COMPARISON BETWEEN BODY COMPOSITION AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES IN BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS

Authors

  • Mário Espada Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25746/ruiips.v7.i2.19319

Keywords:

Basketball, Body composition, Players, Strength, Youth

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to compare the relationship between body composition and physical abilities in basketball players of 12-13 and 14-15 years of age. The study involved 24 basketball players from a team from Setúbal Peninsula, twelve belonging to each age group. They performed evaluations related to body composition and strength of the lower and upper limbs. Correlations between body composition and manual grip strength and an inverse relationship between groups between manual grip strength and countermovement jump were observed. Muscle mass, evidenced a close relationship with manual grip strength in both age groups. It is fundamental to promote evaluation and control of training in the most varied age groups in basketball in order to detect talent, improve training prescription and be sought to improve sports performance.

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Published

2020-01-23

How to Cite

Espada, M. (2020). COMPARISON BETWEEN BODY COMPOSITION AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES IN BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS. Revista Da UI_IPSantarém, 7(2), 210–220. https://doi.org/10.25746/ruiips.v7.i2.19319

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 2 (2019): International Congress of the IPSantarém Research Unit - Part II

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Papers

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