Optimising technical skills and physical loading in small-sided basketball games |
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| Authors: | Markus J Klusemann David B Pyne Carl Foster Eric J Drinkwater |
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| Institution: | 1. Australian Institute of Sport, Department of Physiology , Canberra , Australia;2. Basketball Australia , Sydney , Australia;3. Charles Sturt University, School of Human Movement , Bathurst , Australia markus.klusemann@ausport.gov.au;5. Australian Institute of Sport, Department of Physiology , Canberra , Australia;6. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Department of Exercise and Sport Science , La Crosse, United States;7. Charles Sturt University, School of Human Movement , Bathurst , Australia |
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| Abstract: | Abstract Differences in physiological, physical, and technical demands of small-sided basketball games related to the number of players, court size, and work-to-rest ratios are not well characterised. A controlled trial was conducted to compare the influence of number of players (2v2/4v4), court size (half/full court) and work-to-rest ratios (4x2.5 min/2x5 min) on the demands of small-sided games. Sixteen elite male and female junior players (aged 15–19 years) completed eight variations of a small-sided game in randomised order over a six-week period. Heart rate responses and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) were measured to assess the physiological load. Movement patterns and technical elements were assessed by video analysis. There were ～60% more technical elements in 2v2 and ～20% more in half court games. Heart rate (86 ± 4% & 83 ± 5% of maximum; mean ± SD) and RPE (8 ± 2 & 6 ± 2; scale 1–10) were moderately higher in 2v2 than 4v4 small-sided games, respectively. The 2v2 format elicited substantially more sprints (36 ±12%; mean ±90% confidence limits) and high intensity shuffling (75 ±17%) than 4v4. Full court games required substantially more jogging (9 ±6%) compared to half court games. Fewer players in small-sided basketball games substantially increases the technical, physiological and physical demands. |
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| Keywords: | sport-specific conditioning games-based training basketball practice basketball drills basketball training |
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