Basketball is a team sport in which two teams compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball through the opposing team’s hoop. Since being invented in the USA in 1891, the sport has evolved to become one of the world’s most popular and widely viewed sports, with major international events such as the FIBA Basketball World Cup and Men’s Olympic Basketball Tournament attracting the top national teams from around the world. Research around basketball has only grown, with a significantly high number of articles and citations in the sports science field being centered on the sport. However, despite this, further research is still needed to better understand the factors underpinning performance, as well as the mechanisms of injury and nutritional support that should be considered by athletes and coaches.
The aim of this Research Topic is to build on the existing literature on basketball and create a comprehensive resource for training, testing, and performance for amateur and elite basketball athletes. Specifically, we welcome papers that address:
• Factors determining performance, including technical, physiological, biomechanical, psychological, and nutritional factors
• Training interventions and testing in basketball
• Injury prevention and rehabilitation in basketball
• Acute and chronic effects of basketball
• Development pathways for basketball
• Recent developments within basketball research
Topic Editor Professor Moin Khan received financial support from CIHR, PSI, Arthrex, Smith and Nephew, Zimmer. The other Topic Editors declare no competing interests with regard to the Research Topic subject.
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball through the opposing team’s hoop. Since being invented in the USA in 1891, the sport has evolved to become one of the world’s most popular and widely viewed sports, with major international events such as the FIBA Basketball World Cup and Men’s Olympic Basketball Tournament attracting the top national teams from around the world. Research around basketball has only grown, with a significantly high number of articles and citations in the sports science field being centered on the sport. However, despite this, further research is still needed to better understand the factors underpinning performance, as well as the mechanisms of injury and nutritional support that should be considered by athletes and coaches.
The aim of this Research Topic is to build on the existing literature on basketball and create a comprehensive resource for training, testing, and performance for amateur and elite basketball athletes. Specifically, we welcome papers that address:
• Factors determining performance, including technical, physiological, biomechanical, psychological, and nutritional factors
• Training interventions and testing in basketball
• Injury prevention and rehabilitation in basketball
• Acute and chronic effects of basketball
• Development pathways for basketball
• Recent developments within basketball research
Topic Editor Professor Moin Khan received financial support from CIHR, PSI, Arthrex, Smith and Nephew, Zimmer. The other Topic Editors declare no competing interests with regard to the Research Topic subject.