36th Annual Student Research Conference
Reliability of 25-Yard Sprints Among College Women Basketball Players
Kateri R. Gutting
Dr. Jerry Mayhew and Mr. Theo Dean (Women's Basketball Coach), Faculty Mentors
Sprint speed is a fundamental quality among college women basketball players. The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability of repeated sprints in college women basketball players. Twelve players completed standardized static warm-up exercises prior to performing five 25-yard sprints on a regulation basketball court with one minute recovery between trials. Times were determined using electronic timing gates. The mean sprint time of the 5 sprints was 4.06 ± 0.23 sec with no significant difference across trials (p = 0.10). The within-player standard deviation was 0.126 sec. The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) among the trials was ICC = 0.923 (p<0.001). The smallest worthwhile change (SWC) was calculated to be 0.246 sec and represents the minimum time required to indicate a statistically significant improvement in running speed over the distance utilized in this study. Sprint times across multiple trials for college women basketball players were reliable and highly correlated.
Keywords: athlete, athletics, basketball, reliability, Exercise Science, sports
Topic(s):Exercise Science
Presentation Type: Poster Presentation
Session: 3-11
Location: Student Union Building Activities Room
Time: 3:00