The effect of fatigue on shooting accuracy in basketball: Does performance change after fatigue as age increases?


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Cengizel Ç. Ö., Suveren Erdoğan C., Ertaş Dölek B., Cengizel E.

SPORTIS. SCIENTIFIC TECHNICAL JOURNAL OF SCHOOL SPORT, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND PSYCHOMOTRICITY, cilt.9, sa.3, ss.513-526, 2023 (ESCI) identifier

Özet

The aims of this research were (a) to examine the effect of fatigue on shooting accuracy and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) in basketball, and (b) to compare the shooting accuracy and RPE after fatigue between age categories. 89 male basketball players from different age categories participated in the research. The 20 m shuttle run test was applied to create fatigue. RPE and shooting accuracy were measured before and after fatigue protocol. While there was no significant difference in shooting accuracy before and after fatigue in all age categories, RPE was significantly higher. Shooting accuracy quantitatively increased with age before fatigue (except U14). Shooting accuracy after fatigue was significantly different between the groups. As a result; although shuttle run was perceived as "hard-very hard" difficulty in basketball players, it did not create a fatigue that would significantly affect shooting accuracy. However, it was determined that the shooting accuracy after fatigue changed with increasing age. Therefore, this research presents important findings in terms of determining the age categories in which fatigue affects shooting performance in basketball.