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Determinants of drop-out in youth basketball: an interdisciplinary approach
Soares, André L. A.; Kós, Luísa D.; Paes, Roberto R.; Nascimento, Juarez V.; Collins, Dave; Gonçalves, C. E.; Carvalho, Humberto M.Using an interdisciplinary approach, we examined the baseline variation in biological maturity status, training experience, body size, functional capacities (Line Drill test and Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery level 1 test) and motivation for achievement, competitiveness and deliberate practice of youth basketball players according to their participation status in the sport two years after assessment. Fifty-seven p...
Performance, motivation, and enjoyment in young female basketball players: An i...
Soares, André L. A.; Leonardi, Thiago J.; Silva, Jaqueline; Nascimento, Juarez V.; Paes, Roberto R.; Gonçalves, Carlos E.; Carvalho, Humberto M.The purpose of this study was to examine the variation in accumulated basketball training experience, body size, functional performance, deliberate practice motivation, achievement and competitiveness motivation and sources of enjoyment among young female basketball players, partitioning the potential variation by individuals´ biological characteristics (menarche status) and contextual characteristics (competit...
Longitudinal Changes of Functional Capacities Among Adolescent Female Basketbal...
Carvalho, Humberto M.; Leonardi, Thiago J.; Soares, André L. A.; Paes, Roberto R.; Foster, Carl; Gonçalves, Carlos E.Background: The interpretation of young athletes’ performance during pubertal years is important to support coaches’ decisions, as performance may be erroneously interpreted due to the misalignment between chronological age (CA), biological age (BA) and sport age (SA). Aim: Using a Bayesian multilevel approach, the variation in longitudinal changes in performance was examined considering the influence of CA, BA...