Effects of different rewarm-ups on power in high level basketball players

Topicality: Nowadays there are a lot of different warm ups and it is necessary to find the most appropriate one, because rewarm-up does not only prepare athletes for the maximum efforts, but decrease the risk of injuries (Edholm, Krustrup, Randers, 2015). Objective: To determine the values of vertical jump caused by different rewarm-ups. Tasks: 1. To determine vertical jump values caused by aerobic type rewarm-up. 2. To determine vertical jump values caused by aerobic type with postactivation potentiation rewarm-up. 3. To determine vertical jump values caused by aerobic type with postactivation potentiation and stabilization rewarm-up. 4. To determine the most effective rewarm-up. Object of the research: Vertical jump values of basketball players. Subjects of the research: The participants were the high level basketball players from Lithuanian second league (n=14). Organization of the research: The experiment was performed 3 times with 3 different rewarm-ups. Vertical jump was measured before the main warm up, after the warm up, after the first and the second quarters, after the rewarm-up and after the third and fourth quraters. Each player was making 3 vertical jumps with maximum effort and the best value of the vertical jump was taken into account. Conclusions: 1. Vertical jump has decreased by 4,8% when aerobical rewarm-up was performed; 2. Vertical jump has decreased by 0,93% when aerobical, with PAP exercises were performed; 3. Vertical jump has decreased by 2,97% when aerobical, stabilization and PAP exercises were performed; 4. Rewarm-up with aerobical and PAP exercises was the most effective