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  • A principled approach to equipment scaling for children's sport: A case study in basketball

    Author(s)
    Gorman, AD
    Headrick, J
    Renshaw, I
    McCormack, CJ
    Topp, KM
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Headrick, Jonathon
    Year published
    2020
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    Abstract
    The aims of this research were to (a) demonstrate how a principled approach using anthropometric measures of the hand can be used to identify the most appropriate basketball size for junior basketball players and (b) examine participants’ preferences in relation to the use of different sized basketballs after gameplay. The hand spans and hand lengths of junior and senior male basketball players were measured and used to create hand size-to-ball-size ratios. Junior male basketball players also competed in 3 vs 3 half-court games using size 3, 4, 5, and 6 basketballs. Using the hand size-to-ball-size ratio as a means of scaling ...
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    The aims of this research were to (a) demonstrate how a principled approach using anthropometric measures of the hand can be used to identify the most appropriate basketball size for junior basketball players and (b) examine participants’ preferences in relation to the use of different sized basketballs after gameplay. The hand spans and hand lengths of junior and senior male basketball players were measured and used to create hand size-to-ball-size ratios. Junior male basketball players also competed in 3 vs 3 half-court games using size 3, 4, 5, and 6 basketballs. Using the hand size-to-ball-size ratio as a means of scaling equipment for junior basketball players revealed that the most appropriate ball for 11-year-old boys is size 3 or 4, however, the junior players preferred using the larger basketballs (size 5 and 6) during gameplay. Anthropometric measures of the hand can be used by sports administrators and coaches as a principled means to scale sports equipment for juniors. Given that the preferred ball size appears to be influenced by the prior experiences of each child, it may be important for scaled equipment to be introduced during the initial stages of motor learning.
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    Journal Title
    International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1177/1747954120954569
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    This publication has been entered into Griffith Research Online as an Advanced Online Version.
    Subject
    Biomedical and clinical sciences
    Psychology
    Sports science and exercise
    Social Sciences
    Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
    Psychology, Applied
    Social Sciences - Other Topics
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/397888
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