Biomechanical analysis of successful versus unsuccessful free throw shots performed by professional basketball players

Supporting Free Throw Situations of Basketball Players with Augmented Reality

This article presents our system for supporting basketball players with enhanced training information using augmented reality. A calibrated head mounted display guaranties the precise overlay of real environment and virtual objects. Visual information of the ideal and actual parabola and their deviation can be displayed. The setup is limited momentarily on free throw situations.

Effect of Secondary Task on the Basketball Free Throw Accuracy on Choking under Pressure Skilled players

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of secondary task relevant and non-relevant to the free throw basketball skill on the free throw accuracy of basketball skilled players in choking under pressure. Twenty right-handed female players (aged 18-30) each with at least three years of experience in basketball took part study after completing the Sport Competition Anxiety Test (SCAT), A...

Dynamic criteria: a longitudinal analysis of professional basketball players' outcomes.

This paper describes the fluctuations of temporal criteria dynamics in the context of professional sport. Specifically, we try to verify the underlying deterministic patterns in the outcomes of professional basketball players. We use a longitudinal approach based on the analysis of the outcomes of 94 basketball players over ten years, covering practically players' entire career development. Tim...

Anthropometric Characteristics of Spanish Professional Basketball Players

The study of elite basketball players' anthropometric characteristics alongside those of body composition contributes significantly to their profiling as professional athletes and plays an important role in the selection process, as these characteristics can have a significant impact on performance. In the current study, 110 professional basketball players from a series of Spanish professional ...

Erratum: Reinforcement learning in professional basketball players

Vitamin D Deficiency Among Professional Basketball Players

BACKGROUND Vitamin D plays an important role in several systems of the human body. Various studies have linked vitamin D deficiency to stress and insufficiency fractures, muscle recovery and function, and athletic performance. The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in the elite athletic population has not been extensively studied, and very few reports exist among professional athletes. HYPOTH...