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The aim is to determine the impact of change-of-direction versus linear sprint training on physical performance.

March 29, 2026Scientific Reports0 citationsOpen Access

Effect of change-of-direction vs. linear repeated sprint training on physical performance in female college basketball players

Key Points

The aim is to determine the impact of change-of-direction versus linear sprint training on physical performance.
30 trained female collegiate basketball players participated.
Participants were divided into two groups: COD-specific and linear sprint training.
The training lasted for 6 weeks with two sessions per week.
Performance was assessed through sprints, vertical jumps, and oxygen uptake before and after the intervention.
Improvements were seen in the 10 m sprint, vertical jump, RSAaverage, RSAfatigue index, and VO2max.
The COD group showed greater enhancements compared to the linear sprint group.
No significant changes were observed in the 20 m and 30 m sprint times.

Abstract

This study examined the effects of repeated sprint training (RST) with and without change of direction (COD) on physical performance in 30 trained female collegiate basketball players. Participants were randomly assigned to either a COD-specific group (EXP, n = 15) or a linear group (CON, n = 15). Over a 6-week period with two sessions per week, pre- and post-intervention assessments evaluated 10 m, 20 m, and 30 m sprints, vertical jump height, repeated sprint ability (RSA), maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), and zigzag test performance. Significant main effects of time were observed for the 10 m sprint, Countermovement jump, RSAave, RSAFI, VO2max, and zig–zag performance (p 0.05). These findings indicate that RST-COD enhances RSA, VO2max, and COD performance in trained female collegiate basketball players.

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