Study on the influence of specific equipment in achieving sport performance

Study on the influence of specific equipment in achieving sport performance

The present study aims to verify the effect of the presence of sports equipment specific to the game of basketball and possibly its relationship with the achievement of sports performance.

The research took place on a sample of 12 athletes between the ages of 16 and 35, members of the basketball team of the ACS Ralph Brașov Club that plays in the 2nd valuable league of our country (competition season 2021-2022).

As part of a partnership with a major sports equipment manufacturing company, the subjects were offered basketball shoes for testing and eventual purchase at promotional prices.

3 tests were used (98m sprint, 10x5m sprint and 5 consecutive long jumps) with own shoes and special basketball shoes, testing grip, flexibility, stability, ergonomic shape or system depreciation of specific shoes.

The results obtained were surprising, the main conclusion being that sports marketing is not always closely related to sports performance.

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