@Article{Gómez2019,
journal="Biology of Sport",
issn="0860-021X",
volume="36",
number="2",
year="2019",
title="Adverse effects of technical fouls in elite basketball performance",
abstract="This study examined the temporal effects of technical fouls on the performance of the fouling and opposing teams in elite basketball games. A sample of 80 technical fouls was collected from 65 international games. The fouls were charged either to players on court or to the bench players/coaching staff. Performance measures considered were the points scored (during 1, 3, and 5 ball possessions), fouls received, violations, and turnovers during 5 ball possessions before and after a technical foul was called. Data were also obtained on several contextual variables. The results showed that the opposing team scored slightly more points compared to the fouling team during 1 ball possession before and after a foul was charged to the coach/bench personnel (F=5.934; p=0.019; ES=0.11). The results also showed that both types of technical fouls are generally positive for the opposing team (mid-term effects) and for the fouling team only during the short-term performance (points scored after 1 ball possession). Furthermore, significant differences between teams were found when comparing the fouls received, with the opposing team receiving more fouls after both types of technical fouls (F=5.364; p",
author="Gómez, Miguel-Ángel
and Avugos, Simcha
and Ortega, Enrique
and Bar-Eli, Michael",
pages="155--161",
doi="10.5114/biolsport.2019.83505",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2019.83505"
}