Interpersonal dynamics and relative positioning to scoring target of performers in 1 vs. 1 sub-phases of team sports

In this study, we examined the effects of relative positioning of attacker-defender dyads to the basket on interpersonal coordination tendencies in basketball. To achieve this aim, four right-hand dominant basketball players performed in a 1 vs. 1 sub-phase, at nine different playing locations relat...

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Published in:Journal of sports sciences 2012-08, Vol.30 (12), p.1285-1293
Main Authors: Esteves, Pedro T., Araújo, Duarte, Davids, Keith, Vilar, Luís, Travassos, Bruno, Esteves, Carlos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Applied psychology
Athletes
Athletic Performance
Basketball
Biological and medical sciences
Competitive Behavior
constraints
Coordination
dyadic systems
Functional Laterality
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human performance
Humans
information
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Movement
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Sports. Leisure
Task Performance and Analysis
team ball sports
Vertebrates: body movement. Posture. Locomotion. Flight. Swimming. Physical exercise. Rest. Sports
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Summary:In this study, we examined the effects of relative positioning of attacker-defender dyads to the basket on interpersonal coordination tendencies in basketball. To achieve this aim, four right-hand dominant basketball players performed in a 1 vs. 1 sub-phase, at nine different playing locations relative to the basket (from 0° to 180°, in 20° increments). Performers' movement displacement trajectories were video-recorded and digitized in 162 trials. Results showed that interpersonal coordination tendencies changed according to the scaling of the relative position of performers to the basket. Stable in-phase modes of coordination were observed between performers' longitudinal and lateral displacements (50.47% and 43.02%) on the left side of the court. On the right side of the court, a shift in the dominant mode of coordination was observed to a defender lead-lag of −30°, both for longitudinal and lateral displacements (30.51% and 32.65%). These results suggest how information about dribbler hand dominance and relative position to the basket may have constrained attacker-defender coordination tendencies in 1 vs. 1 sub-phases of basketball.
ISSN:0264-0414
1466-447X
DOI:10.1080/02640414.2012.707327