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Subsequently, the adaptations were analyzed using Bayesian circular mixed-effects models.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Analysis of the data showed a primary adaptation in the Jump Phase: as shooting distance increased, coordination showed a trend towards greater Distal (knee and ankle) Dominancy. This change was underpinned by interaction effects (95% HPD that did not contain zero) between shooting distance and movement phase in multiple lower-limb joint couplings. Alongside this primary adaptation, an asymmetrical adjustment in the bilateral Knee-Ankle coordination during the Loading Phase emerged: with increasing distance, the right side showed enhanced Distal Dominancy while the left side trended towards Proximal Dominancy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Based on these observed patterns, we propose two hypotheses for future confirmatory research: (1) that this trend towards greater Distal Dominancy may reflect a functional optimization of the lower limb for long-range shooting, and (2) that the observed asymmetry might be a functional adaptation to the specific demands of the shooting motion.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fbioe.2025.1730129","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,5]],"date-time":"2026-01-05T07:35:39Z","timestamp":1767598539000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Lower-limb coordination adaptations to shooting distance in basketball: an exploratory angular velocity-based vector coding study"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Ziyang","family":"Feng","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhonghao","family":"Xie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhiguan","family":"Huang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wenwei","family":"Huang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xue","family":"Mi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Guoxing","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1993","DOI":"10.3390\/sym14101993","article-title":"Why sports should embrace bilateral asymmetry: a narrative review","volume":"14","author":"Afonso","year":"2022","journal-title":"Symmetry"},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"224","DOI":"10.1080\/14763140701322994","article-title":"Is movement variability important for sports biomechanists?","volume":"6","author":"Bartlett","year":"2007","journal-title":"Sports Biomech."},{"key":"B3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1135","DOI":"10.1080\/02640414.2017.1361894","article-title":"Effects of inter-limb asymmetries on physical and sports performance: a systematic review","volume":"36","author":"Bishop","year":"2018","journal-title":"J. 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