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Daniele Conte¹, Ermanno Rampinini^2,3, Fabio Trimarchi⁴

¹Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico,"Rome, Italy.

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Firstbeat Sport sensors demonstrate reliable movement load (ML) tracking in professional basketball training. These sensors can be used interchangeably by coaches to monitor player external load.

Keywords:

external load inertial movement unit monitoring training load small-sided games workload

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Area of Science:

Sports Science
Biomechanics
Human Movement Analysis

Background:

Monitoring external load is crucial for optimizing training and preventing injuries in professional basketball.
Firstbeat Sport sensors offer a method for quantifying movement load (ML) during training.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the interunit reliability of movement load (ML) data obtained from Firstbeat Sport sensors during basketball training.

Main Methods:

Eight professional male basketball players participated, wearing two Firstbeat Sport sensors during various training drills.
Movement load (ML) was calculated using Firstbeat Sports software for entire sessions and specific basketball activities.

Main Results:

No significant differences in ML data were found between sensors across all tested conditions (P > .05).
Coefficient of variation ranged from 2.51% to 5.97%, and intraclass correlation coefficients were between .98 and 1.00, indicating high reliability.

Conclusions:

Firstbeat Sport sensors exhibit acceptable interunit reliability for monitoring movement load (ML) in professional basketball training.
The findings support the interchangeable use of Firstbeat Sport sensors for tracking external load in basketball players.