Effects of Isometric Training on Ankle Mobility and Change-of-Direction Performance in Professional Basketball Players

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URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10641/6794
ISSN: 2076-3417
DOI: 10.3390/app15179666

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2025-09

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Basketball requires high-intensity, multidirectional movements that place significant stress on the ankle joint. Limited dorsiflexion and reduced change-of-direction (COD) ability are associated with impaired movement efficiency and may contribute to injury mechanisms. Isometric training may help address these limitations in professional players. To assess the effects of a season-long isometric intervention program on ankle dorsiflexion and COD performance in professional basketball players. Fourteen professional players (mean age 25.6 ± 3.9 years) completed a season-long isometric intervention program (5 days/week), which included three force-steady sustained running postures and two gym-based exercises performed at 80% maximal voluntary contraction for 15–20 s per repetition (12 reps/set, 3 sets/session). Significant improvements were observed in both ankle dorsiflexion and COD performance. Dorsiflexion increased by 34.0% in the left leg and 19.4% in the right leg (Lunge Test). COD performance in the L-Test improved by 10.0% for the leftwards side and 11.6% for the rightward side from pre- to post-intervention. Isometric training improved ankle dorsiflexion and COD performance in professional basketball players, suggesting potential performance benefits and enhanced movement efficiency in multidirectional tasks.

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agility tests, dorsiflexion range of motion, injury prevention, static strength training, General Materials Science, Instrumentation, General Engineering, Process Chemistry and Technology, Computer Science Applications, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Yes, yes

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Fernández-Galván, L M, Fernández-Viñes, R & Sánchez-Infante, J 2025, 'Effects of Isometric Training on Ankle Mobility and Change-of-Direction Performance in Professional Basketball Players', Applied Sciences (Switzerland), vol. 15, no. 17, 9666. https://doi.org/10.3390/app15179666

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