A Systematic Review of Lower Limb Strength Tests Used in Elite Basketball

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dc.contributor.authorFaulks T
dc.contributor.authorSansone P
dc.contributor.authorWalter, Sibi
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-26T21:52:39Z
dc.date.available2024-09-26T21:52:39Z
dc.date.issuedonline-publication-date
dc.description.abstractBackground: Basketball players rely on their lower limb strength for speed and agility. Therefore, it is important for strength and conditioning coaches to seek methods to assess and develop lower limb strength. Objectives: This study aimed to identify tests and variables used to assess lower body strength among elite basketball players and to provide normative values for the commonly used strength tests. Methods: A review of PubMed, MEDLINE, Scopus, and SPORTDiscus was performed following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis guidelines. The risk of bias was assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute cross-sectional and cohort checklists. Results: Among the twelve reviewed studies, seven strength tests and five outcome variables were used. The most frequently used lower limb strength tests were the back squat (nine studies) and isometric mid-thigh pull (IMTP) (three studies), both reporting one repetition maximum (1RM) and peak force metrics. The most frequently used lower limb strength test was the back squat among males and IMTP among females. Conclusions: Among elite basketball players, the back squat 1RM is the most used lower limb strength test. However, across studies, a large variability was evidenced, which suggests that lower limb testing procedures are heterogeneous in this population.
dc.identifier.citationFaulks T, Sansone P, Walter S A Systematic Review of Lower Limb Strength Tests Used in Elite Basketball. Sports. 12(9). 262-262.
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.3390/sports12090262
dc.identifier.issn2075-4663
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/107603
dc.languageen
dc.publisherMDPI AG
dc.rightsCopyright: © 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/).
dc.rights.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651
dc.subjectbasketball
dc.subjectlower limb strength testing
dc.subjectfitness testing
dc.subjectstrength test
dc.subject.anzsrc42 - Health sciences::4207 - Sports science and exercise::420702 - Exercise physiology
dc.subject.anzsrc42 - Health sciences::4207 - Sports science and exercise::420701 - Biomechanics
dc.titleA Systematic Review of Lower Limb Strength Tests Used in Elite Basketball
dc.typeJournal Article
uc.collegeFaculty of Health
uc.departmentSchool of Health Sciences
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