Study of external load in basketball tasks based on game phases

Abstract

The analysis of external load (eTL) provides Physical Education teachers with information about how they plan sport teaching within their classes, which they can use as a feedback. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyze the eTL of the tasks designed by pre-service teachers for the teaching of school basketball, depending on the phases of game. A total of 283 tasks designed by six pre-service teachers were categorized through the Integral System for Training Tasks Analysis. The quantification of the eTL of the tasks was obtained through six variables: degree of opposition, density of the task, percentage of simultaneous performers, competitive load, game area, and cognitive involvement. A descriptive analysis was performed using contingency tables and an inferential analysis using Kruskal-Wallis H and Mann-Whitney U statistical tests, establishing the effect size through Cohen's d. The results indicate significant differences in the eTL (p