Distances and shooting zones as a function of mass of basketball among 9- to 11- year-old male players
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UAM. Departamento de Educación Física, Deporte y Motricidad HumanaPublisher
South African Sport Federation. (Pretoria)Date
2012Citation
South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education and Recreation 34.1 (2012): 1-11ISSN
0379-9069Subjects
Baloncesto; Minibasquet; Niños; Modificación reglas; Equipos deportivos; Análisis de juego; Deportes; EducaciónAbstract
The goal of this study was to analyse with which ball the participants attempted a greater number of shots and achieved more successful shots from distances greater than four meters and from positions outside the free throw lane. The 54 participants included 9 to 11-year-old children from six basketball teams. Three situations were established in which the participants played four games with each of the following balls: a regulation ball (485g, 69-71cm); a ball of smaller mass (440g, 69-71cm); and a ball of greater mass (540g, 69-71cm). The procedures that followed included: defining the variables; instructing the observers and obtaining reliability; monitoring the properties of the ball and filming the games; and recording the data from the observation. Kruskal-Wallis H was applied to determine in which categories there were significant differences. Then, post-hoc comparisons were performed with Mann-Whitney’s U to determine with which balls these differences occurred. The results did not reflect any statistically significant differences for attempted and successful shots from any distance and shooting zone with any ball. Shots were attempted with greatest frequency from a distance of less than four meters and from inside the free throw lane with all three balls.
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Google Scholar:Arias, José L.
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Argudo Iturriaga, Francisco Manuel
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Alonso, José I.
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