Analysis of competition warm-up and re-warm-up practices of Portuguese basketball coaches

Basketball is a dynamic team sport characterised by intense, strategic play that requires high-intensity activities such as sprinting, jumping, and changing direction. Proper warm-up (WU) routines are crucial for improving athletic performance and adapting to the game’s physical demands. This study...

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Main Authors: Luís M. Silva, Henrique Pereira Neiva, Daniel Almeida Marinho
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Language:English
Published: Desafio Singular 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://revistas.rcaap.pt/motricidade/article/view/40679
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description Basketball is a dynamic team sport characterised by intense, strategic play that requires high-intensity activities such as sprinting, jumping, and changing direction. Proper warm-up (WU) routines are crucial for improving athletic performance and adapting to the game’s physical demands. This study evaluates the WU practices of Portuguese basketball coaches and their adherence to evidence-based guidelines. A cross-sectional survey of 158 Portuguese basketball coaches was conducted to analyse the relationships between their WU and re-warm-up (RWU) strategies and the coached competition. Significant associations in WU were found among coaches of youth competitions and performance competitions, especially in WU volume, but no significant associations were found regarding in-game or halftime RWU strategies. This study shows that coaches in performance contexts tend to use more comprehensive WU strategies. However, there is a need for increased practice of RWU routines by the coaches of youth and performance competitions to optimise player performance.
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spelling doaj-art-354fd39689eb421a8912e42b85c1c5b22025-08-20T02:46:58ZengDesafio SingularMotricidade1646-107X2182-29722025-07-012110.6063/motricidade.40679Analysis of competition warm-up and re-warm-up practices of Portuguese basketball coachesLuís M. Silva0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6311-9004Henrique Pereira Neiva1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9283-312XDaniel Almeida Marinho2Universidade da Beira InteriorUBI/CIDESDUniversidade da Beira Interior Basketball is a dynamic team sport characterised by intense, strategic play that requires high-intensity activities such as sprinting, jumping, and changing direction. Proper warm-up (WU) routines are crucial for improving athletic performance and adapting to the game’s physical demands. This study evaluates the WU practices of Portuguese basketball coaches and their adherence to evidence-based guidelines. A cross-sectional survey of 158 Portuguese basketball coaches was conducted to analyse the relationships between their WU and re-warm-up (RWU) strategies and the coached competition. Significant associations in WU were found among coaches of youth competitions and performance competitions, especially in WU volume, but no significant associations were found regarding in-game or halftime RWU strategies. This study shows that coaches in performance contexts tend to use more comprehensive WU strategies. However, there is a need for increased practice of RWU routines by the coaches of youth and performance competitions to optimise player performance. https://revistas.rcaap.pt/motricidade/article/view/40679Sports performanceCompetitionBasketballWarm-upRe-warm-up
spellingShingle Luís M. Silva
Henrique Pereira Neiva
Daniel Almeida Marinho
Analysis of competition warm-up and re-warm-up practices of Portuguese basketball coaches
Motricidade
Sports performance
Competition
Basketball
Warm-up
Re-warm-up
title Analysis of competition warm-up and re-warm-up practices of Portuguese basketball coaches
title_full Analysis of competition warm-up and re-warm-up practices of Portuguese basketball coaches
title_fullStr Analysis of competition warm-up and re-warm-up practices of Portuguese basketball coaches
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of competition warm-up and re-warm-up practices of Portuguese basketball coaches
title_short Analysis of competition warm-up and re-warm-up practices of Portuguese basketball coaches
title_sort analysis of competition warm up and re warm up practices of portuguese basketball coaches
topic Sports performance
Competition
Basketball
Warm-up
Re-warm-up
url https://revistas.rcaap.pt/motricidade/article/view/40679
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