Dismissing the idea that basketball is a 'contactless' sport: quantifying contacts during professional gameplay

Autor: Dennis Wellm, Johannes Jäger, Karen Zentgraf
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
Předmět:
Zdroj: Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, Vol 6 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2624-9367
DOI: 10.3389/fspor.2024.1419088
Popis: IntroductionBasketball, introduced by Naismith as a contactless and indoor alternative to sports such as American football, now frequently involves physical contact among players, challenging the traditional notion. Up to date, a thorough understanding of these contacts and their implications remains limited. This study aims to analyze player contacts, embedding it within overall load monitoring to optimize performance and reduce injury risk.MethodsUsing a mixed-method design, video-based observations and quantitative analysis were employed to study contact characteristics during ten professional male basketball matches. Fisher exact tests and chi-squared tests (p
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals