Analysis of competition warm-up and re-warm-up practices of Portuguese basketball coaches

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https://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.40679

Keywords:

Sports performance, Competition, Basketball, Warm-up, Re-warm-up

Abstract

Basketball is a dynamic team sport characterised by intense, strategic play that requires high-intensity activities such as sprinting, jumping, and changing direction. Proper warm-up (WU) routines are crucial for improving athletic performance and adapting to the game’s physical demands. This study evaluates the WU practices of Portuguese basketball coaches and their adherence to evidence-based guidelines. A cross-sectional survey of 158 Portuguese basketball coaches was conducted to analyse the relationships between their WU and re-warm-up (RWU) strategies and the coached competition. Significant associations in WU were found among coaches of youth competitions and performance competitions, especially in WU volume, but no significant associations were found regarding in-game or halftime RWU strategies. This study shows that coaches in performance contexts tend to use more comprehensive WU strategies. However, there is a need for increased practice of RWU routines by the coaches of youth and performance competitions to optimise player performance.

Author Biography

Henrique Pereira Neiva, UBI/CIDESD

Henrique Pereira Neiva is a Professor in the Department of Sport Sciences at the University of Beira Interior and a member of the Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD). Concluded his degree in Sport and Physical Education in the Faculty of Sport of the University of Porto and, in 2015, finished his PhD in Sport Sciences at the University of Beira Interior with the thesis "The effect of warm-up on swimming performance: the impact of volume, intensity and post-warm-up recovery in elite swimmers", supported by a grant from the Science and Technology Foundation (SFRH/BD/74950/2010), and with the final grade of Excellent. In the last 5 years, more than 130 documents were produced, among books, book chapters papers in Journals indexed at the Web of Science Core Collection and in other international scientific journals, conference proceedings, and all peer-reviewed publications. The impact of the research in the last years was recognized: invitation for oral communications in national and international conferences, editing and peer-reviews in high-ranked journals, and supervision of Doctoral, Master and Bachelor students. His investigation has focused on training control and evaluation, strength training, and endurance training in different populations. Recently he has been involved in several investigations regarding the effects of physical exercise in the elderly.

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Published

2025-07-22

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Vol. 21 (2025): Motricidade: 20 years publishing human movement

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Original Article

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