Alberto Lorenzo Calvo

PERCEPTUAL VISUAL SKILLS IN YOUNG HIGHLY SKILLED BASKETBALL PLAYERS

A simple method was designed to evaluate visual abilities such as distance visual acuity, binocular horizontal visual field, simple and choice visual reaction times, and stereoscopic vision in skilled 11- to 13-yr.-old basketball players participating in a 15-day summer training camp. On a test battery, visual abilities were monitored in 473 players of the Spanish Basketball Federation over a 5-yr. period. The players showed outstanding scores on distance visual acuity and stereoscopic vision, and good visual reaction times and horizontal visual fields. When scores were compared by sex and age, significant differences on certain visual measures were observed. Many players showed crossed eye-hand dominance. Visual screening programs may help promote visual health among junior basketball players and could be used for performance training.

Chinese soccer association super league, 2012–2017: key performance indicators in balance games

ABSTRACT The aim of the present study was to identify the game-related statistics which discriminate between winning, drawing and losing teams in Chinese Soccer Association Super League. The sample included 1056 balance games from the 2012–2017 Chinese Soccer Association Super League. Physical and technical game-related statistics were gathered. A one-way analysis of variance and discriminant analysis of data was done. The results showed that winning teams were significantly higher for the following game statistics: shots, shots on target, 50–50 challenge won, offsides, sprinting distance, sprinting effort, sprinting distance in ball possession and high-speed-running distance in ball possession. Losing teams had significantly higher averages in the variable crosses, passes, forward passes, sprinting distance out of ball possession and high-speed-running distance out of ball possession. Discriminant analysis concluded the following: the variables that discriminate between winning, drawing and losing teams were the shots on target, sprinting distance in ball possession, quality of opposition, passes and forward passes. Coaches and players should be aware of these different profiles in order to design and evaluate practices and competitions for their teams.

ECCENTRIC EXERCISE IN TREATMENT OF PATELLAR TENDINOPATHY IN HIGH LEVEL BASKETBALL PLAYERS. A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL

Chronic patellar tendinopathy is a common pathology in sporting population. To date, there is no agreed upon protocol as election treatment. Eccentric exercises have been used with satisfactory outcomes (3). The purpose of this trial was to compare the effects of two eccentric exercise protocols.

ESTRATEGIAS DE FORMACIÓN EN LOS ENTRENADORES EXPERTOS DE BALONCESTO * Strategies of experts basketball coaches education

Develop effective media training in any area, particularly in the sports coaches training, it should focus the efforts of the responsible entities in this area and, in turn, they should be known by their own coaches. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to identify what are the educational means used by sixteen experts basketball coaches, as well as draw their relevance of each of them in developing their skills. For research, has been used qualitative methodology and technique of semistructured interview sixteen expert basketball coaches including, among others, the World Champions, of Europe, and ACB league. The results show that for the coaches, formal education (courses federal) is nonspecific and clearly improved, performed almost exclusively by the need to get the federal title. Coaches valued highly as other media, mainly informal education (daily experience as a coach, mentoring, talks with other coaches, etc). Finally, all valued aspects learning not located, for example, the acquisition of acquired leadership in the family environment, and learning produced outside the context of basketball. This makes us reflect on the restructuring of the existing training programmes in the coaches.