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The Jump Shot Performance in Youth Basketball: A Systematic Review

Year: 2021

Type: review

Abstract: BACKGROUND: The basketball jump shot (JS) is consensually considered as a high-complexity specific motor skill, with a complex teaching and learning processes involved. The aim of this paper was to conduct a systematic review of the literature on the JS performance among youth basketball players. METHODS: The data search was made according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) in the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) Web of Knowledge, PubMed, Scopus and Sportdiscus databases until March 2021. RESULTS: The results suggest that JS performance of youth basketball players is influenced by (i) distance to the basket, (ii) fatigue, (iii) presence of a defender and (iv) visual information available. CONCLUSION: This research emphasizes the crucial need for players and coaches to promote training situations matching the game reality to develop successful shooting performance of youth basketball players.

Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18063283

Authors: Cíntia França, Beatriz B. Gomes, Élvio Rúbio Gouveia, Andreas Ihle, Manuel J. Coelho-E-Silva

Institutions: University of Coimbra, University of Geneva, Universidade da Madeira

Language: English

Topic: Sport Psychology and Performance

Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,484

OpenAlex ID: W3136690180

FWCI: 1.071

Cites: 32

Cited by: 31

Related to: 10