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BASKETBALL
https://www.mlive.com/kalamazoo_gazette_extra/2008/03/nba_star_uses_neurofeedback_to.html
https://ahpinstitute.com/nba-neurofeedback/
NBA star Chris Kaman improved his performance with Neurofeedback. After Hope 139 health system in Los Angeles installed a Neurofeedback system in his home, he began receiving three hours or more of neurofeedback daily via computerized technology. Like most Hope 139 patients, Kaman receives his treatment at home using a personal computer. His relationship with Hope 139 goes back to his uncle, Mike Palmitier. Palmitier's daughter, Torrie, is in eighth grade, and neurofeedback has also helped turn her life in a positive direction.
Sokri and Nostratabadi (2021) divided 45 novice basketball players into three groups: two experimental and one control group. Experimental group 1 received only 24 biofeedback sessions, experimental group 2 received a combined 24 biofeedback and neurofeedback sessions, while the control group received no intervention. Athletic performance scales were used before and after each intervention. Athletic performance scale scores in both experimental groups increased significantly compared to the control group. Furthermore, they observed significantly greater improvements in performance levels in experimental group 2 (combined biofeedback and neurofeedback) compared to experimental group 1 (biofeedback alone). They concluded that neurofeedback and biofeedback interventions, when used together, can be an effective method for improving athletic performance.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33386459/
Paul et al. (2012) randomly divided 30 basketball players (both male and female) aged 18-28 with a university-level or higher education and a score of at least 20 on the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory into three equal groups: Experimental (Biofeedback) group, Placebo group, and Control (Untreated) group. The BFB group received Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback (HRV BFB) training for 10 consecutive days for 20 minutes, involving breathing at the individual's resonance frequency via a pacing stimulus; the Placebo group was shown motivational video clips for 10 minutes each for 10 consecutive days; and the Untreated Control group received no intervention. The study's results support the idea that HRV BFB reduces anxiety, and therefore a potential association was found between HRV BFB and performance optimization.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22402913/
Basketball requires specific defensive and offensive maneuvers such as blocking, rebounding, dribbling, passing, and shooting. Among these, shooting, a highly individual skill, can be considered the skill that contributes most to determining the outcome of the game. Self-confidence and concentration help the player to shoot in a relaxed state. In basketball, delayed decision-making (slow reactions) will hinder skill in offense or defense and ultimately predict the outcome of the game. Because shooting is a fast-moving skill, players need to react as quickly as possible to execute the shot. Achieving a perfect shot requires processing multiple relevant cues and signals simultaneously, so an artist needs to react to multiple stimuli as quickly as possible.
Paul and Garg (2012) randomly divided 30 basketball players (both male and female) aged 18-28 at college level and above into three equal groups: Experimental (Biofeedback) group, Placebo group, and Control (Untreated) group. The group of basketball players who received HRV BFB
made significantly higher dribbling scores compared to the placebo group. Passing was also significantly improved in the HRV BFB group compared to the placebo group.