Original scientific paper
Effects of Developmental Training of Basketball Cadets Realised in the Competitive Period
S. Trninić
G. Marković
S. Heimer
Abstract
The analysis of effects of a two-month developmental training cycle realised within a
basketball season revealed statistically significant positive changes at the multivariate
level in components of motor-functional conditioning (fitness) status of the sample of
talented basketball cadets (15–16 years). The greatest correlations with discriminant
function were found in variables with statistically significant changes at the univariate
level, more explicitly in variables of explosive and repetitive power of the upper body and
trunk, anaerobic lactic endurance, as well as in jumping type explosive leg power. The
presented developmental conditioning training programme, although implemented within
the competitive period, induced multiple positive fitness effects between the two control
time points in this sample of basketball players. The authors suggest that, to assess
power of shoulders and upper back, the test overgrip pull-up should not be applied to
basketball players of this age due to its poor sensitivity. Instead, they propose the undergrip
pull-up test , which is a facilitated version of the same test. The results presented in
this article reinforce experienced opinion of experts that, in the training process with
youth teams, the developmental conditioning training programme is effectively applicable
throughout the entire competitive season. The proposed training model is a system
of various training procedures, operating synergistically, aimed at enhancing integral
fitness (preparedness) of basketball players. Further investigations should be focused on
assessing effects of both the proposed and other developmental training cycle programmes,
by means of assessing and monitoring actual quality (overall performance) of players,
on the one hand, and, on the other, by following-up hormonal and biochemical
changes over multiple time points.
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Hrčak ID:
28448
URI
Publication date:
17.12.2001.
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