A comparative analysis of game load and game results in elite collegiate basketball players over a regular season

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/17479541251343787" target="_blank" >10.1177/17479541251343787</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

A comparative analysis of game load and game results in elite collegiate basketball players over a regular season

Original language description

This study examines external game load parameters and game results in elite collegiate basketball players, with a focus on game-intensity and positional differences. Fourteen male collegiate basketball players (average age: 22.5 +/- 1.8 years) were tracked using wearable GPS indoor system devices (Catapult Sports, Catapult T7, Melbourne, Australia) across a 30-game college basketball regular season. Games were categorized by point differentials: Wins by &gt;= 10 points, Wins by &lt;10 points, Losses by &lt;10 points, and Losses by &gt;= 10 points. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlations, and stepwise regression analyses were used to explore relationships between external load parameters and game results, with additional analysis by player position (Guard, Forward, Center). Significant correlations were found between High-Intensity Player Load/Min (HIPL/Min) (r = 0.278, p &lt; 0.001) and Points Scored/Min (PS/Min) (r = 0.270, p &lt; 0.001) with score difference, indicating their importance in influencing game results. HIPL/Min alone explained 7.2% of the variance in score difference. These findings suggest that optimizing HIPL could maximize tactical efficiency and PS, which could improve game performance and inform training and match-play strategies in basketball. Future research should investigate additional variables such as internal load and mechanical factors to provide a fuller picture of performance dynamics.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30306 - Sport and fitness sciences

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching

ISSN

1747-9541

e-ISSN

2048-397X

Volume of the periodical

20

Issue of the periodical within the volume

6

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

7

Pages from-to

2482-2488

UT code for WoS article

001492236300001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105005863512