Sofía Gaos, Sandra Sánchez-Jorge, Alejandro Muñoz, Davinia Vicente-Campos, Jorge Acebes-Sánchez, Laura Esquius, Aaron T Scanlan, Álvaro López-Samanes
Purpose : The aim of this study was to determine whether variations in technical and neuromuscular performance occur across different times of the day in basketball players. Methods : Twenty semiprofessional, female basketball players (23 ± 4 years) competing in a second-division national basketball competition completed separate testing batteries in the morning (08:30) and in the afternoon (17:30) in a randomized counterbalanced order. Testing sessions consisted of a free-throw accuracy test to assess technical performance, as well as flexibility (ankle dorsiflexion range-of-motion test), dynamic balance (modified star excursion balance test), vertical jump height (squat jump, countermovement jump with and without arm swing), strength (isometric handgrip), change-of-direction speed (V-cut test), and linear speed (20-m sprint) tests to assess neuromuscular performance...
October 19, 2023: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport