scholarly journals The Effect of Biological Age in the Evaluation of Physical Indicators and the Changes in Selected Motoric Tests of Young Female Basketball Players

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-128
Author(s):  
Ladislava Doležajová ◽  
Tatiana Gallová ◽  
Anton Lednický
Keyword(s):  
Bone Age ◽  
Team Sport ◽  
Young Female ◽  
Biological Age ◽  
Considerable Variability ◽  
Basketball Players ◽  
Developmental Retardation ◽  
Strength Tests ◽  
Early Maturing ◽  
Acceleration Zone

Summary Basketball is a complex team sport, which combines cyclic and acyclic motion structures consisting mainly of fast and dynamic moves with or without a ball. The puberty is characterized by considerable variability that may occur earlier (developmental acceleration, early maturing) or later (developmental retardation, late maturing): an example can be a 12-year-old girl whom biological age could range from 9.5 to 14.5 years. For this study we selected 6 girls-players from the whole team. Two players were according to the norms from the zone of developmental retardation (BioRet), two players whose decimal and biological age i.e. bone age was identical (DC = BV), and the other two were in the biological acceleration zone (BioAkc.). All players were 13-years old and competed in the U14 category. We have confirmed that there are great differences in biological age in a group of 13-years old girls – in our research it has shown almost four years difference. We did not confirm the author's conclusions that biologically accelerated individuals achieved better results than the retarded ones in the speed and strength tests.

scholarly journals Selective effects of biological and chronological age on the development of cognitive abilities in adolescence

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilona Kovacs ◽  
Kristof Kovacs ◽  
Patricia Gervan ◽  
Katinka Utczas ◽  
Gyongyi Olah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Skeletal Maturity ◽  
Pubertal Timing ◽  
Working Memory Capacity ◽  
Bone Age ◽  
Gonadal Hormones ◽  
Individual Variability ◽  
Biological Age ◽  
Chronological Age ◽  
Biological Maturity

Adolescent development is not only shaped by the mere passing of time and accumulating experience, it also depends on pubertal timing and the cascade of maturational processes orchestrated by gonadal hormones. Although individual variability in puberty onset confounds adolescent studies, it has not been efficiently controlled for. Here we introduce ultrasonic bone age assessment to estimate biological maturity and disentangle the independent effects of chronological and biological age on adolescent cognitive abilities. Comparing cognitive performance of participants with different skeletal maturity we uncover the striking impact of biological age on both IQ and specific abilities. We find that biological age has a selective effect on abilities: more mature individuals within the same age group have higher working memory capacity and processing speed, while those with higher chronological age have better verbal abilities, independently of their maturity. Based on our findings, bone age is a promising biomarker for adolescent research.

Structure of Physical Fitness Among Young Female Basketball Players (Trends of Changes in 2006–2013)

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (10) ◽  
pp. 2745-2757 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Karpowicz ◽  
Małgorzata Karpowicz ◽  
Ryszard Strzelczyk
Keyword(s):  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Young Female ◽  
Basketball Players

Performance, motivation, and enjoyment in young female basketball players: An interdisciplinary approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (8) ◽  
pp. 873-885 ◽  
Author(s):  
André L. A. Soares ◽  
Thiago J. Leonardi ◽  
Jaqueline Silva ◽  
Juarez V. Nascimento ◽  
Roberto R. Paes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Young Female ◽  
Basketball Players

Participation incentives among US adult, US youth, and Polish adult wheelchair basketball players

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 17-25
Author(s):  
Robert J. Szyman, PhD ◽  
Bartosz Molik, PhD
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Physical Disability ◽  
Team Sport ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Wheelchair Basketball ◽  
Extreme Sports ◽  
Basketball Players ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Participation Motives ◽  
Task Oriented

Wheelchair basketball may be the world’s oldest and most popular team sport for persons with a physical disability. At present, there are at least eight major international tournaments as well as zonal qualifying tournaments for the Paralympic Games and the Men’s and Women’s Gold Cup under the auspices of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. There were two purposes of this study. The first was to evaluate the participation motives of Polish wheelchair basketball players and the second was to compare the participation motives of Polish and American wheelchair basketball players. Data for this study were obtained from two sources: men and women who participated on Polish wheelchair basketball teams and data reported in studies by Brasile and Hedrick.1 In general, the results indicate that the incentives for participation in wheelchair basketball across these samples of players are more similar than dissimilar. The groups have similar mean scores and standard deviations for the task-oriented incentives. Future research may address whether American or European wheelchair basketball players have more similar participation motives than players from Africa, Asia, Australia, or South America or that the participants in noncompetitive sports or extreme sports have similar motives.

Psychological profiling of young female handball and basketball players - a pilot study

2011 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 372-373
Author(s):  
Y. Shima ◽  
K. Kitaoka ◽  
J. Nakase ◽  
K. Goshima ◽  
R. Takahashi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Young Female ◽  
Basketball Players ◽  
Psychological Profiling

scholarly journals Strength, Jump Heights and Physical Characteristics of Young Male Basketball Players by Their Positions

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3S) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Niyazi Sıdkı Adıgüzel
Keyword(s):  
Young Male ◽  
Knee Extension ◽  
Relative Strength ◽  
Basketball Players ◽  
Squat Jump ◽  
Absolute Strength ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Strength Tests ◽  
Angular Velocities ◽  
High Level

The aim of the study is to compare isokinetic leg strengths and jump performances of basketball players playing at different positions. A total of 34 basketball players (guards (n=13), forwards (n=13) and centers (n=7)) from 17 teams of Turkish Basketball Development League participated in the study. The isokinetic strength tests were performed for the dominant limb at two different angular speeds (60°s-1 and 180°s-1) and the extensor and flexor peak torques (EPT and FPT) were recorded. The strengths produced according to weight were taken as relative EPT and FPT. Jump tests were performed in three categories: free jump, 120° squat jump and active jump. Multivariate variance analysis (ANOVA) was used to compare players' scores in strength and jump tests by their positions. In the comparison of the positions, the guards were shorter and slimmer than the forwards and centers (p <0.05), and they were found to have less BMI values than the centers. The absolute strength values obtained with knee extension peak torques for both angular velocities were higher in the centers than the guards (p <0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the relative strength values. Moreover, no statistically significant difference was found between the groups for other parameters and all jump parameters (p> 0.05). Consequently, it can be stated that there are physical differences among high-level young basketball players by their positions and absolute quadriceps strengths of the centers may be higher than of the guards.

scholarly journals A Glimpse of the Sports Nutrition Awareness in Spanish Basketball Players

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Ignacio Escribano-Ott ◽  
Juan Mielgo-Ayuso ◽  
Julio Calleja-González
Keyword(s):  
Time Management ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Team Sport ◽  
Nutrition Knowledge ◽  
Sports Nutrition ◽  
Professional Support ◽  
Basketball Players ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Descriptive Research

Basketball is a team sport, with many fans and practitioners worldwide from all ages and levels. In all cases, players accumulate high levels of fatigue, and there is also limited time to recover between games or practices. In particular, nutrition plays a key role in optimizing performance and recovery. However, it is typical to observe erroneous nutritional behaviors among basketball players. It has been theorized that these behaviors are influenced by habits acquired based on the individual’s knowledge. Therefore, the main aim of this study was to conduct a descriptive research of the sports nutrition knowledge and practices in a sample of Spanish basketball players, from athletes under 18 years old (n = 69) to nonprofessional (n = 14) and professional adult players (n = 21). The sample was comprised of 49 men and 55 women. This was a transversal, cross-sectional, observational and descriptive study. All participants (n = 104) completed an anonymous online survey in order to analyze their sports nutrition knowledge and practices. In view of the obtained results, we can conclude that the knowledge of sport-specific nutrition in players under 18 years old, as well as non-professional and professional adult basketball players, is insufficient through all the categories and levels. The lack of professional support and time management difficulties were identified as some of the main barriers.

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