Absolute size and proportionality characteristics of World Championship female basketball players

Ackland, Tim; Schreiner, A.B.; Kerr, Deborah A.

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“…Most recent studies focus exclusively on variation in standard body size measurements and their association with 'positions' within an athletic team (a center in basketball, for example) or success at particular sports (Ackland et al, 1997;Torres-Unda et al, 2013) without discussion of relative proportions or allometric variation and their potential eff ects on overall athletic success. Many of these studies have also been hindered by small sample sizes.…”

Section: Original Scientific Paper Body Proportions and Elite Athletimentioning

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Allometric Variation in Modern Humans and the Relationship Between Body Proportions and Elite Athletic Success

Monson¹,

Brasil²,

Hlusko³

2018

J. Anthr. Sport Phis. Educ.

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In many sports, greater height and arm span are purportedly linked to athletic success. While variation in body proportions has been explored across an array of scientifi c disciplines, studies focusing on humans of tall stature outside of clinical cases are limited. We investigated body size proportions in a sample of elite athletes, employing data on recruits for the National Basketball Association (NBA, n=2,990), mixed martial arts (MMA) fi ghters (mixedsex, n=1,284), as well as a control sample of healthy young adults who are not professional athletes, represented here by male (n=4,082) and female (n=1,986) recruits for the United States Army, to test two hypotheses: 1) There is a signifi cant diff erence in arm span to height ratios between elite professional athletes and the control population, and 2) There is a signifi cant relationship between arm span to height ratio and athletic success within the NBA and MMA. We fi nd that NBA players are signifi cantly taller, with absolutely and relatively wider arm spans than MMA fi ghters and the control population. Additionally, we fi nd that basketball players are signifi cantly more likely to be drafted earlier in the NBA, and MMA fi ghters are signifi cantly more likely to have a better loss to win ratio, if their arm span to height ratio falls above the regression line. However, we note that arm span and height, as well as athletic success, are impacted by a myriad of factors, and some of the most successful professional athletes do not have particularly long arms relative to their height.

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Section: Original Scientific Paper Body Proportions and Elite Athletimentioning

confidence: 99%

Allometric Variation in Modern Humans and the Relationship Between Body Proportions and Elite Athletic Success

Monson¹,

Brasil²,

Hlusko³

2018

J. Anthr. Sport Phis. Educ.

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“…Sixteen different basketball court zones were established (Hughes & Franks, 2004), namely zone A, B, C, D, E, F, G and zone O in the defensive half and zone I, J, K, L, M, N, H and zone P in the offensive half of the playing court (Figure 1). The players' positions on court were defined as guards, forwards or centres (Ackland, Schreiner, & Kerr, 1997;Carter, Ackland, Kerr, & Stappf, 2005;Trninić, Dizdar, & Dežman, 2000).…”

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Ball possession effectiveness in men's and women's elite basketball according to situational variables in different game periods

Gómez

Lorenzo

Godoy

et al. 2013

Journal of Sports Sciences

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The aim of the present study was to identify the importance of basketball performance indicators in predicting the effectiveness of ball possessions in men's and women's basketball, when controlling for situational variables and game periods. The sample consisted of 7234 ball possessions, corresponding to 40 games from the Spanish professional leagues. The effects of the predictor variables on successful ball possessions according to game period were analysed using binary logistic regressions. Results from men's teams show interactions with number of passes and ending player during the first five minutes, with starting and ending zone, defensive systems, screens used and possession duration during the middle thirty minutes, and there were interactions with passes used, possession duration and players involved during the last five minutes. Results from women's teams show interactions with starting and ending zone, passes used, defensive systems and ending player during the first five minutes, and with starting and ending zone, and screens used during the middle thirty minutes. The results show no interaction with situational variables in men's basketball, while league stage was important during the middle thirty minutes and last five minutes in women's basketball, whereas match status was only important during the last five minutes.

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“…Bayan basketbolcuların mevkilere göre demografik özelliklerine bakıldığında; oyun kurucuların yaş ortalamaları 25 Sporcuların oynadıkları mevkilere göre demografik özellikleri istatistiksel açıdan değerlendirildiğinde; yaşları ve spor yaşlarının mevkilerle karşılaştırılmasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark bulunamadı (p=0.62). Boy ve VA'nın mevkilerle aralarındaki farklılıklara bakıldığında ise; istatistiksel olarak anlamlılıklara rastlandı (p=0.00).…”

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Elit Bayan Basketbolcularda Antropometrik Özellikler, Dikey Sıçrama ve Omurga Esnekliğinin Mevkilere Göre İncelenmesi

Pazarözyurt¹,

İnce²

2009

Ankara Üniversitesi Beden Eğitimi Ve Spor Yüksekokulu SPORMETRE Beden Eğitimi Ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi

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ÖZETBu çalışmanın amacı; elit bayan basketbolcularda antropometrik özellikler, dikey sıçrama ve omurga esnekliğinin mevkilere göre değişkenliğini incelemektir.Çalışmaya, Türkiye Basketbol Liglerinden 4 farklı takımda oynayan 41 elit bayan basketbolcu alındı. Oyuncular, oynadıkları mevkilere göre; oyun kurucu (n=13), forvet (n=14) ve pivot (n=14) olarak üç gruba ayrıldı.Araştırmaya katılan sporcuların antropometrik özellikleri, dikey sıçrama yükseklikleri, omurga esneklikleri, vücut yağ değerleri belirlendi ve sporcuların mevkileri ile karşılaştırıldı. Pivotların boyları ve vücut ağırlıkları forvet ve oyun kuruculardan yüksek bulundu. Sporcuların; vücut yağ yüzdesi, yağsız vücut kitlesi, deri kıvrım kalınlıkları, üst ve alt ekstremite uzunlukları, çap ve çevre ölçümleri oynadıkları mevkilere göre karşılaştırıldığında mevkiler arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklar tespit edildi (p<0.05). Sporcuların triceps deri kıvrım kalınlıkları, dikey sıçrama yükseklikleri ve omurga esneklikleri mevkilerle karşılaştırıldığında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir farka rastlanmadı (p>0.05). Pivotların somatotiplerinin mezomorfi, oyun kurucuların ve forvetlerin ektomorfi olduğu tespit edildi. Sonuç olarak; elit bayan basketbol takımlarının yetenek seçimlerinde, mevkilere göre motorik ve morfolojik özelliklerin dikkate alınmasının performansı olumlu yönde etkileyeceği düşünülmektedir.Anahtar Kelimeler: Basketbol, Antropometri, Dikey Sıçrama, Omurga Esnekliği, Mevki. ANTHROPOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS, VERTICAL JUMP AND SPINE FLEXIBILITY OF ELITE FEMALE BASKETBALL PLAYERS AT DIFFERENT POSITIONS ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study is analyzing anthropometric characteristics, vertical jump, and spine flexibility of elite female basketball players at different positions.This study was performed on 41 elit women basketball players from 4 different teams. They were divided into three groups according to their playing positions: guards (n=13), fovards (n=14) ve centers (n=14).Measures of anthropometric characteristics, vertical jump height, spine flexibility and body fats compared with playing positions. Centres were taller and heavier than forvards and guards.Athlets maesures of body fat, skinfold, width, circuit, upper and lower ekstremites were significantly different between athlethes at different playing positions (p<0.05). Triceps skinfold measures, vertical jump height and spine flexibility measures compared with playing positions and they did not have significant differents (p<0.05). We determined somatotypes of centers were mesomorphy, forvards and guards were ectomorphy.Consequently, in our opinion, using motoric and morphologic properties for choosing talented players in outstanding women basketball teams will affect performances positively.

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Absolute size and proportionality characteristics of World Championship female basketball players

Cited by 52 publications

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Allometric Variation in Modern Humans and the Relationship Between Body Proportions and Elite Athletic Success

Allometric Variation in Modern Humans and the Relationship Between Body Proportions and Elite Athletic Success

Ball possession effectiveness in men's and women's elite basketball according to situational variables in different game periods

Elit Bayan Basketbolcularda Antropometrik Özellikler, Dikey Sıçrama ve Omurga Esnekliğinin Mevkilere Göre İncelenmesi

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