Player Profiling and Monitoring in Basketball: A Delphi Study of the Most Important Non-Game Performance Indicators from the Perspective of Elite Athlete Coaches

Rogers, Michael James; Crozier, Alyson; Schranz, Natasha; Eston, Roger G.; Tomkinson, Grant R.

doi:10.1007/s40279-021-01584-w

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“…An interesting aspect from the results was the limited acknowledgement, in both the survey and interview data, of physical attributes for identifying talented youth basketball players. This finding is in contrast to the majority of the youth basketball literature, which highlights physical attributes, such as height, limb-length, flexibility, agility, and sprint performance, as important determinants of success in basketball (Garcia-Gil et al, 2018;Hoare, 2000;Pino-Ortega, Rojas-Valverde, Gómez-Carmona, & Rico-González, 2021;Rogers et al, 2021). However, the finding does support research in other sports, investigating talent scouts' perspectives of factors important for talent identification (e.g., Larkin & O'Connor, 2017).…”

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confidence: 57%

“…As a dynamic and complex technical game, basketball combines explosive movements such as short accelerations, abrupt stops, fast change of directions, and vertical jumps (Erčulj, Blas, & Bračič, 2010;Rösch, Ströbele, Leyhr, Ibáñez, & Höner, 2022;Scanlan, Humphries, Tucker & Dalbo, 2014). To understand the impact of these physical game performance attributes, researchers have investigated how physical capabilities may differentiate talented and less-talented basketballers (Hoare, 2000;Rogers, Crozier, Schranz, Eston, & Tomkinson, 2021). Additionally, recent research has focused on maturation highlighting that youth basketball players who are more biologically mature have a greater chance to be selected for a national team and display greater technical, tactical and physical performance (Arede, Ferreria, Gonzalo-Skok, & Leite, 2019;Arede, Fernades, Moran, Norris, & Leite, 2021).…”

Section: Basketball Talent Identificationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…While previous investigations in basketball have assessed factors that differentiate skilled performance (Carter et al, 2005;Carvalho et al, 2011;Garcia-Gil et al, 2017;Guimarães, et al, 2019;Scanlan et al 2015;Spiteri et al 2019;Torres-Unda et al, 2013) and age and maturational-related differences Guimarães, Baxter-Jones, Williams, Tavares, Janeira, & Maia, 2021); there is limited understanding of the perceptions of youth basketball coaches relating to identifying and selecting talented athletes (Rogers et al, 2021).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Talent Identification in Youth Basketball: Talent Scouts’ Perceptions of the Key Attributes for Athlete Development

Larkin

Sanford

Talpey

et al. 2023

International Sport Coaching Journal

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The objective of this study is to understand the attributes youth coaches and talent scouts perceive as important when identifying skilled youth basketball players. Youth coaches and talent scouts (n = 40) from Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and United States with an average of 14.09 (±9.77) years of experience completed an online questionnaire. The questionnaire asked participants to rank and justify attributes for identifying potentially talented youth basketball players according to their perceived importance. In addition, five youth coaches and talent scouts completed a semistructured interview that elaborated on how they identify these attributes in national-level youth players. Results from the questionnaire indicate a hierarchy of attributes coaches/scouts perceive as important for youth basketball performance, including tactical (i.e., decision-making ability), technical (i.e., layup, shooting in the paint, jump shot, rebounding), and psychological attributes (i.e., composure, concentration, adaptability). In addition, the results from the interviews provided more detailed justification for the importance of these attributes within the talent identification process. It is believed talent scouts apply a holistic multidisciplinary approach to talent identification, with the current findings potentially providing evidence to suggest coaches/scouts consider a wide range of tactical, technical, psychological, and physical attributes when identifying youth players.

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Talent Identification in Youth Basketball: Talent Scouts’ Perceptions of the Key Attributes for Athlete Development

Larkin

Sanford

Talpey

et al. 2023

International Sport Coaching Journal

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“…No impact of the CF on the PIR of point guards was identified at any time during the season. These findings confirm that there are other factors that condition the performance of players [64,65]. The individual technical and tactical mastery of the players, as well as the collective game, continue to be determinant for better individual performance [13,33].…”

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Physical Fitness as a Predictor of Performance during Competition in Professional Women’s Basketball Players

Godoy

Piñar

García

et al. 2023

IJERPH

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The evaluation of physical fitness in team sports is enjoying greater importance in the training of professional teams. The objectives of this research were to characterize physical fitness and game indicators based on the game position. This is an empirical study, with a quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional methodology. In addition, different relationships between the level of physical fitness and the game indicators during the competition were determined. Finally, a predictive analysis of the selected variables was carried out in order to know the importance of the variables in the performance and at what time of the season they had the greatest impact. For this, a professional female basketball team (n = 12) with a mean age of 25.25 ± 7.617 years, height 178.25 ± 9.206 cm and a body mass of 72.33 ± 11.657 kg was analyzed. Each player was equipped with a WIMUPRO inertial device, and all competition statistics were analyzed. The results obtained show that there were no differences among all the skills evaluated and game indicators depending on the game position. Likewise, a relationship was determined between the level of physical fitness and the technical–tactical contribution, being different between different times of the season. Moreover, physical fitness only predicted the player’s final performance in the competition for female player centers in the first and second rounds of the championship, and for forwards in the first round. Four physical-physiological profiles with contributions to the different ones during the competition were also determined. Finally, three groups of female players by playing position were identified according to their sport performance, namely PIR, high, medium and low ratings, associated with physical performances. In all groups, there were significant differences between playing positions, PIR and physical performances.

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“…The search for valid performance indicators in team sports such as basketball has been a focus of research and practice (Sampaio et al, 2013;Ibáñez and Feu, 2021). Multiple factors influence a player's performance such as anthropometric, physiological, psychological, or sociological aspects as well as technical and tactical skills (Rogers et al, 2021). However, players differ regarding these factors, as players are assigned with different in-game tasks in their respective playing positions, which will be illustrated in the following by their main tasks in offense .…”

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Performance Differences in Male Youth Basketball Players According to Selection Status and Playing Position: An Evaluation of the Basketball Learning and Performance Assessment Instrument

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The Basketball Learning and Performance Assessment Instrument (BALPAI) has been initially developed and evaluated to assess the performance of students or youth basketball players on the entry level. As it is currently the only observational instrument that allows an overall assessment of players’ in-game performance, it might represent a valuable tool for talent identification and development purposes. To investigate this potential field of application, this study aimed to evaluate the BALPAI regarding reliability and diagnostic validity when assessing youth basketball players within a competitive setting. The study sample comprised N = 54 male youth players (Mage = 14.36 ± 0.33 years) of five regional selection teams (Point Guards, PG: n = 19; Shooting Guards and Small Forwards, SG/SF: n = 21; and Power Forwards and Centers, PF/C: n = 14) that competed at the annual U15 national selection tournament of the German Basketball Federation (n = 24 selected; n = 30 non-selected). A total of 1997 ball-bound actions from five games were evaluated with BALPAI. The inter-rater reliability was assessed for technical execution, decision making, and final efficacy. The diagnostic validity of the instrument was examined via mean group comparisons of the players’ offensive game involvement and performance regarding both selection-dependent and position-dependent differences. The inter-rater reliability was confirmed for all performance-related components (κadj ≥ 0.51) while diagnostic validity was established only for specific the BALPAI variables. The selection-dependent analysis demonstrated higher offensive game involvement of selected players in all categories (p < 0.05, 0.27 ≤ Φ ≤ 0.40) as well as better performance in shooting and receiving (p < 0.05, 0.23 ≤ Φ ≤ 0.24). Within the positional groups, the strongest effects were demonstrated among PG (p < 0.05, 0.46 ≤ Φ ≤ 0.60). The position-dependent analysis revealed that PG are more involved in total ball-bound actions (p < 0.05; 0.34 ≤ Φ ≤ 0.53), passing (p < 0.001; 0.55 ≤ Φ ≤ 0.67), and dribbling (p < 0.05, 0.45 ≤ Φ ≤ 0.69) compared to players in other positions. Further differences between players according to selection status and playing position were not detected. The results of this evaluation indicate that the instrument, in its current form, is not yet applicable in competitive youth basketball. The findings highlight the importance of optimizing BALPAI for reliable and valid performance assessments in this context. Future studies should investigate the application of stricter and position-specific criteria to use the observational tool for talent identification and development purposes.

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Player Profiling and Monitoring in Basketball: A Delphi Study of the Most Important Non-Game Performance Indicators from the Perspective of Elite Athlete Coaches

Cited by 12 publications

References 49 publications

Talent Identification in Youth Basketball: Talent Scouts’ Perceptions of the Key Attributes for Athlete Development

Talent Identification in Youth Basketball: Talent Scouts’ Perceptions of the Key Attributes for Athlete Development

Physical Fitness as a Predictor of Performance during Competition in Professional Women’s Basketball Players

Performance Differences in Male Youth Basketball Players According to Selection Status and Playing Position: An Evaluation of the Basketball Learning and Performance Assessment Instrument

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