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Key influences on competitive load in youth regional teams during National Basketball Competition
| datacite.subject.fos | Ciências Sociais::Ciências da Educação | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rocha, João | |
| dc.contributor.author | Serrano, João | |
| dc.contributor.author | López-Sierra, Pablo | |
| dc.contributor.author | Arede, Jorge | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ibáñez, Sergio | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-31T14:07:40Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-03-31T14:07:40Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2026 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: This study examines how contextual factors influence the match load experienced by U14 athletes. Methods: Ninety-six male players from eight Portuguese regional selection teams were monitored during three official matches each, using WIMU Pro™ inertial devices with ultra-wideband (UWB) tracking systems. Fifteen internal and external load variables were analyzed, including player load/min, high-speed running (HSR), maximum heart rate (HRmax), and high impacts/min. Mixed linear models revealed significant inter-individual variability in all variables, showing sensitivity to match context. Results: Losing teams exhibited higher player load/min. Balanced matches provoked greater cardiovascular and locomotor demands, particularly in HRmax and HSR metrics. Cluster analysis identified three match typologies based on score margin. Team level was strongly associated with final outcomes and quarter performance, reinforcing the predictive value of intra-match consistency. In contrast, match type (score margin) showed limited correlation with team quality or load distribution. Conclusions: These findings demonstrate the multifactorial nature of match load in youth basketball, supporting the implementation of individualized, context-aware training and recovery strategies while guiding long-term athlete development. | eng |
| dc.description.sponsorship | This research was partially funded by the Research Group Support Grant (GR24133). It was co-funded at 85%bytheEuropeanUnionthroughtheEuropeanRegionalDevelopmentFunds(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. The authors João Carlos Rodrigues Rocha and João Julio de Matos Serrano are also funded by the FCT investigation center Sport Physical Activity and Health Research and Innovation Center [SPRINT], code UID—06185-2023, DOI https://doi.org/10.54499/UID/PRR/06185/2025. This research was partially subsidized by the Portuguese Basketball Federation, “Logistical support to analyze the competition workload of the regional U14 basketball teams”. The author, Pablo López-Sierra, is a grantee of the “Formación de Profesorado Universitario 2023” of the Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities, code FPU23/02997. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Rocha, J. [et al.] (2026) - Key influences on competitive load in youth regional teams during National Basketball Competition. Physiologia. 6:1, p. 9. DOI: 10.3390/physiologia6010009 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/physiologia6010009 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/10800 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | |
| dc.publisher | MDPI | |
| dc.relation.hasversion | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9488/6/1/9 | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Special Issues | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Physiological performance | |
| dc.subject | Team level | |
| dc.subject | Final result | |
| dc.subject | Watch type | |
| dc.subject | Athletes monitoring | |
| dc.title | Key influences on competitive load in youth regional teams during National Basketball Competition | por |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 17 | |
| oaire.citation.issue | 1 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 1 | |
| oaire.citation.title | Physiologia | |
| oaire.citation.volume | 6 | |
| oaire.version | http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85 | |
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| person.familyName | Serrano | |
| person.givenName | João | |
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