Decision-Making Skills in Youth Basketball Players: Diagnostic and External Validation of a Video-Based Assessment.

ABSTRACT: Decision-making is a central skill of basketball players intending to excel individually and contribute to their teams' success. The assessment of such skills is particularly challenging in complex team sports. To address this challenge, this study aimed to conceptualize a reliable and valid video-based decision-making assessment in youth basketball. The study sample comprised youth basketball players of the German U16 national team (n = 17; MAge = 16.01 ± 0.25 years) and students of a sports class (n = 17; MAge = 15.73 ± 0.35 years). Diagnostic validity was tested by determination of the performance levels according to response accuracy as well as response time in the assessment. External validity was examined by investigation of the correlation between the diagnostic results of the elite

SUBMITTER: Rosch D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7967709 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature