Author(s): França, Cíntia ; Gomes, Beatriz B. ; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio ; Ihle, Andreas ; Silva, Manuel J. Coelho e
Date: 2021
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.13/5172
Origin: DigitUMa - Repositório da Universidade da Madeira
Subject(s): Youth players; Game-related conditions; Motor action; Kinematics; .; Faculdade de Ciências Sociais
The basketball jump shot (JS) is consensually considered as a high-complexity specific motor skill, with a complex teaching and learning processes involved. The aim of this paper was to conduct a systematic review of the literature on the JS performance among youth basketball players. Methods: The data search was made according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) in the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) Web of Knowledge, PubMed, Scopus and Sportdiscus databases until March 2021. Results: The results suggest that JS performance of youth basketball players is influenced by (i) distance to the basket, (ii) fatigue, (iii) presence of a defender and (iv) visual information available. Conclusion: This research emphasizes the crucial need for players and coaches to promote training situations matching the game reality to develop successful shooting performance of youth basketball players.
