Determinants of Dribbling and Passing Skills in Competitive Games of Women’s Basketball

Tomáš Vencúrik, Jiří Nykodým, Dominik Bokůvka, Tomislav Rupčić, Damir Knjaz, Vedran Dukarić and Ivan Struhár
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Tomáš Vencúrik: Department of Sports, Faculty of Sports Studies, Masaryk University, 62500 Brno, Czech Republic
Jiří Nykodým: Department of Sports, Faculty of Sports Studies, Masaryk University, 62500 Brno, Czech Republic
Dominik Bokůvka: Department of Sports, Faculty of Sports Studies, Masaryk University, 62500 Brno, Czech Republic
Tomislav Rupčić: Laboratory for Sports Games, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Damir Knjaz: Laboratory for Sports Games, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Vedran Dukarić: Laboratory for Sports Games, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Ivan Struhár: Department of Health Promotion, Faculty of Sports Studies, Masaryk University, 62500 Brno, Czech Republic

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 3, 1-14

Abstract: This work aimed to identify the influence of selected endogenous (internal load) and exogenous (possession duration, game quarter, and defensive pressure) factors in natural game conditions on the efficiency of dribbling and passing skills. Dribbling and passing skills were assessed during four games of U19 female basketball players and five games of senior (2nd division) female basketball players. In total, 551 dribbling and 914 passing executions were evaluated. Binary logistic regression identified defensive pressure of the opponent as a predictor of dribbling and passing skills effectivity. When the defensive pressure of the opponent was medium, the chances for the ineffective pass were 1.997 times more likely (95% CI; 1.179–3.383), as it is at the minimum defensive pressure. When the defensive pressure of the opponent was high, the chances for ineffective dribbling were 7.45 times more likely (95% CI; 3.672–15.113) and for ineffective pass were 8.419 times more likely (95% CI; 4.6–15.409), as it is at minimum defensive pressure. The game quarter and the internal load were not identified as the predictors influencing the dribbling and passing effectivity. Possession duration was also an insignificant predictor of dribbling and passing skills effectivity. However, the passing skill effectivity decreases when the shot clock is winding down. These findings confirm the importance of transferring game situations into the training process. Coaches should take into account these factors when they want to stimulate determinants of player performance in a balanced and systematic way.

Keywords: performance analysis; offensive skills; effectivity; disruptive factors (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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