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3x3 Basketball: Performance Characteristics and Changes During Elite Tournament Competition.

PURPOSE: To determine the changes in game performance during tournament play of elite 3x3 basketball.

METHODS: 361 males and 208 females competing in selected international tournaments had game demands assessed by wearable technology (GPS, inertial sensor, heart rate) along with post game blood lactate and perceived responses. Differences in the means for selected variables between games were compared using magnitude based inferences and reported with Effect Size and associated confidence limits, along with the percentage difference (ES; ±90%CL, %) of log-transformed data.

RESULTS: No clear differences were seen over a tournament period in PlayerLoad™ or PlayerLoad·min-1 . Tournament competition elicits variable changes between games for all inertial measures. Average peak heart rate was 198 ± 10 and 198 ± 9 b∙min-1 , and average game heart rate was 164 ± 12 and 165 ± 18 b∙min-1 for males and females respectively with no change between games. Average game lactate was 6.3 ± 2.4 and 6.1 ± 2.2 mmol∙L-1 for males and females respectively. Average game RPE was 5.7 ± 2.1 and 5.4 ± 2.0 AU for males and females respectively. While lactate and RPE were variable between games, there was no difference over a tournament. The physical and physiological demands of elite 3x3 games over the duration of a tournament are similar regardless of pool or championship rounds. This may imply that maintaining technical and strategic aspects leads to success rather than minimising fatigue through superior physical preparation. However, the physiological responses are high and caution is warranted in being underprepared for these demands in tournament play.

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