Vol 6, Issue 3

Preseason And Post Season Body Composition Does Not Change Relative To Playing Time In Division I Female Basketball Players

April 1, 2013 - By 

Authors

Emma Ladwig, University of South Dakota
Andrew L. Shim, University of South Dakota
Jae P. Yom, University of South Dakota
Patrick Cross, University of South Dakota
Justin Beebe, University of South Dakota
International Journal of Exercise Science 6(3) : 208-216, 2013. 
DOI: 10.70252/ZVFZ2684

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to determine if preseason and postseason body fat percentages (BF%) change relative to playing time in Division I women’s basketball players. Subjects for the study included 11 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I female collegiate basketball athletes over the age of 18 from a Midwest public university. Demographic data of each subject (age 20.09 +1.81 yrs., weight 71.13 +10.85 kg., height 176.48 + 8.33 cm.) was taken before the initial body fat assessment. The subjects underwent preseason and postseason BOD POD® testing to get an accurate measure of body fat percentages. Data analyses looked for changes between preseason and postseason body fat percentage. A Pearson’s Correlation was performed to determine if changes in preseason and postseason BF% changed relative to playing time. Body fat percentage varied across preseason and postseason (average decrease in BF%: -1.83%) but such a difference was not significant (t1,10 = 1.89, p = .088). A negative relationship was found between preseason BF% and playing time (r = -.707) and postseason BF% and playing time (r =-.728). No relationship was found between change in BF% and playing time.

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