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Abstract

Load monitoring has been identified as a valuable tool for optimizing training planning and minimizing injury risk. This study’s aim was divided into two main objectives: (1) to describe the physical demands during official competition through IMU (inertial movement unit) metrics and (2) to investigate the relationship between basketball statistics and these physical demands. Twelve female highly trained basketballers (26.5 ± 5.3 years, 180 ± 7.1 cm, and 73.6 ± 10.3 kg) were monitored during four official games. Our results indicate that games with more frequent possession changes, particularly those driven by steals and turnovers, exhibit higher physical demands. Additionally, longer game durations were associated with longer recovery time while maintaining similar active time and physical load. Players who assume prominent shooting roles face greater conditional demands, such as increased jumps and impacts, even with equal playing time. These findings suggest that IMUs provide valuable insights into high-intensity actions and patterns, indicating a direct association between physical load and player performance in professional female basketball. This study also highlights the potential for professionals to better manage workload and understand player demands using these insights, even in the absence of in-game sensor data. Our research underscores the importance of contextual analysis in sports performance studies, encouraging future investigations into game phases and their specific physical demands.

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Title
Relationship between Physical Demands and Player Performance in Professional Female Basketball Players Using Inertial Movement Units
Author
Espasa-Labrador, Javier 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Martínez-Rubio, Carlos 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Oliva-Lozano, José María 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Calleja-González, Julio 4   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Carrasco-Marginet, Marta 5   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Fort-Vanmeerhaeghe, Azahara 6   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 INEFC-Barcelona Research Group on Sport Sciences (GRCE), National Institute of Physical Education of Catalonia (INEFC), University of Barcelona (UB), 08038 Barcelona, Spain; [email protected] (J.E.-L.); [email protected] (M.C.-M.); Physical Preparation and Load Monitoring Department, Football Club Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; Barça Innovation Hub, Football Club Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; Road to Performance Center, 15007 Coruña, Spain 
 Department of Education, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Almeria, 04120 Almería, Spain; [email protected]; SPORT Research Group (CTS-1024), CIBIS, Research Center, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain 
 Health Research Centre, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain; [email protected] 
 Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Education and Sport, University of the Basque Country, 01007 Vitoria, Spain; [email protected]; Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, 10110 Zagreb, Croatia 
 INEFC-Barcelona Research Group on Sport Sciences (GRCE), National Institute of Physical Education of Catalonia (INEFC), University of Barcelona (UB), 08038 Barcelona, Spain; [email protected] (J.E.-L.); [email protected] (M.C.-M.) 
 FPCEE Blanquerna, SAFE Research Group, Ramon Llull University, 08022 Barcelona, Spain; Segle XXI Female Basketball Team, Catalan Federation of Basketball, 08950 Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain 
First page
6365
Publication year
2024
Publication date
2024
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
14248220
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3116694590
Copyright
© 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.