title: Evidence-based post-exercise recovery strategies in basketball.
abstract: Basketball can be described as a moderate-to-long duration exercise including repeated bouts of high-intensity activity interspersed with periods of low to moderate active recovery or passive rest. A match is characterized by repeated explosive activities, such as sprints, jumps, shuffles and rapid changes in direction. In top-level modern basketball, players are frequently required to play consecutive matches with limited time to recover. To ensure adequate recovery after any basketball activity (i.e., match or training), it is necessary to know the type of fatigue induced and, if possible, its underlying mechanisms. Despite limited scientific evidence to support their effectiveness in facilitating optimal recovery, certain recovery strategies are commonly utilized in basketball. It is particularly important to optimize recovery because players spend a much greater proportion of their time recovering than they do in training. Therefore, the main aim of this report is to facilitate useful information that may lead to practical application, based on the scientific evidence and applied knowledge specifically in basketball.
authors.affiliation: a Laboratory of Analysis of Sport Performance, Sport and Physical Education Department, Faculty of Sport Sciences , University of the Basque Country, Vitoria-Gasteiz , Spain.
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Calleja-González
authors.affiliation: b Regional Unit of Sport Medicine-Avilés City-Council Foundation, Functional Biology Department , University of Oviedo , Asturias , Spain.
authors.forename: Nicolás
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Terrados
authors.affiliation: c ImFINE Research Group, Department of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences (INEF) , Technical University of Madrid , Madrid , Spain.|d Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud , Universidad Isabel I , www.ui1.es , España.
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mielgo-Ayuso
authors.affiliation: e Department of Sport and Health Sciences , Oxford Brookes University , Oxford , UK.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Delextrat
authors.affiliation: f Faculty of Kinesiology , University of Zagreb , Zagreb , Croatia.
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jukic
authors.affiliation: g Sport and Physical Education Department, Faculty of Sport Sciences , University of Leon , León , Spain.
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vaquera
authors.affiliation: h Complex Systems in Sports Research Group, National Institute of Physical Education of Catalonia (INEFC), University of Lleida , Lleida , Spain.
authors.forename: Lorena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.affiliation: h Complex Systems in Sports Research Group, National Institute of Physical Education of Catalonia (INEFC), University of Lleida , Lleida , Spain.
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Schelling
authors.affiliation: i Exercise Physiology Laboratory , Center for Health, Exercise and Sport Sciences , Belgrade , Serbia.
authors.forename: Marko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stojanovic
authors.affiliation: i Exercise Physiology Laboratory , Center for Health, Exercise and Sport Sciences , Belgrade , Serbia.
authors.forename: Sergej M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Ostojic
mesh_terms: D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D001490:Basketball / Q000502:physiology*; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005221:Fatigue / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D012420:Running
keywords: Basketball; Ergogenic aids; Fatigue; Hydration; Nutrition; Recovery