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Analysis of Performance Indicators in Decision-Making and Execution in U14 Female Basketball Players
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Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca
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Female youth basketball remains an underexplored area of performance analysis. This
study aimed to analyze the participation and offensive performance of players on a fe-
male youth basketball team across a season, assessing decision-making and execution in
offensive plays according to playing position and contextual variables. An observational
methodology was applied using the Game Performance Assessment Instrument (GPAI)
across 15 matches involving a youth team (n = 11; mean age 13.89 ± 0.25 years). A total of
9450 offensive acts (dribbles, passes, shots, screens, and off-ball movements) were analyzed,
calculating participation, execution, decision-making, and game performance metrics by
playing position (guards, forwards, and centers) and four contextual variables. A multi-
variate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was applied, and univariate analyses of variance
(ANOVA) were subsequently conducted to identify the specific index in which differences
were located. Results showed the highest values across all indices for guards (Participa-
tion = 45.12%; Execution = 0.85; Decision-Making = 0.92; Game Performance = 0.89) and
the lowest for centers (26.28%, 0.77, 0.85, 0.81, respectively), confirming differentiated
offensive profiles. Regarding contextual variables, playing at home improved offensive
performance for all positions, while performance declined in all positions as proximity to
the opponent’s basket increased. By contrast, the game period showed position-specific
differences, and also previous wins modulated participation and offensive performance,
reflecting the influence of perceived opponent quality, with effects varying by position.
These findings highlight the need for position- and context-specific training to enhance
offensive performance for this team’s players
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