Warm-up is an efficient strategy to prevent diurnal variation of short-term maximal performance in young basketball players
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| Year of publication | 2024 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL |
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| Citation | |
| Web | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07420528.2024.2313646 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07420528.2024.2313646 |
| Keywords | Basketball; diurnal effect; physical performance; team sport |
| Description | The objectives of this study were to investigate: 1) whether there were morning-to-evening differences in short-term maximal performance and 2) the impact of prolonged and specific warm-up on short-term maximal performance diurnal variations in young basketball players. Fifteen basketball players of both sexes (Male?=?8; Female?=?7; age: 14.4?±?0.46?yr; weight: 64.7?±?7.1?kg; height: 175.2?±?6.6?cm; BMI: 21.1?±?1.9?kg/m2) completed the following short-term maximal performance tests: CMJ with and without arm swing, Lane Agility Drill, Zig-Zag agility test with and without the ball, Sprint 20?m with and without the ball with the passage at 5 and 10?m. All tests were performed after the 15-min standard warm-up procedure (with static stretching) and/or 25-min specific warm-up (with prolonged running and dynamic stretching) in the morning and evening. Vertical jumping tests and all change-of-direction speed tests (with and without a ball) with superior responses were achieved in the evening after standard warm-up among all participants (p?<?0.05). In contrast, superior short-term maximal performance was observed in the morning after prolonged and specific warm-up protocol (p?<?0.05). It was concluded that specific and prolonged warm-up protocols are suitable strategy to prevent diurnal variation in short-term maximal performance in young basketball players. |