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The 30-15 intermittent fitness test: A reliable, valid, and useful tool to assess aerobic capacity in female basketball players

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posted on 2020-05-29, 00:00 authored by M Jeličić, V Ivančev, D Čular, N Čović, E Stojanović, Aaron ScanlanAaron Scanlan, Z Milanović
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the reliability, validity, and usefulness of 30-15 Intermittent Fitness Test (30-15IFT) in female basketball players. Methods: Nineteen female basketball players (17.82 ± 1.94 yr, 175.4 ± 7.3 cm, 67.9 ± 7.7 kg) competing in the National Croatian League performed one trial of a continuous treadmill running test and two trials of the 30-15IFT. The 30-15IFT involves 30-s runs across a 40-m course interspersed with 15 s of walking, with running speed increasing every 45 s. The continuous treadmill running test was used as the criterion for validation. Results: High to very high reliability across test-retest trials were observed for maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) (CV = 4.9%, ICC = 0.85), the 30-15IFT end-running velocity (VIFT) (CV = 6.0%, ICC = 0.85), and maximal heart rate (HRmax) (CV = 4.8%, ICC = 0.96). Criterion validity was supported for the 30-15IFT with strong to very strong relationships with VO2max (r =0.69), VIFT (r =0.74), and HRmax (r =0.73) attained during the continuous treadmill running test. The typical error (TE) of the 30-15IFT was greater than the smallest worthwhile change for VO2max (1.16 > 0.42 ml/kg/min), VIFT (0.56 > 0.20 km/h), and HRmax (2.15 > 1.89 bpm) adjudging usefulness of the test as marginal. The TE of 0.56 km/h (90% CI = 0.44-0.77 km/h) demonstrates changes in the performance of one to two stages (0.5-1.0 km/h) are meaningful. Conclusions: The 30-15IFT possesses acceptable reliability and validity to assess maximal aerobic fitness capacity in female basketball players. While the usefulness of the 30-15IFT was marginal, meaningful changes in performance consisted of only one to two stages. The present findings support the 30-15IFT as a practical testing option for basketball practitioners to assess fitness capacities in female players.

History

Volume

91

Issue

1

Start Page

83

End Page

91

Number of Pages

9

eISSN

2168-3824

ISSN

0270-1367

Location

United States

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Language

eng

Peer Reviewed

  • Yes

Open Access

  • No

Acceptance Date

2019-07-23

External Author Affiliations

University of Niš; University of Sarajevo; University of Split;

Era Eligible

  • Yes

Journal

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

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