Predominance of Selected Anthropometric Measurements and Motor Fitness Components on Playing Ability of Basketball Players

The aim of this study was to examine the relationships among physical fitness of professional Bosnian basketball players (n = 38) and shooting accuracy during one basketball season. A related, secondary aim was to examine relationships between basketball shooting assessments and competitive shooting accuracy during game play. Physical fitness components included: muscular endurance and aerobic endurance, lower and upper-body power, speed, agility, anaerobic capacity and anaerobic power. The specific basketball shooting accuracy was assessed by stationary and dynamic shooting assessments. Competitive shooting accuracy was represented by data collected during one basketball season for each player (free throw, field goal, and three-point %). Results of the regression analyses showed that there were significant positive relationships among shooting assessments and competitive shooting accuracy during game play. The relationship was stronger when the dynamic shooting tests were applied compared to the stationary tests. However, few or weak relationships existed among physical fitness components and competitive shooting accuracy. Only the power tests showed to be good predictors for shooting over longer distances. The findings support the inclusion of the dynamic basketball shooting accuracy tests in regular basketball assessment procedures as a valuable testing instrument.

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Relationship of Selected Motor Fitness Components with the Performance of Basketball Player

Indian Journal Of Applied Research ◽

10.15373/2249555x/aug2013/197 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 3 (8) ◽

pp. 616-617

Author(s):

Dr. Sentu Mitra ◽

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Dr. Sagarika Bandyopadhyay ◽

Arup Gayen

Keyword(s):

Basketball Player ◽

Fitness Components ◽

Motor Fitness ◽

Relationship Of

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Personalized Exercise Programs Based upon Remote Assessment of Motor Fitness: A Pilot Study among Healthy People Aged 65 Years and Older

Gerontology ◽

10.1159/000517918 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-15

Author(s):

Yael Netz ◽

Ziv Yekutieli ◽

Michal Arnon ◽

Esther Argov ◽

Keren Tchelet ◽

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Keyword(s):

Exercise Program ◽

World Health ◽

Lower Body ◽

Fitness Components ◽

Exercise Programs ◽

Motor Fitness ◽

Fitness Assessment ◽

Age Related ◽

Personalized Approach ◽

Health Organization

Background: The World Health Organization has recently updated exercise guidelines for people aged >65 years, emphasizing the inclusion of multiple fitness components. However, without adequate recognition of individual differences, these guidelines may be applied using an approach that “one-size-fits-all.” Within the shifting paradigm toward an increasingly personalized approach to medicine and health, it is apparent that fitness components display a significant age-related increase in variability. Therefore, it is both logical and necessary to perform an accurate individualized assessment of multiple fitness components prior to optimal prescription for a personalized exercise program. Objective: The aim of the study was to test the feasibility and effectiveness of a novel tool able to remotely assess balance, flexibility, and strength using smartphone sensors (accelerometer/gyroscope), and subsequently deliver personalized exercise programs via the smartphone. Methods: We enrolled 52 healthy volunteers (34 females) aged 65+ years, with normal cognition and low fall risk. Baseline data from remote smartphone fitness assessment were analyzed to generate 42 fitness digital markers (DMs), used to guide personalized exercise programs (×5/week for 6 weeks) delivered via smartphone. Programs included graded exercises for upper/lower body, flexibility, strength, and balance (dynamic, static, and vestibular). Participants were retested after 6 weeks. Results: Average age was 74.7 ± 6.4 years; adherence was 3.6 ± 1.7 exercise sessions/week. Significant improvement for pre-/posttesting was observed for 10/12 DMs of strength/flexibility for upper/lower body (sit-to-stand repetitions/duration; arm-lift duration; torso rotation; and arm extension/flexion). Balance improved significantly for 6/10 measures of tandem stance, with consistent (nonsignificant) trends observed across 20 balance DMs of tandem walk and 1 leg stance. Balance tended to improve among the 37 participants exercising ≥3/week. Discussion: These preliminary results provide a proof of concept, with high adherence and improved fitness confirming the benefits of remote fitness assessment for guiding home personalized exercise programs among healthy adults aged >65 years. Further examination of the application within a randomized control study is necessary, comparing the personalized exercise program to general guidelines among healthy older adults, as well as specific populations, such as those with frailty, deconditioning, cognitive, or functional impairment. The study tool offers the opportunity to collect big data, including additional variables, with subsequent utilization of artificial intelligence to optimize the personalized exercise program.

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Effectiveness of Plyometric and Resistive Run Training Program on Motor Fitness Components

Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Sports Sciences and Health 2019 (ICSSH 2019) ◽

10.2991/ahsr.k.201107.006 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Bimalkumar K. Joshi

Keyword(s):

Training Program ◽

Fitness Components ◽

Motor Fitness

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A Comparison of Selected Motor Fitness Components of Girl students dwelling in Non Slum and Slum Areas in Thane District

Scholarly Research Journal for Humanity Science & English Language ◽

10.21922/srjhsel.v4i24.10325 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (24) ◽

Author(s):

Sachin B. Shinde ◽

G. K. Dhokrat

Keyword(s):

Physical Education ◽

Fitness Components ◽

Sports Science ◽

Motor Fitness ◽

Research Scholar ◽

Margin Of Error ◽

Girl Students ◽

Day By Day ◽

Slum Areas

Modern sports are becoming more and more competitive and the margin of error is decreasing from seconds to micro seconds, inches to millimeters, kilos to grams, so why this all is changing it is due to development in the sports science and with this there are lot of changes taking place and those are defiantly helping our youth to achieve greater heights day by day, for which researchers are doing studies, for studying the factors which directly or indirectly affect the performance of the athletes, for understanding one of this factor the research scholar had investigated weather environment does play any role in morphological, physical and motor fitness variable on individuals. Many research works have been conducted related to health and physical fitness and Motor Fitness, it is known that any competitive sports performance cannot be improved however the role of physical Education and sports the improvement especially for sportsman is not known. By understanding the Physical Education Fields requirement the researcher has selected “Comparison of Selected Motor Fitness Components of Girl students dwelling in Non Slum and Slum Areas in Thane District”.

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