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- Title
DIFFERENCES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MOTOR ABILITIES OF YOUNG ELITE EUROPEAN AND SLOVENIAN FEMALE BASKETBALL PLAYERS.
- Authors
Erčulj, Frane; Bračič, Mitja
- Abstract
The aim of the study was to analyse and compare the development levels of certain motor abilities of young elite European and Slovenian female basketball players. The sample of subjects consisted of 48 female basketball players, aged between 14 and 15, who were divided into two groups (23 players from nine European countries competing in Division A of the European Championship and 25 Slovenian players competing in Division B of the European Championship). Using eight motor tests, we investigated the following motor abilities: acceleration and agility (with the ball and without it), explosive strength of the arms and take-off power. Basic descriptive statistics were calculated for both groups of subjects and the differences between them were established using T-tests for independent samples. The study results showed that the elite European female basketball players achieved better results in the tests of explosive strength of the arms, while acceleration, agility and take-off power were relatively equal in both player groups. In our opinion, the relatively highly developed motor abilities and higher values of body height, body mass and number of playing years contribute considerably to the better playing performance of the Division A players compared to their counterparts from the Slovenian national team.
- Subjects
SLOVENIA; MOTOR ability in children; BASKETBALL players; MOTOR ability testing; T-test (Statistics); ATHLETICS
- Publication
Kinesiologia Slovenica, 2009, Vol 15, Issue 1, p24
- ISSN
1318-2269
- Publication type
Article