RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 The effects of defensive style and final game outcome on the external training load of professional basketball players A1 Castillo, Daniel A1 Raya González, Javier A1 Clemente, Filipe Manuel A1 Conte, Daniele A1 Rodríguez Fernández, Alejandro A2 Educacion Fisica y Deportiva K1 Educación Física K1 Contextual Factors K1 External Loads K1 Load Monitoring K1 Man-marking K1 Zone-marking K1 Score K1 2411.06 Fisiología del Ejercicio AB [EN] This study aimed to analyse the influence of different contextual factors (i.e., defensive style andgame outcome) on basketball players’ external load during games-based drills using ultrawideband (UWB)technology. Fourteen male professional basketball players belonging to an elite reserve Spanish club (ACB)participated in this study. The games-based drills consisted of one bout of 10 min played 5vs5 in which playerswere instructed to use man-to-man defence (MMD) and/or zone defence (ZD). In addition, the final gameoutcome (i.e., winning or losing) of the game-based drill was registered. External load variables per minutewere recorded: total distance covered, distance covered in different speed zones, distance covered whileaccelerating and decelerating, maximum speed, steps, jumps and player load. A two-way ANOVA with theTukey post hoc test was used to assess the impact of defensive style and final game outcome and the interactionof both factors on the external load encountered by basketball players. No meaningful differences (unclear)were found in the external loads between playing with MMD and with ZD and between winning and losingteams except for greater distance at high-speed running (18.0–24.0 km·h-1) in winning teams (p < 0.05,ES = 0.68, moderate). A significant interaction between defensive style and final game outcome was foundfor high decelerations (> -2 m·s-2) (p = 0.041; ES = 0.70) and jumps (p = 0.037; ES = 0.68). These resultscould potentially help coaching staff in prescribing an appropriate workload during basketball-specific gamebaseddrills, and ultimately enhance the match performance. PB Institute of Sport SN 0860-021X LK https://hdl.handle.net/10612/20053 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10612/20053 NO Castillo, D., Raya-González, J., Clemente, F. M., Conte, D., & Rodríguez-Fernández, A. (2021). The effects of defensive style and final game outcome on the external training load of professional basketball players. Biology of Sport, 38(3), 483-490. https://doi.org/10.5114/BIOLSPORT.2021.101124 DS BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León RD 30-jun-2024