Physical and physiological demands and hormonal responses in basketball small-sided games with different tactical tasks and training regimes

Objectives To evaluate external and internal training load (TL) and hormonal responses in basketball 3-versus-3 small-sided games (SSGs). Design Randomized repeated-measures study. Methods Twelve male basketball players participated to four 3-versus-3 SSGs characterized by different tactical tasks (offensive; defensive) and training regimes (long-intermittent: three 4-min bouts with 2′ rest in between; short-intermittent: six 2-min bouts with 1′...