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Impact of a Specific Physical Training Program on Physical Performance in U15 Female Basketball Players

Costina Pîșă (Piperea), Marian Dragomir · GYMNASIUM · 2026

This study tracked how a basketball-specific training program affected physical performance in 12 young female players (U15 level) by measuring their sprinting speed, jumping power, agility, and aerobic fitness before and after the program. The training produced significant improvements in jumping power, agility, and aerobic capacity, but didn't significantly improve straight-line sprinting speed.
Takeaway: Incorporate structured basketball-specific conditioning drills to build jumping power, agility, and aerobic capacity in young female players.
Abstract (source)

The

Aim: of this study was to examine changes in selected physical performance indicators following a sport-specific training program in 12 U´15 female basketball players. Testing was conducted before and after the intervention using a 20-m sprint, countermovement jump, adapted T-test, and multistage 20-m shuttle run. The intervention was integrated into the team’s regular training and was implemented between the first and second test periods preceding the U´15 national final tournament. Paired-samples t-tests were used to comparepre- and post-intervention values. Significant improvements were found in countermovement jump, adapted T-test, and shuttle-run performance, whereas the improvement in 20-m sprint time did not reach statistical

Significance: . The

Findings: indicate that a structured, basketball-specific conditioning program may contribute to improvements in explosive power, change-of-direction performance, and aerobic capacity in adolescent female players.

Primary studyOpen accessProgramming & PeriodizationWomen's & Youth Athletics
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