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Effects of body composition and anthropometric profiles on competitive performance in U14 male basketball players
| datacite.subject.fos | Ciências Sociais | |
| datacite.subject.sdg | 04:Educação de Qualidade | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rocha, João | |
| dc.contributor.author | Serrano, João | |
| dc.contributor.author | Martinez-Sanchez, Almudena | |
| dc.contributor.author | Campos-Redondo, Amália | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ibáñez, Sergio | |
| dc.contributor.editor | Fabrizio Perroni | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-09-23T11:12:24Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-09-23T11:12:24Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2026 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Body composition and anthropometric characteristics are considered relevant factors in youth basketball performance, yet evidence in early adolescence remains limited. This study aimed to analyze the influence of these characteristics on competitive performance in U14 male basketball players from Portuguese regional selection teams. Ninety-six athletes were assessed during a national youth tournament using a cross-sectional, descriptive, and correlational design. Body composition variables (weight, height, BMI, muscle mass, fat mass, fat-free mass, bone mass, and total body water) were measured using a Tanita MC-780MA bioelectrical impedance analyzer. Competitive performance was evaluated through the Performance Index Rating (PIR), normalized per minute of play. Spearman’s correlations showed moderate positive associations between PIR and height (ρ = 0.296), muscle mass (ρ = 0.280), fat-free mass (ρ = 0.280), bone mass (ρ = 0.274), and total body water (ρ = 0.262). Although multivariable regression analyses did not identify significant individual predictors due to severe multicollinearity, principal component analysis revealed an “overall body size” factor, mainly reflecting lean and bone mass, that significantly predicted PIR (β = 0.046, p < 0.001). Physically more developed players tended to demonstrate higher competitive effectiveness. Monitoring body composition may support youth development programs when combined with functional and tec | eng |
| dc.description.sponsorship | This research was partially funded by a Research Group Support Grant (GR24133). It was co-funded at 85% by the European Union through the European Regional Development Funds (ERDF), and by the Regional Government of Extremadura (Department of Education, Science, and Vocational Training). The Managing Authority is the Ministry of Finance of Spain. This research was partially subsidized by the Portuguese Basketball Federation project “Logistical support to analyze the competition workload of the regional U14 basketball teams” | |
| dc.identifier.citation | ROCHA, J. [et al.] (2026) - Effects of body composition and anthropometric profiles on competitive performance in U14 male basketball players. Sports. 14(6), p. 228. DOI: 10.3390/sports14060228 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/sports14060228 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2075-4663 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/10984 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | |
| dc.publisher | MDPI Sports | |
| dc.relation | Code: UID/06185/2025, https://doi.org/10 .54499/UID/06185/2025)|UID/PRR/06185/2025 (https://doi.org/10.54499/UID/PRR/06185/20 25)|UID/PRR2/06185/2025) | |
| dc.relation.hasversion | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/14/6/228 | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Morphological characteristics | |
| dc.subject | Lean mass | |
| dc.subject | Performance Index Rating (PIR) | |
| dc.subject | Youth basketball | |
| dc.subject | Talent identification | |
| dc.title | Effects of body composition and anthropometric profiles on competitive performance in U14 male basketball players | eng |
| dc.type | research article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 239 | |
| oaire.citation.issue | 6 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 228 | |
| oaire.citation.title | Sports | |
| oaire.citation.volume | 14 | |
| oaire.version | http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85 | |
| person.familyName | Rocha | |
| person.familyName | Serrano | |
| person.givenName | João | |
| person.givenName | João | |
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| person.identifier.ciencia-id | 3617-B345-B619 | |
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