Correlation of the Indicators of High Performance Women Basketball Players’ Game Characteristics with Physical Development and Physical Fitness

Rūtenis Paulauskas,Mindaugas Balčiūnas

doi:10.33607/bjshs.v4i83.308

Abstract

Research background and hypothesis. Indicators of physical fitness and physical development influence individual performance results. Research aim was to identify correlation between basketball performance indicators and physical development and fitness. Research methods. The basketball players (n = 12) of the Lithuanian National Women’s Basketball Team were investigated. The performance indicators of this team were analyzed on the basis of data collected during the European Basketball Championship. During competition period the indicators of physical development and physical fitness of female basketball players were measured. Mathematical statistics methods were applied for the analysis of the research data. Pearson’s correlation coefficients were applied to identify correlations among the indicators.Research results. The correlations of the number of blocks with height, body mass, standing reach and psychomotor response were established. This indicator of game performance was technically simple and its efficiency was determined by good physical development and fast psychomotor reaction. The correlations of shooting percentage of different throws with physical fitness were different.Discussion and conclusions. The shooting percentage of 2-point field goals correlated with muscle mass, body mass and take-off duration. This allows suggesting that a certain number of shots are performed after the physical contact with an opponent and jumping faster during the moment of throw. No correlation was established between 3-point field goals, free throws and physical fitness indicators. This means that shooting percentage was influenced by other factors. Steals, turnovers and passes, as complex technical and tactical actions, did not correlate with the researched physical fitness indicators.Keywords: shot, jump, height, block, power.

Highlights

The activity of basketball players during play is determined by a big number of factors
This allows suggesting that a certain number of shots are performed after the physical contact with an opponent and jumping faster during the moment of throw
We found competitive performance indicators which correlated with physical development and physical fitness parameters (Table 3). 2 point shooting percentage correlated with arm grip r = 0.610 and anaerobic alactic muscular power r = 0.569

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Introduction

The activity of basketball players during play is determined by a big number of factors. Both researchers and practitioners make attempts to identify components of players’ preparation that predetermine good result of match. Statistical indicators of the competitions alone are not enough for a deeper insight into the process of elite basketball players’ training. G. Haff (2009) argue that the quality of technical and tactical actions in game sports is mainly conditioned by physical fitness of players. Coaches frequently raise the question: which component of training content is the most relevant technical, physical, tactical or psychological preparation?

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