Physical and Performance Profiles Differentiate Competitive Levels in U-18 Basketball Players
These findings underscore the interplay of physical, technical, and performance factors in high-level youth basketball. Coaches may use this information to guide targeted training strategies that support talent identification, player development, and competitive success.
Authors
- Emmanouil Zacharakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5605-7933)
- Dimitrios I. Bourdas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8514-0605)
- Apostolos Theos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8191-6659)
- Panteleimon Bakirtzoglou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9349-5230)
- Antonios K. Travlos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5493-7857)
- Anna Goniotaki
Institutions
- University of Peloponnese (GR)
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR)
- Frontier Science Foundation-Hellas (GR)
- Umeå University (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sports
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/sports14010027
- Primary Topic
- Sports Performance and Training
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens