Anthropometric indicators of young basketball players aged 11-14 and 14-17 as a selection criteria of young players for basketball teams (based on the results of the “Sibur – Zenit” Basketball School program)

Abstract

The Basketball School program was launched to track and support young talented basketball players in Russia under the aegis of the Russian Basketball Federation and the SIBUR gas processing company. Physical and technical conditions of players and their anthropometric indicators are monitored each year. The program covers a three-year period and is held annually in several stages. The stages include testing the physical and motor conditions of young players, field sessions with the coaches of the Russian professional basketball team, training camps for talented players and seminars for coaches of youth basketball teams. A study was conducted based on the results obtained during the testing. It was aimed to determine the periods of increase in physical qualities and motor abilities among young basketball players. The relationship between height and other anthropometric indicators was indicated, they can serve as a selection criteria for basketball teams. The results obtained can be used in the formation of training methodology for young basketball players.