Improving Practice and Performance in Basketball Edited by Aaron T. Scanlan and Vincent J. Dalbo Printed Edition of the Special Issue Published in Sports www.mdpi.com/journal/sports Improving Practice and Performance in Basketball Improving Practice and Performance in Basketball Special Issue Editors Aaron T. Scanlan Vincent J. Dalbo MDPI • Basel • Beijing • Wuhan • Barcelona • Belgrade Special Issue Editors Aaron T. Scanlan Vincent J. Dalbo Central Queensland University Central Queensland University Australia Australia Editorial Office MDPI St. Alban-Anlage 66 4052 Basel, Switzerland This is a reprint of articles from the Special Issue published online in the open access journal Sports (ISSN 2075-4663) from 2017 to 2019 (available at: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sports/special issues/Improv basketball). For citation purposes, cite each article independently as indicated on the article page online and as indicated below: LastName, A.A.; LastName, B.B.; LastName, C.C. Article Title. Journal Name Year, Article Number, Page Range. ISBN 978-3-03921-694-9 (Pbk) ISBN 978-3-03921-695-6 (PDF) c 2019 by the authors. Articles in this book are Open Access and distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, which allows users to download, copy and build upon published articles, as long as the author and publisher are properly credited, which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. The book as a whole is distributed by MDPI under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND. Contents About the Special Issue Editors ..................................... vii Aaron T. Scanlan and Vincent J. Dalbo Improving Practice and Performance in Basketball Reprinted from: Sports 2019, 7, 197, doi:10.3390/sports7090197 .................... 1 Toby Edwards, Tania Spiteri, Benjamin Piggott, Joshua Bonhotal, G. Gregory Haff and Christopher Joyce Monitoring and Managing Fatigue in Basketball Reprinted from: Sports 2018, 6, 19, doi:10.3390/sports6010019 .................... 5 Anthony S. Leicht, Miguel A. Gomez and Carl T. Woods Team Performance Indicators Explain Outcome during Women’s Basketball Matches at the Olympic Games Reprinted from: Sports 2017, 5, 96, doi:10.3390/sports5040096 .................... 19 Craig Staunton, Daniel Wundersitz, Brett Gordon, Edhem Custovic, Jonathan Stanger and Michael Kingsley The Effect of Match Schedule on Accelerometry-Derived Exercise Dose during Training Sessions throughout a Competitive Basketball Season Reprinted from: Sports 2018, 6, 69, doi:10.3390/sports6030069 .................... 27 Daniele Conte and Inga Lukonaitiene Scoring Strategies Differentiating between Winning and Losing Teams during FIBA EuroBasket Women 2017 Reprinted from: Sports 2018, 6, 50, doi:10.3390/sports6020050 .................... 36 Jennifer B. Fields, Justin J. Merrigan, Jason B. White and Margaret T. Jones Seasonal and Longitudinal Changes in Body Composition by Sport-Position in NCAA Division I Basketball Athletes Reprinted from: Sports 2018, 6, 85, doi:10.3390/sports5040085 .................... 45 Thomas Huyghe, Aaron T. Scanlan, Vincent J. Dalbo and Julio Calleja-Gonz´alez The Negative Influence of Air Travel on Health and Performance in the National Basketball Association: A Narrative Review Reprinted from: Sports 2018, 6, 89, doi:10.3390/sports6030089 .................... 52 Karol Gryko, Anna Kopiczko, Kazimierz Mikołajec, Petr Stasny and Martin Musalek Anthropometric Variables and Somatotype of Young and Professional Male Basketball Players Reprinted from: Sports 2018, 6, 9, doi:10.3390/sports6010009 ..................... 59 Francesca Policastro, Agostino Accardo, Roberto Marcovich, Giovanna Pelamatti and Stefania Zoia Relation between Motor and Cognitive Skills in Italian Basketball Players Aged between 7 and 10 Years Old Reprinted from: Sports 2018, 6, 80, doi:10.3390/sports6030080 .................... 69 Haruhiko Madarame Regional Differences in Women’s Basketball: A Comparison among Continental Championships Reprinted from: Sports 2019, 7, 197, doi:10.3390/sports7090197 .................... 77 v Jan Legg, David B. Pyne, Stuart Semple and Nick Ball Variability of Jump Kinetics Related to Training Load in Elite Female Basketball Reprinted from: Sports 2017, 5, 85, doi:10.3390/sports5040085 .................... 88 vi About the Special Issue Editors Aaron T. Scanlan is a Senior Lecturer in Exercise and Sport Sciences and Director of the Human Exercise and Training Laboratory at Central Queensland University. Aaron received his Ph.D. undertaking applied sport science research in basketball at Central Queensland University in 2011. Since this time, Aaron has emerged as a world-leading researcher in basketball, with over 50 peer-reviewed journal publications focused specifically on basketball. Furthermore, Aaron is Chair of the Basketball Special Interest Group with the National Strength and Conditioning Association and has completed research projects working with international, national, and regional basketball teams. Aaron has a strong interest in improving the application of sport science in basketball practice, as well as the application of basketball to address societal issues. Vincent J. Dalbo is a Senior Lecturer at Central Queensland University. Vincent received a B.S. in Psychology from University of Florida, a M.S. in Kinesiology from Georgia Southern University, and a Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology from the University of Oklahoma. Since 2007, Vincent has contributed to over 80 peer-reviewed publications and has been a part of teams that have received over $500,000 of research funding. Vincent’s work has been conducted in the area of health and human performance and Vincent currently works as a sport scientist with several professional basketball teams and serves as Vice Chair of the Basketball Special Interest Group with the National Strength and Conditioning Association. vii sports Editorial Improving Practice and Performance in Basketball Aaron T. Scanlan * and Vincent J. Dalbo Human Exercise and Training Laboratory, School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton 4702, Australia * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +61-7-4923-2538 Received: 20 August 2019; Accepted: 21 August 2019; Published: 27 August 2019 Basketball is ranked in the top three team sports for participation in the Americas, Australia, Europe, Southeast Asia, and Western Pacific nations, making it one of the most popular team sports worldwide [1]. The physical demands and high popularity of basketball present a wide range of potential applications in society. At one end, basketball may offer a vehicle to combat high inactivity rates and reduce economic health burdens for government officials and health administrators in many countries due to the popularity of the game combined with the evidence supporting recreational basketball eliciting intense physical demands with low perceptual demand [2]. At the other end, professional basketball competitions have emerged in over 100 countries with more than 70,000 professional players globally [3], creating a lucrative business that provides legitimate career pathways for players and entertainment for billions of people. Despite the wide range in application, it is surprising how little research has been conducted in basketball relative to other sports. For instance, a rudimentary search on PubMed showed basketball to yield considerably less returns than other sports with a similar global reach and comparable returns to sports governed in less regions of the world (Table 1). Consequently, we sought to edit a Special Issue on “Improving Practice and Performance in Basketball” to provide a collection of studies from basketball researchers across the world and increase available evidence on pertinent topics in the sport. In total, 40 researchers from 16 institutions or professional bodies across nine countries contributed 10 studies in the Special Issue. Table 1. Returns on Scopus for basketball relative to other sports. Search Term (Sport) Number of Returns Number of Countries Played in * Soccer 4176 211 Tennis 2188 211 Basketball 1427 213 Baseball OR Softball 1250 141 “American football” OR NFL 1150 104 † Hockey 993 137 Cricket 940 104 “Rugby union” OR “Rugby ‡ 808 119 sevens” OR “Rugby league” Note: Search conducted on August 9th 2019 via https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ and was restricted to past † five years. * The number of countries identified as members by the international governing body; field hockey ‡ included 137 member countries, while ice hockey included 76 member countries; rugby union included 119 member countries, while rugby league included 68 member countries. Most research conducted in basketball has focused on athletic populations. For instance, a review of the 228 studies returned on PubMed for “basketball” in 2019 (up to August 9th) indicates over 25% of studies focused on the incidence, treatment, rehabilitation, or screening of injuries, while 11% of studies described physical, fitness, or functional attributes in competitive basketball players. These trends emphasize the strong interest in understanding injury prevention and treatment in basketball, as well as Sports 2019, 7, 197; doi:10.3390/sports70901971 www.mdpi.com/journal/sports Sports 2019, 7, 197 attributes which may underpin successful players, both of which are oriented towards optimizing player and team performance. Regarding enhancing performance, an increasingly popular field of research in basketball is examining