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LONG TERM EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT TRAINING MODALITIES ON POWER, SPEED,
SKILL AND ANAEROBIC CAPACITY IN YOUNG MALE BASKETBALL PLAYERS
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Mindaugas
Balciunas1, Stanislovas Stonkus1, Catarina Abrantes2
and Jaime Sampaio2 |
1Department of Sport Games, Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education, Kaunas,
Lithuania
2Sport Sciences Department, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro,
Vila Real, Portugal
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18 April 2005 |
| Accepted |
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27
January 2006 |
| Published |
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01
March 2006 |
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Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (2006) 5, 163
- 170
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| ABSTRACT |
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purpose of this study was to identify the effect of 4 months of different
training modalities on power, speed, skill and anaerobic capacity
in 15-16 year old male basketball players. Thirty five Lithuanian
basketball players were randomly assigned into three groups: power
endurance group (intermittent exercise, PE, n = 12), general endurance
group (continuous exercise, GE, n = 11) and control group (regular
basketball training, CG, n = 12). The power endurance model was based
in basketball game external structure whereas the general endurance
model was based in continuous actions that frequently occur during
the basketball game. The training models were used for 16 weeks in
sessions conducted 3 times a week during 90 minutes each in the competition
period. The following tests were performed: 20 m speed run, Squat
jump, Countermovement jump, Running-based Anaerobic Sprint Test (RAST),
2 min. shooting test and the Shuttle ball-dribbling test. A 3×2 repeated
measures ANOVA revealed no statistically significant differences in
the 20 m speed run, Squat jump and Countermovement jump (p > 0.05).
On the other hand, RAST showed significant increases in PE, with greater
increases during the 5th and 6th runs. The PE
training model also produced a significant improvement in the shuttle
ball-dribbling test (48.7 ± 1.5 in the pretest, 45.5 ± 1.3 in the
posttest, p < 0.05). Globally, our results suggest that
both training modalities were able to maintain initial values of speed
and power, however, the anaerobic capacity and skill increased only
in the players from the power endurance group. Therefore, the power
endurance training (intermittent high intensity exercise) may be more
beneficial to prepare junior players according to the game cardiovascular
and metabolic specific determinants.
KEY
WORDS: Basketball, endurance, training modelling, young players.
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