Abstract
Abstract AIMS This study aimed to verify th erelation ship between of anthropometric and physical performance variables with game-related statistics in professional elite basketball players during a competition. METHODS Eleven male basketball players were evaluated during 10 weeks in two distinct moments (regular season and playoffs). Overall, 11 variables of physical fitness and 13 variables of game-related statistics were analysed. RESULTS The following significant Pearson’scorrelations were found in regular season: percentage of fat mass with assists (r = -0.62) and steals (r = -0.63); height (r = 0.68), lean mass (r = 0.64), and maximum strength (r = 0.67) with blocks; squat jump with steals (r = 0.63); and time in the T-test with success ful two-point field-goals (r = -0.65), success ful free-throws (r = -0.61), and steals (r = -0.62). However, in playoffs, only stature and lean mass maintained these correlations (p ≤ 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The anthropometric and physical characteristics of the players showed few correlations with the game-related statistics in regular season, and these correlations are even lower in the playoff games of a professional elite Champion ship, wherefore, not being good predictors of technical performance.
Highlights
This study aimed to verify the relationship between of anthropometric and physical performance variables with game-related statistics in professional elite basketball players during a competition
The athletes belonged to a professional team of the State of São Paulo that competed in the Paulista State Basketball Championship (PSBC) in São Paulo (Brazil) and the Brazilian National Championship, organized by the National Basketball League (NBL)
There was a significant reduction in fat mass (FM; of about 700 g) and percentage of body fat (%BF) when comparing moment 1 (M1) and moment 2 (M2) values
Summary
Aims: This study aimed to verify the relationship between of anthropometric and physical performance variables with game-related statistics in professional elite basketball players during a competition. Conclusions: The anthropometric and physical characteristics of the players showed few correlations with the game-related statistics in regular season, and these correlations are even lower in the playoff games of a professional elite championship, wherefore, not being good predictors of technical performance. Trainers and coaches consider physical assessments and analyses of the technical–tactical performance of a team to be essential for successful improvements It remains unclear how physical fitness is related to technical performance in elite basketball players. Few studies have focused on professional players during a competitive season, analyzing their anthropometric and physical adaptations in relationship with game-related statistics[2,9,10,11]. The study did not seek to identify relationship between the several variables and performance in the two competition types
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