Optimizing Player Health, Recovery, and Performance in Basketball, volume II

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Editorial: Optimizing player health, recovery, and performance in basketball, volume II

Aaron T. Scanlan

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Daniele Conte

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Davide Ferioli

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Davide Ferioli

Department of Biomedical, Dental and Morphological and Functional Imaging Sciences, University of Messina

Aaron T Scanlan

Central Queensland University

Daniele Conte

Foro Italico University of Rome

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This Research Topic is the second volume of the article collection: "Optimizing Player Health, Recovery, and Performance in Basketball". Please see the first volume here.

In line with the first volume, basketball is a popular team sport played all over the world by male and female players participating in various competitions. As the game continues to evolve, there are new challenges and opportunities being faced by teams. Consequently, basketball organizations constantly seek competitive advantages that optimize the health, recovery, and performance of players through various practices.

The growing body of basketball research provides an essential evidence base for basketball organizations to draw upon when implementing different practices. As such, it is important that sound basketball research with strong practical translation is produced on topics relevant to player health, recovery, and performance. In this regard, examination of coaching, training, testing, monitoring, nutrition, recovery, injury prevention, psychological, performance analysis, and sleep strategies, as well as technological innovations, that can improve the existing understanding and practices in basketball would prove advantageous for basketball coaches, high-performance staff, and players alike.

Therefore, this Research Topic aims to extend upon the research provided in the first volume by providing in-depth knowledge on various aspects in basketball applied to players and teams of both sexes and across different age groups, including but not limited to the following:

• Assessment of fitness attributes
• Coaching strategies
• Development of strength and conditioning programs
• Fatigue monitoring and assessment
• Game performance assessment (e.g. game-related statistics)
• Injury statistics and injury prevention strategies
• Monitoring of training and game demands
• Monitoring of sleep and sleep-related interventions
• Nutritional aids and practices
• Psychological attributes and interventions
• Recovery strategies
• Technological innovations
• Wheelchair and able-bodied

Meta-analyses, reviews, perspectives, opinion articles, commentaries, and original work will be considered for publication.

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Davide Ferioli

Department of Biomedical, Dental and Morphological and Functional Imaging Sciences, University of Messina

Aaron T Scanlan

Central Queensland University

Daniele Conte

Foro Italico University of Rome

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Frontiers in Psychology

Movement Science, Sport Psychology

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Exercise Physiology

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

Exercise Physiology, Sport Psychology, Movement Science

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