Closed vs. Open-Skill Contexts in Basketball: Insights into Reactive and Nonreactive Short Distance Sprint Performance More Closely Aligned with Game Demands
These findings suggest that open-skill sprinting may reflect a distinct performance profile integrating physical acceleration and perceptual-cognitive processing. Including reactive sprint assessments in studies may enhance the sport-specific evaluation of explosive speed in basketball.
Authors
- Asaf Shalom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5148-5536)
- Roni Gottlieb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5557-0981)
- Julio Calleja-Gonzalez
Institutions
- University of the Basque Country (ES)
- Wingate Institute (IL)
- Academic College at Wingate (IL)
- Levinsky-Wingate Academic College (IL)
- Tel Hai Academic College (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sports
- Published
- 2026-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/sports14030115
- Primary Topic
- Sports Performance and Training
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00