This systematic review and evaluation aim to comprehensively overview current international advanced basketball specialized agility training methods. The primary objective is to analyze and synthesize existing literature, offering insights and guidance to enhance agility training levels specifically tailored for basketball players. Methods involved a systematic literature search using keywords like “Basketball,” “Agility,” and “Training” in major databases (PubMed, Web of Science, and EBSCO), covering studies from 2010 to 2022. Inclusion criteria focused on studies addressing advanced agility training methods for basketball players. Data extraction and analysis were conducted to identify key trends and outcomes. A total of 563 articles were initially identified, and after reviewing titles, abstracts, and full texts, 20 articles were ultimately selected, excluding those with inconsistent outcome measures or unavailable full texts. The findings suggest that plyometric training, comprehensive speed training, and equipment-assisted training methods (SSG, TRX, Bulgarian ball, etc) have demonstrated effectiveness in improving agility indicators in basketball players.

Objective: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to synthesize existing evidence on the association between physical exercise (PE) interventions and negative emotions (NEs), including anxiety and depressive symptoms, among adolescents and children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), while carefully considering sample size limitations and evidence heterogeneity.Methods: Relevant studies were obtained from PubMed, EBSCO, Cochrane, Web of Science, Embase, and PsyINFO databases up to 27 June, 2025. Key search terms included NEs, PE, adolescents and children, and NDDs. Meta-analysis was performed utilizing Review Manager 5.3, applying a random-effects model to estimate the standardized mean difference (SMD) along with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Subgroup analyses were conducted based on the type of negative emotion, intervention modality, duration, timing, and frequency.Results: PE interventions were associated with a statistically significant overall reduction in NEs in adolescents and children with NDDs (SMD = -0.60, 95% CI: -1.02 to -0.18, p < 0.01, Z = 2.80, I² = 79%). The effect was most evident for anxiety (SMD = -0.56, 95% CI: -1.11 to -0.00, p = 0.05, I² = 83%), suggesting a potential reduction in anxiety symptoms that approaches statistical significance. However, the findings for depressive symptoms were inconclusive (SMD = -0.82, 95% CI: -2.00 to -0.36, p = 0.17, I² = 87%), likely due to heterogeneity in interventions, small sample sizes, and variability in measurement tools. Subgroup analysis suggested that engaging in mixed forms of PE for a minimum of 60 minutes per session, once weekly, over a 12-week period, was especially effective in improving emotional well-being in this population.Conclusion: This study highlights the potential of PE interventions to alleviate negative emotions—especially anxiety—among adolescents and children with NDDs, but emphasizes that evidence for depressive symptoms remains inconclusive. The findings should be interpreted with caution due to limited study numbers, predominance of ADHD-focused samples, heterogeneity across studies, and reliance on subjective assessment tools. Future high-quality, adequately powered randomized controlled trials are warranted to confirm these effects and clarify optimal intervention parameters.Systematic review registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/recorddashboard, identifier CRD420251081387

Objective: To explore the relationship that mindfulness and life satisfaction have in the process of alleviating depression through physical activity in Chinese universities and the mediating role of life satisfaction and mindfulness in this process.Methods: Participants were 508 college students (240 males, 268 females, mean age 19.90, SD = ±1.10). Psychosocial tests, including the Physical Activity Rating Scale (PARS-3), the Positive Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), the College Student Life Satisfaction Scale (CSLSS), and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), were completed. Correlations of variables were calculated using Pearson’s test. The mediation model was tested using the SPSS 26.0 PROCESS macro plug-in and regression bootstrap.Results: Physical activity showed a negative correlation with depression (β = −0.0045, p < 0.001), mindfulness and life satisfaction showed a correlation between physical activity and depression, and more importantly, physical activity was negatively correlated with depression through the parallel mediating effect of mindfulness and life satisfaction, with a total mediating effect of 53.54%.Conclusion: By increasing college students’ participation in physical activity, it helps to promote their mindfulness and life satisfaction, which is the key to reducing depression and promoting college students’ mental health.

Objective: To explore the functions that physical activity (PA), life satisfaction, and self-efficacy have in the process of coping with anxiety among Chinese college students, and to explore the mediating role of life satisfaction and self-efficacy in this process. Methods: Participants were 358 college students (186 males, 172 females, mean age 20.88, SD=±1.80). Psychosocial tests including the Physical Activity Rating Scale (PARS-3), College Student Life Satisfaction Scale (CSLSS), General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES), and Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) were completed. Correlations between variables were calculated using Pearson's test. The mediation model was tested using the SPSS 26.0 PROCESS macro and regression bootstrap. Results: Physical activity showed a negative correlation with anxiety (β= -0.1617, p < 0.001), life satisfaction and self-efficacy played a role in the relationship between physical activity and anxiety, and, more importantly, physical activity affected anxiety through the parallel mediating effects of life satisfaction and self-efficacy, with a total mediating effect of 55.34%. Conclusion: By increasing college students' participation in physical activity, it helps to promote the growth of their life satisfaction and self-efficacy, which is the key to reducing anxiety and promoting college students' mental health.