Subramaniam, Rajkumar Krishnan Vasanthi, Sivakumar Chinnusamy, Mohanraj Kandasmy, Palanivel Rubavathi Marimuthu

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Differences In Player Load Of Professional Basketball Players As A Function Of Distance To The Game Day During A Competitive Season by Dennis Wellm, Christina Willberg, Karen Zentgraf

“…Method: Subjects were 10 full-time professional basketball players (24.6 ± 4.9 years old; 204.2 ± 16.8 cm; 97.9 ± 10.4 kg). …”
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Un-Covering Stories You Never Heard Of: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s On the Shoulders of Giants and The History of (African-)American Basketball by Yann Descamps

“…Drawing from various disciplines from cultural history to semiology and communication studies, this article examines the part played by documentary films in the re-writing of the history of American basketball, focusing on former-player-turned-historian Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 2011 work, On the Shoulders of Giants: The Story of the Greatest Basketball Team You Never Heard Of. …”
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Osteoid Osteoma in an Adult Wheelchair Basketball Player Mimicking Musculoskeletal Shoulder Pain: Red Flag or a Red Herring? by Filippo Maselli, Lorenzo Storari, Mariangela Lorusso, Firas Mourad, Denis Pennella, Valerio Barbari, Mattia Salomon, Fabrizio Brindisino

“…Our case report describes a 56-year-old male basketball player who self-referred to our outpatient physical therapy with a shoulder pain complaint. …”
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Evaluating field-goal shooting effectiveness in wheelchair basketball players across a competitive season: a preliminary study by Valentina Cavedon, Marta Zecchini, Marco Sandri, Paola Zuccolotto, Caterina Biasiolo, Carlo Zancanaro, Chiara Milanese

“…Background Information about non-elite wheelchair basketball (WB) players across national competitive seasons are still missing. …”
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A POSSIBLE RESEARCH METHOD OF IMPROVING PERFORMANCE CAPABLE KNOWLEDGE IN YOUTH BASKETBALL BY APPLYING COMPLEX SPORT CONDITIONING PROGRAM by Benedek Ágost NAGY

“… From the aspect of the energy management, today’s basketball player profile can be divided to four resources: physical, mental, spiritual and emotional (Woods, Jordan, 2010). …”
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Association of <i>ACTN3</i> R577X Polymorphism with Elite Basketball Player Status and Training Responses by Berkay Demirci, Celal Bulgay, Halil İbrahim Ceylan, Mehmet Ertuğrul Öztürk, Deniz Öztürk, Hasan Huseyin Kazan, Mehmet Ali Ergun, Mesut Cerit, Ekaterina A. Semenova, Andrey K. Larin, Edward V. Generozov, Ildus I. Ahmetov, Ladislav Cepicka

“…However, there is limited research on the impact of this variant on athlete status and physical performance in basketball players. Therefore, the aim of this study was twofold: (1) to determine the association of <i>ACTN3</i> rs1815739 polymorphism with changes in physical performance in response to six weeks of training in elite basketball players using 30 m sprint and Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test Level 2 (IR 2) tests, and (2) to compare <i>ACTN3</i> genotype and allelic frequencies between elite basketball players and controls. …”
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Influence of game and quarter results on external peak demands during games in under-18 years, male basketball players by Enrique Pérez-Chao, Miguel Gómez, Aaron Scanlan, Carlos Ribas, Juan Trapero, Alberto Lorenzo

“…To quantify and compare the external peak demands (PD) encountered according to game result (win vs. loss), quarter result (win vs. tie vs. loss), and quarter point difference (± difference in score) in under-18 years (U18), male basketball players. Thirteen basketball players had external load variables monitored across 9 games using local positioning system technology, including distance covered, distance covered in different intensity zones, accelerations, decelerations, and PlayerLoad™. …”
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Differences In Knee Valgus Degrees In Cutting And Drop Landing On The Dominant And Non-Leg Dominant In High School Basketball Players by Dhea Salsa Bila, Dimas Sondang Irawan, Anita Faradilla Rahim

“…Background: Basic techniques, physical endurance, and teamwork in basketball are components needed to improve individual quality to be able to play with good performance. …”
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