Measures of Body Size and Form of Elite Female Basketball Players

Spurgeon, John H.; Spurgeon, N. L.; Giese, W. K.

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“…1. In contrast to the results of Spurgeon et al (1981), it would appear that guards and forwards at the international level of com petition in the 1990s have a m arkedly different absolute body size. T hat is, although som e players m ay still alternate between the `off-gu ard' and `sm all forward' roles, this does not appear to be generally the case.…”

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confidence: 68%

“…Among the basketball players, it is clear that the three positional groups dem and players of differ ing body size. Just as Spurgeon et al (1981) reported, the centres had the largest body size, followed by the forwards and then the guards. A signi® cant difference was recorded in the present study for each m easure of absolute size, w ith post-hoc Tukey scores showing that their m ean value for each group was signi® cantly different from that of the other two.…”

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confidence: 83%

“…T his strategy for pooling player positions was based prim arily upon the results of preliminar y analyses of variance, which demonstrated hom ogeneity am ong guards as well as forwards. In addition, this grouping of player positions was sim ilar to that adopted by Spurgeon et al (1981), thereby facilitating a meaningfu l com pariso n of results. O f the competing nations, only the Chinese team (silver m edallists) and the team from C hinese Taipei (14th overall) could not be m easured because of adm inistrative constraints.…”

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“…Carter (1984) reported height and body m ass values of 81 com petitors at the 1976 O lym pic Gam es in M ontreal, but no further inform ation was presented. Spurgeon et al (1981) collected anthropom etric data for 84 female basketball players from six nations w ho com peted in various championships held in 1978 and 1979. W ith this size and quality of sam ple, Spurgeon et al were able to provide results for three playing positions: guards, forwards and centres.…”

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“…T his probably re¯ected the opportunity of players to alternate between the `sm all forward' and `offguard' roles. Spurgeon et al (1981) also considered the relative proportions of body segm ents am ong the basketball players by reporting seven indices of body form . The skelic index, which relates lower lim b length to sitting heigh t, showed the bask etball players to be 6-8% higher on this m easure (long lower lim bs w ith respect to trunk height) than m embers of the average fem ale population.…”

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Absolute size and proportionality characteristics of World Championship female basketball players

Ackland

Schreiner

Kerr

1997

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In total, 168 players from 14 national teams were measured using 38 anthropometric dimensions before the Women's World Basketball Championships held in Australia in 1994. Measures of segment length, breadth and girth were recorded by a team of trained anthropometrists using standard protocols. The subjects were divided according to playing position and team performance so that univariate analyses of variance could be administered using absolute size and proportionality data as dependent variables. Clear differences in absolute size were found between guards, forwards and centres, but in terms of proportionality the latter two groups exhibited some similarities, particularly for measures of relative size in upper body dimensions. With guards displaying a different proportionality profile from either forwards or centres, the various roles of each position within the team were considered to rationalize the findings.

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Discriminant analysis of game‐related statistics between basketball guards, forwards and centres in three professional leagues

Sampaio

Janeira

Godoy

et al. 2006

European Journal of Sport Science

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The aim of the present paper was to examine the differences in game-related statistics between basketball guards, forwards and centres playing in three professional leagues: National Basketball Association (NBA, superior level) in the USA, Associacio ´n de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB, one of the best European leagues) in Spain and Liga de Clubes de Basquetebol (LCB, inferior level) in Portugal. We reasoned that the knowledge of these differences could allow the coaches to better establish and monitor playing patterns and increase the effectiveness of the player recruitment process. Archival data was gathered for the 2000 Á2001 play-off final series of the NBA (five games), ACB (three games) and LCB (four games). For players in each league, discriminant analysis was able to identify game-related statistics that maximized mean differences between playing positions (p B/0.05). The interpretation of the obtained discriminant functions was based on examination of the structure coefficients greater than j0.30j. In the LCB league, centres and guards were discriminated mainly in terms of defensive tasks, with emphasis on blocks (structure coefficient, SC 0/0.35) and defensive rebounds (SC0/0.43) and a deemphasis on unsuccessful 3-point field-goals (SC 0/(/0.37). In the ACB, centres and guards were discriminated by offensive tasks, with emphasis on assists (SC0/0.52) and 3-point field-goals, both successful (SC0/0.35) and unsuccessful (SC0/ 0.35), and a de-emphasis on offensive rebounds (SC0/(/0.44). Finally, in the NBA league guards and centres were discriminated by offensive tasks, with emphasis on offensive rebounds (SC 0/0.31) and a de-emphasis on assists (SC0/ (/0.37) and unsuccessful 3-point field-goals (SC 0/ (/0.34). These three analyses provided high overall percentages of successful classification (86% for the LCB league, 74% for the ACB and 85% for the NBA). Generally, the players' gamerelated statistics varied according to playing position, probably because of the well-known differences in the players' anthropometric characteristics that conditioned the distance they play from the basket. Coaches can use these results to reinforce the importance of relying on different players' contributions to team performance and evaluate players' game performance according to their playing position. Conversely, these discriminant models could help in player recruitment and improve training programmes.

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Physical and Performance Differences Among Forwards, Defensemen, and Goalies in Elite Women's Ice Hockey

Geithner¹,

Lee²,

Bracko³

2006

J Strength Cond Res

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Positional differences have been examined in women's basketball, field hockey, netball, and volleyball, but not in elite women's ice hockey. Our purpose was to describe and compare physical, fitness, and skating performance characteristics of forwards (F), defensemen (D), and goalies (G). Subjects were 112 University of Alberta women players (21.4 +/- 2.9 years of age). A full anthropometric battery was conducted on each player. Heath-Carter anthropometric somatotypes were calculated. Percent body fat (%fat) was estimated from both general and population-specific equations. Subjects performed off-ice fitness tests (vertical jump, 40-yd dash, Leger test for predicting .V(O2)max) and on-ice fitness (Modified 3-Repeat Sprint Skate Test-MRSS, blood lactate after sprint test) and skating performance tests (6.10-m acceleration test, Cornering S-Turn Agility Test). Descriptive statistics and multivariate analyses of variance were run using SPSS (Version 10.0) for the MacIntosh, with a significance level set a priori at p < 0.05. Significant positional differences were found for bicristal breadths (D > G, F > G); relaxed arm circumference (D > F, G > F); supraspinale and biceps skinfolds (G > D, G > F); and endomorphy (G > F). Significant differences among positions were also found for the MRSS (G > D > F) and agility tests (G > D, G > F). D tended to have the most robust build overall. F were leaner than D and G, and their smaller relaxed arm circumference measurements most likely reflect less subcutaneous fat on the upper arm. F had greater anaerobic power than D, followed by G, and they tended to have greater aerobic capacity. F and D were more agile than G. Performance demands appear to be position specific. F need to be the most versatile and fit because of a greater amount and variety of work performed both during practices and games; their required degrees of versatility and fitness are followed by those required of D and G.

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Measures of Body Size and Form of Elite Female Basketball Players

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Absolute size and proportionality characteristics of World Championship female basketball players

Absolute size and proportionality characteristics of World Championship female basketball players

Discriminant analysis of game‐related statistics between basketball guards, forwards and centres in three professional leagues

Physical and Performance Differences Among Forwards, Defensemen, and Goalies in Elite Women's Ice Hockey

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