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Effects of Weekly Basketball Training Distribution on Executive Function in Adolescents

Sponsor: Xi'an Medical University

Summary

his study examined whether different ways of distributing the same weekly amount of basketball training affect executive function in adolescents. A total of 120 adolescents were randomly assigned to one of three groups: weekday-distributed basketball training, weekend-concentrated basketball training, or a control group that continued its usual activities. Participants in both basketball training groups completed 180 minutes of training per week for 8 weeks. The weekday-distributed group trained for 36 minutes per session, five days per week, whereas the weekend-concentrated group trained for 90 minutes per session, two days per week. Executive function was assessed before and after the intervention. The study aimed to determine whether basketball training improves executive function compared with usual activities and whether distributing the same weekly training volume across weekdays produces different effects from concentrating the training on weekends.

Official title: Effects of Volume-Matched Weekday-Distributed Versus Weekend-Concentrated Basketball Training on Executive Function in Adolescents: A Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial

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