RT Journal Article
T1 Strength characteristics in faster change of direction basketball players: A comparison across cutting angles
A1 Barrera Domínguez, Francisco José
A1 Cuerpo, Indya del
A1 Riego Ruiz, Antonio
A1 Martínez García, Darío
A1 Jerez Mayorga, Daniel
A1 Chirosa Ríos, Luís Javier
A1 Molina López, Jorge
AB Change of directions (COD) involves multidirectional and complex actions, withperformance influenced by multiple factors. As lower limb strength is one of themost determinant of COD performance, the present study aimed to (a) explore the differences in strength outcomes across different lower limb muscle actions between faster and slower basketball players in COD actions at different angles and (b) analyse the relationship between isometric, concentric and eccentric strength outcomes and COD performance at different cutting angles. Twenty‐five basketball players (44% female) completed a battery of tests, encompassing isokinetic and isometric squat strength assessments, along with COD tests at 45°, 90° and 180°. Players were categorised as ‘low‐performance’ and ‘high‐performance’ groups based on execution time in COD, facilitating a comparison between performance groups. Results indicated that concentric strength showed the greatest differences between performance groups at 45° COD (effect size ≥ 0.813; p ≤ 0.034). Isometric and eccentric strength demonstrated a moderate‐to‐large relationship with 90° COD performance (Rho ≥ 0.394; p ≤ 0.045), and all muscle actions exhibited a large relationship with 180° COD (Rho ≥ 0.445; p ≤ 0.030). Moreover, the fastest  players showed higher levels of concentric strength relative to eccentric  trength, regardless of the cutting angle. These findings hold practical applications, suggesting that basketball coaches should train a specific kind of muscle action depending on the individual players' COD demands, focusing on improving the rapid eccentric force application while striving to reduce the eccentric/concentric ratio.
PB Wiley
SN 1746-1391
SN 1536-7290 (electrónico)
YR 2024
FD 2024-06
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/24310
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/24310
LA eng
NO Barrera‐Domínguez, F. J., del‐Cuerpo, I., Riego‐Ruiz, A., Martínez‐García, D., Jerez‐Mayorga, D., Javier Chirosa‐Ríos, L., & Molina‐López, J. (2024). Strength characteristics in faster change of direction basketball players: A comparison across cutting angles. In European Journal of Sport Science (Vol. 24, Issue 9, pp. 1260–1269). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsc.12164
NO Formación del Profesorado Universitario” Programme, run by Spanish Ministry of Universities, Grant/Award Numbers: FPU19/02030, FPU22/01057; Recualificación del Profesorado Universitario. Modalidad Margarita Salas. Funding for open access charge: Universidad de Huelva / CBUA 
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 1 jun 2026