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The Jump Shot Performance in Youth Basketball: A Systematic Review
Cíntia França1,2, Beatriz B Gomes1, Élvio Rúbio Gouveia2,3,4
1Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, CIDAF, University of Coimbra, 3040-248 Coimbra, Portugal.
Background:
The basketball jump shot (JS) is consensually considered as a high-complexity specific motor skill, with a complex teaching and learning processes involved. The aim of this paper was to conduct a systematic review of the literature on the JS performance among youth basketball players.
Methods:
The data search was made according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) in the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) Web of Knowledge, PubMed, Scopus and Sportdiscus databases until March 2021.
Results:
The results suggest that JS performance of youth basketball players is influenced by (i) distance to the basket, (ii) fatigue, (iii) presence of a defender and (iv) visual information available.
Conclusion:
This research emphasizes the crucial need for players and coaches to promote training situations matching the game reality to develop successful shooting performance of youth basketball players.
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