Intensification of the Training Process of Young Basketball Players on the Basis of a Differentiated Approach to Choosing the Intensity of Competitive Loads

The authors investigate the problem of the effectiveness of the training process of highly qualified women’s basketball teams in conditions of increased competition at official national and international competitions. The aim of the study is to analyze the game loads and calorie consumption of the women’s basketball team of super League 1 “Rostov-don-SFU” for several seasons and to adapt the training process to the modern requirements of the game in accordance with the results obtained. The empirical study was conducted from August 2018 to may 2020. Research sample — 10 female basketball players of the women’s super League 1 team “Rostov-don-SFU”. The average age was 23 ± 3 years, the average height was 183.9 ± 8.7 cm, and the average weight was 70.7 ± 9.7 kg. 47 games of the Russian basketball championship in the 2018–2019 season and 42 games of the 2018–2019 season were analyzed. The study found that the maximum heart rate of all basketball players in the 2019–2020 season decreased in comparison with the previous season. At the same time, for most players of the Rostov-don-SFU team in the 2019–2020 season, the playing time spent in the maximum load zone and the expenditure of calories per game significantly increased while maintaining high statistical indicators. The authors identified exercises that are as close as possible to the game situation, when performing which the player’s pulse reaches the highest value, and justified their application in practice. The conducted research has proved that the performance of highly qualified basketball teams at official competitions is closely related to the level of adaptation of the intensity of training process loads to the requirements of the game. The obtained data will help to better adapt the training process and improve the functional capabilities of highly qualified basketball players.