@Article{Marcelino2016,
journal="Biology of Sport",
issn="0860-021X",
volume="33",
number="1",
year="2016",
title="Does small-sided-games’ court area influence metabolic, perceptual, and physical performance parameters of young elite basketball players?",
abstract="The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of court size on physiological responses and physical performance of young elite basketball players. Twelve male basketball players (18.6 ± 0.5 years; 88.8 ± 14.5 kg; 192.6 ± 6.5 cm) from an under-19 team performed two small-sided games (matches) with different court areas (28x15 m and 28x9 m; 28x15 and 28x9 protocols). The number of players (3x3) was kept the same in each protocol. The players performed a repeated-sprint ability (RSA) test before and after each match. Blood lactate concentration was collected before (pre) and after (post) the matches, and the session rating of perceived exertion (session-RPE) was determined 30 minutes after the match. Best and mean time in the RSA test were not different between the 28x15 and the 28x9 match protocols (p>0.05). A significant difference was observed for lactate concentration from pre- to post-match (p 0.0S, ES=(0.41). In summary, the results of the current study suggest that the different court areas induced similar responses. Although there was no significant difference in effort perception, players tended to perceive a greater effort in the larger court size.",
author="Marcelino, PR
and Aoki, MS
and Arruda, AFS
and Freitas, CG
and Mendez-Villanueva, A
and Moreira, A",
pages="37--42",
doi="10.5604/20831862.1180174",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/20831862.1180174"
}