RT Journal Article
T1 The Influence of Functional Movement and Strength upon Linear and Change of Direction Speed in Male and Female Basketball Players
A1 Barrera Domínguez, Francisco José
A1 Almagro Torres, Bartolomé Jesús
A1 Molina López, Jorge
AB The present study aimed to analyse the relationship between functional movement and strength variables uponlinear speed (Ls) and change of direction (COD) based on gender. It also aimed to identify the determinants of performanceof Ls and COD according to gender. Fifty basketball players (54% female) completed the assessment in which the weightbearingdorsiflexion test, the Y-balance test, the unilateral countermovement jump, the unilateral drop jump, theunilateral triple hop test, Ls and CODs were performed. Speed variables were divided according to time execution into"low-performance" and "high-performance" to establish a comparison between performance groups. Strength variablessignificantly influenced speed tests’ performance in both genders (p < 0.05). For males, the greater the Ls, the higher thechange of direction deficit (p < 0.001). Multiple regression analysis revealed that a long and vertical stretch-shorteningcycle (SSC) was the most influential physical ability for speed performance in females (45–65% variance explained; p <0.001), while in males, a short and horizontal SSC played a significant role (30–61% variance explained; p < 0.022).These results suggest that gender should be considered in programming strength training to improve speed, as eachgender will benefit most from the application of different force-orientations and different SSC. Also, the faster the maleplayers were in Ls, the less efficient they were in the COD performance. This is why for men, it would be recommendedto perform eccentric exercises along with deceleration and technique drills to improve COD speed.
PB De Gruyter Poland
SN 1899-7562 (electrónico)
YR 2024
FD 2024-04
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23810
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23810
LA eng
NO Barrera-Dominguez, F. J., Almagro, B. J., & Molina-López, J. (2024). The Influence of Functional Movement and Strength upon Linear and Change of Direction Speed in Male and Female Basketball Players. In Journal of Human Kinetics (Vol. 92, pp. 147–159). Termedia Sp. z.o.o. https://doi.org/10.5114/jhk/177313
NO This paper is part of the first author's doctoral thesis carried out in the DoctoralProgramme of the University of Huelva (Spain), thanks to the support and funding of the Formación delProfesorado Universitario Programme (FPU22/01057), run by the Ministerio de Ciencias, Innovación yUniversidades, Government of Spain. This study was also supported by the Grupo de Educación,Motricidad e Investigaciónonubense (HUM643) and by the Centro de Investigación en PensamientoContemporáneo e Innovación parael Desarrollo Social (COIDESO) of the University of Huelva (Spain).
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 15 jul 2026