Body composition and bone health outcomes across positional groups in Netball Super League (NSL) senior and under-21 players; a multi-year cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Body composition and bone health are important for netball from a performance and health perspective (e.g., bone stress injury), given the typical characteristics of players and demands of the game.

Objectives

The objectives of this study are to quantify and compare the positional group-specific body composition and site-specific bone health outcomes of netball players and to establish within-season changes in these variables.

Methods

Forty-seven female netball players (senior: n=23, under-21: n=24) from one Netball Super League (NSL) franchise participated across three seasons (2021-2023). Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scans were conducted four times per season. Total body, anteroposterior lumbar spine and total hip scans were performed. General

SUBMITTER: Whitehead S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12726998 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature