Accelerometer Load Profiles for Basketball-Specific Drills in Elite Players

• Published in: Journal of sports science & medicine Vol. 15; no. 4; pp. 585 - 591
• Main Authors: Schelling, Xavi, Torres, Lorena
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Turkey Journal of Sports Science and Medicine 01.12.2016; Uludag University
• Subjects: Accelerometers; Analysis; Australian football; Basketball (Professional); Basketball players; Exercise; Global positioning systems; GPS; Human performance; Load; Physiological aspects; Physiology; Professional basketball; Skills; Sport science; Sports medicine; Training; Workloads; Spain; Acceleration; monitoring; team sport; training drills; physical demands

The purpose of this study was to quantify the workload during basketball-specific drills measured through microtechnology. Twelve professional male basketball players from the Spanish 1 Division were monitored over a 4-week period. Data were collected from 16 sessions, for a total of 95 ± 33 drills...