PMID- 16230979
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20060213
LR  - 20170126
IS  - 0022-4707 (Print)
IS  - 0022-4707 (Linking)
VI  - 45
IP  - 3
DP  - 2005 Sep
TI  - Physiological differences in professional basketball players as a function of 
      playing position and level of play.
PG  - 291-4
AB  - AIM: The aim of this investigation is to evaluate the physical and physiological 
      characteristics of different first (ProA) and second division (ProB) professional 
      basketball players, and to relate them to playing position and level of play. 
      METHODS: A total of 58 players were divided into ProA and ProB groups and were 
      assessed for physical characteristics, maximal treadmill test and a 30 s all-out 
      test. The sample included 22 centers, 22 forwards and 14 guards. RESULTS: Centers 
      were significantly taller and heavier (203.9+/-5.3 cm and 103.9+/-12.4 kg) than 
      forwards (195.8+/-4.8 cm and 89.4+/-7.1 kg) and guards (185.7+/-6.9 and 82+/-8.8 
      kg) and also had higher body fat percentages than the other groups. Forwards were 
      also significantly taller than guards. Centers presented a lower maximal aerobic 
      velocity (kmxh-1) than guards (15.5+/-1.2 vs 16.8+/-1.5, P<0.05) on the maximal 
      treadmill test and a lower maximal velocity (rpm) than forwards (156.5+/-18.4 vs 
      170.3+/-18.3, P<0.05) on the 30 s all-out test. VO2max (mlxmin-1xkg-1) was 
      significantly lower for ProA (53.7+/-6.7) compared to ProB (56.5+/-7.7) players 
      and the fatigue index on the 30 s all-out test was higher for the ProA group 
      (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Many physical differences, most notably size, exist between 
      players as a function of their playing position. But these differences have no 
      relationship to the level of play of professional players. General aerobic 
      capacity is fairly homogeneous between playing position and level of play, even 
      if there are observable VO2max differences due to inter-individual profiles. On 
      the other hand, anaerobic capacity seems to be a better predictor of playing 
      level even though it is not clear whether such capacity comes from specific 
      training in ProA, or from an initial selection criteria.
FAU - Sallet, P
AU  - Sallet P
AD  - Medical-Sports Center, Lyon, France. pierresallet@aol.com
FAU - Perrier, D
AU  - Perrier D
FAU - Ferret, J M
AU  - Ferret JM
FAU - Vitelli, V
AU  - Vitelli V
FAU - Baverel, G
AU  - Baverel G
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Italy
TA  - J Sports Med Phys Fitness
JT  - The Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness
JID - 0376337
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Anaerobic Threshold/physiology
MH  - Anthropometry
MH  - Basketball/*physiology
MH  - Exercise/*physiology
MH  - *Exercise Test
MH  - Fatigue/physiopathology
MH  - France
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Physical Endurance/physiology
EDAT- 2005/10/19 09:00
MHDA- 2006/02/14 09:00
CRDT- 2005/10/19 09:00
PHST- 2005/10/19 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2006/02/14 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2005/10/19 09:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2005 Sep;45(3):291-4.