The effect of deliberate play on tactical performance in basketball

Percept Mot Skills. 2010 Jun;110(3 Pt 1):849-56. doi: 10.2466/PMS.110.3.849-856.

Abstract

This field-based study analyzed effects of a deliberate-play training program in basketball on tactical game intelligence and tactical creativity. 22 youth basketball players, ages 10 to 12 years, completed basketball training in one of two equal-sized groups. The deliberate-play training program contained unstructured game forms in basketball. The placebo group played in traditional structured basketball game forms. Tactical intelligence and creativity was assessed before and after an 18-lesson intervention. Analysis showed significant training improvement only for the deliberate-play group. In addition, this outperformance of the placebo group was not only observed for tactical creativity but also for tactical intelligence.

MeSH terms

  • Athletic Performance*
  • Basketball / education*
  • Basketball / psychology*
  • Brazil
  • Child
  • Competitive Behavior*
  • Creativity
  • Executive Function*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Motivation
  • Physical Education and Training
  • Practice, Psychological
  • Problem Solving*
  • Recognition, Psychology