University of Nebraska at Omaha DigitalCommons@UNO Journal Articles Department of Biomechanics 6-2009 Physiological demands of competitive basketball Kenji Narazaki University of Colorado Boulder Kris E. Berg University of Nebraska at Omaha,
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[email protected] Bing Chen University of Nebraska-Lincoln Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/biomechanicsarticles Part of the Biomechanics Commons Recommended Citation Narazaki, Kenji; Berg, Kris E.; Stergiou, Nicholas; and Chen, Bing, "Physiological demands of competitive basketball" (2009). Journal Articles. 131. https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/biomechanicsarticles/131 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Department of Biomechanics at DigitalCommons@UNO. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal Articles by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UNO. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Physiological demands of competitive basketball K. Narazaki1, K. Berg2, N. Stergiou2, B. Chen3 1Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA, 2School of Health, Physical Education & Recreation, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska, USA, 3Department of Electronics Engineering, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Omaha, Nebraska, USA Corresponding author: Kris Berg, School of Health, Physical Education & Recreation, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 6001 Dodge Street HPER Building Room 207, Omaha, Nebraska 68182-0216, USA. Tel: 11 402 554 2670, Fax: 11 402 554 3693, E-mail:
[email protected] ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to assess physiological demands of competitive basketball by measuring oxygen consumption (VO2) and other variables during practice games. Each of 12 players (20.4 ± 1.1 years) was monitored in a 20-min practice game, which was conducted in the same way as actual games with the presence of referees and coaches.