Anthropometric and anaerobic characteristics of young basketball players

Abstract

Basketball is a sport in which the development of anaerobic power is of great importance as short intense workouts are part of the game. The purpose of this study is to determine the anaerobic capacity of adolescent basketball players. The study involved 15 basketball players aged 15.5 ± 1.2 years. The anaerobic test used is the Wingate test. The test results indicate that athletes have high peak power (522.9 ± 113.3 W) and high relative peak power (7.1 ± 0.5 W / kg). Blood lactate concentrations after Wingate anaerobic test significantly differ from those before the test (11.35 ± 1.62 mmol/l on the 1st min as compared with 2.57 ±0.30 mmol/l before the test). These results make it possible to conclude that training with adolescents is conducted properly in the direction of anaerobic capacity development. The study is the beginning of a longitudinal tracking on the development of these basketball players and will be used for tracking the changes every six months, which will allow the coaches to make appropriate changes in the training sessions.