Table 11.
Repeated sprint, running-based anaerobic sprint test and Wingate anaerobic cycle test performance according to playing position and competition level in adult male basketball players
| Study | Playing position | Competition level | Category | Test | Variable | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawes and Spiteri [51] | All | NCAA D2 | Collegiate | Full court shuttle run | Time (s) | 27.8 ± 0.9 |
| Fatouros et al. [125] | All | Greek D2 Competition | Professional | Full court shuttle run | Time (s) | 27.4 ± 0.7 |
| All | Greek Recreational | Amateur | Full court shuttle run | Time (s) | 29.2 ± 0.9 | |
| Maggioni et al. [58] | All | Volunteer Players | Semi-professional | Full court shuttle run | Time (s) | 27.8 ± 0.8 |
| Montgomery et al. [28] | All | Australian State Level | Semi-professional | Full court shuttle run | Time (s) | 27.5 ± 1.2 |
| Guard | Australian State Level | Semi-professional | Full court shuttle run | Time (s) | 26.9 ± 0.9 | |
| Forward | Australian State Level | Semi-professional | Full court shuttle run | Time (s) | 27.9 ± 1.4 | |
| Centre | Australian State Level | Semi-professional | Full court shuttle run | Time (s) | 27.6 ± 1.4 | |
| Pojskić et al. [87] | All | Bosnian Premier League | Professional | RAST | Maximal power (W) | 761 ± 125 |
| Mean power (W) | 620 ± 99.4 | |||||
| Fatigue index (W/s) | 8.2 ± 1.4 | |||||
| Pojskić et al. [88] | Guard | Bosnian Premier League | Professional | RAST | Maximal power (W) | 773 ± 129 |
| Mean power (W) | 635 ± 110 | |||||
| Fatigue index (W/s) | 8.1 ± 2.5 | |||||
| Forward | Bosnian Premier League | Professional | RAST | Maximal power (W) | 762 ± 123 | |
| Mean power (W) | 608 ± 89.6 | |||||
| Fatigue index (W/s) | 8.8 ± 2.7 | |||||
| Centre | Bosnian Premier League | Professional | RAST | Maximal power (W) | 858 ± 109 | |
| Mean power (W) | 713 ± 69.5 | |||||
| Fatigue index (W/s) | 10.5 ± 2.24 | |||||
| Pojskić et al. [89] | All | Bosnian and Herzegovina D1 | Professional | RAST | Maximal power (W) | 761 ± 125 |
| Mean power (W) | 620 ± 99.4 | |||||
| Fatigue index (W/s) | 8.2 ± 1.4 | |||||
| Balsalobre-Fernandez et al. [99] | All | Spanish Pro Liga ACB | Professional | RAST | Peak power (W) | 957 ± 194 |
| Mean power (W) | 772 ± 126 | |||||
| Fatigue index (%) | 33.1 ± 8.0 | |||||
| Balsalobre-Fernandez et al. [100] | All | Spanish Pro Liga ACB | Professional | RAST | Peak power (W) | 889 ± 230WPD |
| Mean power (W) | 737 ± 134WPD | |||||
| Fatigue index (%) | 32.4 ± 7.2WPD | |||||
| de Araujo et al. [129] | All | Elite National Team and League Brazil | Professional | RAST | Peak power (W) | 901 ± 39.1 |
| Mean power (W) | 701 ± 22.7 | |||||
| Fatigue index (%) | 41.5 ± 2.5 | |||||
| Guard | Elite National Team and League Brazil | Professional | RAST | Peak power (W) | 853 ± 59.0 | |
| Mean power (W) | 683 ± 49.0 | |||||
| Fatigue index (%) | 42.1 ± 4.5 | |||||
| Forward | Elite National Team and League Brazil | Professional | RAST | Peak power (W) | 923 ± 79.8 | |
| Mean power (W) | 700 ± 40.7 | |||||
| Fatigue index (%) | 40.6 ± 4.4 | |||||
| Centre | Elite National Team and League Brazil | Professional | RAST | Peak power (W) | 912 ± 42.0 | |
| Mean power (W) | 717 ± 26.4 | |||||
| Fatigue index (%) | 42.1 ± 4.3 | |||||
| Alemdaroglu [61] | All | Turkish D1 | Professional | Wingate Anaerobic Cycle Test |
Peak power (W) Mean power (W) Fatigue index (%) |
955 ± 118 703 ± 79.3 54.7 ± 7.3 |
| Balabinis et al. [98] | All | Undergraduate Teams Greece | Amateur | Wingate Anaerobic Cycle Test | Peak power (W) | 841 ± 92.4 |
| Delextrat and Cohen [114] | All | BUSA D1 | Representative | Wingate Anaerobic Cycle Test | Peak power (W/kg) | 10.2 ± 0.9* |
| Mean power (W/kg) | 8.2 ± 0.9* | |||||
| Fatigue index (%) | 57.4 ± 14.9 | |||||
| All | BUSA D3 | Collegiate | Wingate Anaerobic Cycle Test | Peak power (W/kg) | 10 ± 0.9* | |
| Mean power (W/kg) | 7.8 ± 1.1* | |||||
| Fatigue index (%) | 47.2 ± 15.1 | |||||
| Fatouras et al. [125] | All | Greek D2 Competition | Professional | Wingate Anaerobic Cycle Test | Peak power (W/kg) | 11.2 ± 2.1 |
| Mean power (W/kg) | 9.3 ± 0.9 | |||||
| All | Greek Recreational | Amateur | Wingate Anaerobic Cycle Test | Peak power (W/kg) | 9.7 ± 1.9 | |
| Mean power (W/kg) | 7.2 ± 2.1 | |||||
| Harbili [128] | All | Turkish National League D3 | Professional | Wingate Anaerobic Cycle Test | Peak power (W) | 951.6 ± 86.9 |
| Peak power (W/kg) | 10.3 ± 1.4 | |||||
| Mean power (W) | 683.7 ± 40.5 | |||||
| Mean power (W/kg) | 7.4 ± 0.8 | |||||
| Fatigue index (%) | 59.9 ± 6.3 | |||||
| Nikolaidis et al. [109] | Guard | Italian First League | Professional | Wingate Anaerobic Cycle Test | Peak power (W) | 992 ± 155 |
| Peak power (W/kg) | 11.4 ± 1.1 | |||||
| Mean power (W) | 737 ± 78 | |||||
| Mean power (W/kg) | 8.5 ± 0.7 | |||||
| Fatigue index (%) | 47.5 ± 6.6 | |||||
| Forward | Italian First League | Professional | Wingate Anaerobic Cycle Test | Peak power (W) | 1052 ± 93 | |
| Peak power (W/kg) | 11.1 ± 1.1 | |||||
| Mean power (W) | 823 ± 94 | |||||
| Mean power (W/kg) | 8.7 ± 1.1 | |||||
| Fatigue index (%) | 42.9 ± 4.7 | |||||
| Centre | Italian First League | Professional | Wingate Anaerobic Cycle Test | Peak power (W) | 1085 ± 93 | |
| Peak power (W/kg) | 10 ± 1.1 | |||||
| Mean power (W) | 807 ± 91 | |||||
| Mean power (W/kg) | 7.4 ± 0.8 | |||||
| Fatigue index (%) | 44.4 ± 5.5 | |||||
| Popadic Gacesa et al. [127] | All | Elite Serbian Players | Professional | Wingate Anaerobic Cycle Test |
Peak power (W) Peak power (W/kg) Mean power (W) Mean power (W/kg) |
1001 ± 150 10.7 ± 1.7 669 ± 77.1 7.2 ± 1 |
| Sallet et al. [126] | All | French D1 and D2 | Professional | Wingate Anaerobic Cycle Test | Peak power (W/kg) | 12.2 ± 2.7 |
| Fatigue index (%) | 58.9 ± 13.5 | |||||
| Guards | French D1 and D2 | Professional | Wingate Anaerobic Cycle Test |
Peak power (W/kg) Fatigue index (%) |
13.1 ± 1.7 | |
| 63.8 ± 14.7 | ||||||
| Forwards | French D1 and D2 | Professional | Wingate Anaerobic Cycle Test | Peak power (W/kg) | 12.7 ± 3.5 | |
| Fatigue index (%) | 58.1 ± 9.3 | |||||
| Centres | French D1 and D2 | Professional | Wingate Anaerobic Cycle Test | Peak power (W/kg) | 11.1 ± 2.1 | |
| Fatigue index (%) | 56.3 ± 15.7 | |||||
| Soslu et al. [117] | All | Turkish Professional Competition | Professional | Wingate Anaerobic Cycle Test |
Peak power (W) Peak power (W/kg) Mean power (W) Mean power (W/kg) |
849 ± 128 12.4 ± 3.0 681 ± 86 8.7 ± 1.2 |
Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation
BUSA British Universities Sports Association, D1 Division one competition, D2 Division two competition, D3 Division three competition, Liga ACB Liga Endesa Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto, NCAA National Collegiate Athletic Association, RAST Running-based Anaerobic Sprint Test, WPD indicates data retrieved using WebPlotDigitizer