The Effect of Differential Repeated Sprint Training on Physical Performance in Female Basketball Players: A Pilot Study

Jorge Arede, Sogand Poureghbali, Tomás Freitas, John Fernandes, Wolfgang I. Schöllhorn and Nuno Leite
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Jorge Arede: Department of Sports Sciences, Exercise and Health, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
Sogand Poureghbali: Institute of Sport Science, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, 39104 Magdeburg, Germany
Tomás Freitas: UCAM Research Center for High Performance Sport, Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM), 30107 Murcia, Spain
John Fernandes: School of Sport and Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff CF23 6XD, UK
Wolfgang I. Schöllhorn: Institute of Sport Science, Training and Movement Science, University of Mainz, 55122 Mainz, Germany
Nuno Leite: Department of Sports Sciences, Exercise and Health, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 23, 1-16

Abstract: This pilot study aimed to determine the effects of differential learning in sprint running with and without changes of direction (COD) on physical performance parameters in female basketball players and to determine the feasibility of the training protocol. Nine female basketball players completed 4 weeks of repeated sprint training (RST) with (COD, n = 4) or without (NCOD, n = 5) changes of direction. A battery of sprints (0–10 and 0–25 m), vertical jumps (counter movement jump (CMJ), drop jump, and single-leg CMJs), and COD tests were conducted before and after intervention. NCOD completed two sets of ten sprints of 20 m, whereas COD performed 20 m sprints with a 180 degree turn at 10 m, returning to the starting line. Before each sprint, participants were instructed to provide different fluctuations (i.e., differential learning) in terms of varying the sprint. Both groups had 30 s of passive recovery between two sprints and 3 min between sets. A significant effect of time for the 0–10 m sprint, CMJ, and single leg-CMJ asymmetries were observed. Adding “erroneous” fluctuation during RST seems to be a suitable and feasible strategy for coaches to enhance physical performance in young female basketball players. However, further studies including larger samples and controlled designs are recommended to strengthen present findings.

Keywords: jumping; sprinting; change-of-direction; fluctuations; bilateral asymmetry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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