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Table 10 External load variables obtained using accelerometers, inertial measurement units, or local positioning systems in female basketball players according to playing level and playing position during basketball game-play

From: External and Internal Load Variables Encountered During Training and Games in Female Basketball Players According to Playing Level and Playing Position: A Systematic Review

Study

Playing level

Sample

AvFnet

PlayerLoad™/Player load

Accelerations

Decelerations

High-intensity IMA events

Speed

N

Absolute (AU)

Relative (AU∙min−1)

Absolute (n)

Relative (n∙min−1)

Absolute (n)

Relative (n∙min−1)

Absolute (n)

Average (m·s−1)

Maximum (m·s−1)

Oba and Okudaa [57]

High-school

All players

7.0 ± 0.5

Collegiate

All players

-

7.4 ± 0.3

Professional

All players

8.0 ± 0.5

Palmer et al.b [41]

Semi-professional

All players

240 ± NP

Professional

All players

259 ± NP

Portes et al.a [34]

Representative

All players

39 ± 21

1.0 ± 0.4

370 ± 285

9 ± 5

273 ± 239

7 ± 4

BC

35 ± 21

0.9 ± 0.4

331 ± 256

9 ± 5

230 ± 199

6 ± 3

FC

43 ± 21

1.0 ± 0.4

404 ± 331

9 ± 5

310 ± 265

7 ± 4

Ransdell et al.b [36]

Collegiate

All players

656 ± 173

7.1 ± 1.2

52 ± 19

BC

677 ± 171c

7.5 ± 1.2c

51 ± 20c

FC

637 ± 173

6.7 ± 1.1

53 ± 17

Reina et al.b [35]

Club

All players

39 ± 20

1.2 ± 0.2

Reina et al. [60]

Representative

All players

4 ± NP

3 ± NP

BC

4 ± NP

4 ± NP

FC

4 ± NP

3 ± NP

Reina et al.b [37]

Club

All players

2.8 ± NP

BC

3.1 ± NP

FC

2.6 ± NP

Reina et al.b [33]

Representative

All players

1.5 ± NP

5.4 ± NP

BC

1.5 ± NP

5.3 ± NP

FC

1.5 ± NP

5.5 ± NP

  1. Definitions for each external load variable reported are described in Table 2. Values reported by Ransdell et al. [36] are indicative of PlayerLoad™ (Catapult Innovations; Melbourne, Australia). AvFnet Average net force, IMA Inertial movement analysis, AU Arbitrary units, n Number of events, Endash (–) Not collected, NP Not provided, BC Backcourt players (point guards and shooting guards), FC Frontcourt players (power forwards, small forwards, and centers), aValues reported according to live time (see Table 3), bValues reported according to total time (see Table 3), cSignificantly (p < 0.05) different from FC