Relationship Between Talent Identification and Change of Direction in Young Basketball Players

Study purpose. Regarding Talent identification (TID) programs, which are an integral part of the selection process for elite-level athletes, authors detected a lack evidence, as surprisingly little research has been conducted to elucidate effects Change Direction (COD) test performance on TID in basketball. This study aimed to: i) analyze anthropometrical measures, variables COD and talents values each basketball player, ii) conduct through test, talent procedure basketball, iii) run correlation analysis try explain relationship between either offensive defensive skills. Materials methods. A cross-sectional was nineteen youth players (age = 15.68 ± 1.20 years; height 188.84 5.81 cm, weight 75.74 8.37 kg) with at least 3 years experience. To assess overall selected players, questionnaire regarding offense or defense variable used. In addition, were required perform V-Cut, 5-0-5 Illinois Dribbling tests. Single beam photocells (Chronojump Boscosystem) used 3D motion capture system video camera set 210 Hz (CASIO EX-ZR800) recorded entire action. Results. Findings point out that players’ result correlates positively [505 (Contact time, r 0.62, p 0.004 deficit, 0.55, 0.01) [velocity (r 0.45, 0.04)] skills whilst it negatively [Illinois -0.46, Conclusions. highlights importance multidisciplinary approach considering coaches’ assessment provide relevant information TID.