Play as practice? Comparative analysis of preparation period and match adjustments in a basketball team's performance.

ABSTRACT: In basketball, successful performance relies on the optimal use of top-down strategic guidance by coaches and bottom-up adjustments by players, requiring a preparation plan consistent with match demands. The aim of this study was to analyze the strategic-tactical tendencies between a basketball team's preparation and match performance phases for a U16 men's national team during a continental tournament. The team was composed by 12 players (aged 16 ± 0.4) with at least three years of participation in basketball competitions. Data from team strategy (the playbook), team practices, and match performance were integrated through a common set of variables in a decision support framework, the Team Learning Cycle (TLC). The influence of situational variables with respect to preparation and match p

SUBMITTER: Monteiro A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11521284 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature