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Successful and Unsuccessful Offensive Sequences Ending in a Shot in Professional and Elite Under-16 Basketball

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: Following observational methodology, we analyzed successful and unsuccessful offensive attacks by professional and elite under-16 (U16) basketball players in Spain using an adapted ad hoc observation instrument designed to study efficiency in basketball. We identified both similarities and differences between how players from both categories built their attacks. The synchronic statistical analysis based on frequency counts showed that shots were more efficient in professional basketball and that U16 basketball was less static and had a higher frequency of fast breaks. Diachronic analysis, which consisted of T-pattern detection using Theme software, allowed us to identify characteristic successful and unsuccessful offensive sequences in professional and elite U16 basketball. These results have practical implications as they can be used to design training drills and prepare for competitions in U16 and professional basketball.

Source: Journal of Human Kinetics

DOI: 10.1515/hukin-2017-0191

Authors: Roberto Alsasua, Daniel Lapresa, Javier Arana, M. Teresa Anguera, Belén Garzón

Institutions: Universidad de La Rioja, Universitat de Barcelona

Language: English

Topic: Sport Psychology and Performance

Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Generalitat de Catalunya, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, Universidad de La Rioja, Secretaría de Estado de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación

Awards: G2015005862, G3675338645, G4706879096