Effects of Skill-Based High-Intensity Training on Physical Performance and Technical Skills in Adolescent Female Basketball Players

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of skill-based high-intensity training on physical performance and technical skills in adolescent female basketball players. A total of 24 female basketball players (age: 14.17±0.92 years; height: 160.46±5.74 cm; body weight: 51.42±5.60 kg), consisting of the Technical Skills Group (TSG, n=12) and the Traditional Training Group (TTG, n=12), between 13-15 ages, participated to study. TSG performed high-intensity training at 80-90% intensity and TTG performed traditional training (3 days*6 week). Before and after the trainings, 20m sprint test (ST20), T agility test (TAT), sit-and-reach flexibility test (SRT), medicine ball throw test (MBT), 20s Crunch Test (CRT20), Vertical Jump test (VJ), Running-Based Anaerobic Speed Test (RAST), Passing Test (PT), Shooting Test (SHT) and Slalom Dribbling Test (SDT) were applied. ST20, TAT, SRT, VJ, SHT performances increased significantly in the TSG (p<0.05), no difference was found in TTG (p>0.05). However, a significant difference in CRT20, MBT and SDT performances in both groups (p<0.05); however, no difference in RAST and PT performances (p>0.05). It was found that the changes in ST20, CRT20, SRT, MBT, VJ, PT and SHT performance, were significantly different between groups (p<0.05). According to these results, it can be said that high-intensity skill-based training was effective on sprint, core strength, flexibility, upper extremity anaerobic strength, vertical jump, passing and shooting technical skills, while no effect on agility, running-based anaerobic power and dribbling skills in adolescent female basketball players.

Keywords

• Adolescent basketball player
• high intensity
• technical skill
• training

Adölesan Kız Basketbolcularda Beceri Tabanlı Yüksek Yoğunluklu Antrenmanların Fiziksel Performans ve Teknik Beceri Üzerine Etkisi

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, adölesan kız basketbolcularda, beceri tabanlı yüksek yoğunluklu antrenmanların, fiziksel performans ve teknik beceri üzerine etkisini tespit etmektir. Çalışmaya, 13-15 yaş arası, Beceri Antrenman grubu (BG, n=12) ve Geleneksel Antrenman grubu (GA, n=12) olmak üzere toplam 24 kız basketbol sporcusu (yaş: 14,17± 0,92 yıl; boy: 160,46 ± 5,74 cm; vücut ağırlığı: 51,42± 5,60 kg) katıldı. 6 hafta*3 gün, BG’na %80-90 şiddetinde yüksek yoğunluklu, GA grubuna geleneksel antrenman yaptırıldı. Katılımcılara, 20m sprint (ST20), T çeviklik (TT), otur uzan eriş (OE), sağlık topu fırlatma (STF), 20s mekik (MT20), dikey sıçrama (DS), koşu temelli anaerobik güç (KTA), pas testi (PT), şut testi (ŞT) ve slalom top sürme testi (TST) uygulandı. ST20, TT, OE, DS, ŞT performanslarının BG grubunda zamana göre anlamlı düzeyde arttığı tespit edildi (p<0,05). Bununla birlikte her iki grupta da, MT20, STF ve TST performanslarında anlamlı düzeyde fark olduğu (p<0,05); buna karşın, KTA ve PT performanslarında fark olmadığı sonucuna ulaşıldı (p>0,05). Zamana bağlı ortalama farkları gruplara göre incelendiğinde, ST20, MT20, OE, STF, DS, PS ve ŞT performanslarındaki değişiminin anlamlı derecede farklı olduğu bulundu (p<0,05). Bu sonuçlara göre, adölesan kız basketbolcularda, yüksek yoğunluklu beceri tabanlı antrenmanların, sprint, core kuvveti, esneklik, üst ekstremite anaerobik kuvveti, dikey sıçrama, pas ve şut teknik becerisi üzerine etkili iken; çeviklik, koşu tabanlı anaerobik güç ve top sürme becerisi üzerine etkisi olmadığı söylenebilir.

Keywords

• Antrenman
• adölesan basketbolcu
• teknik beceri
• yüksek yoğunluk

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