REGRESSION ANALYSIS RESULTS OF VARIABLES FOR MOTOR SKILLS ASSESSMENT AND SPECIFIC MOTOR VARIABLES IN INITIAL MEASUREMENT OF 16 AND 17 YEARS OLD BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Rigerta Lika, Hinor Kica, Gerald Topalli

Abstract

A sample with 108 members was realized with 16 and 17 years old female basketball players, members of the youth schools of FBC “Struga 2009”, FBC “Krosig” Skopje, and FBC “Bashkimi” Prizren, to determine the effects of sixteen-week practice process for developing explosive strength of the lower limbs. The sample was composed of three groups, realized by 36 female basketball players. The research applied a total of six (6) variables for the assessment of the specific motor skills: Movement in back space in basketball position /BSBP/, Movement in defensive basketball stance 6x4m /MDB6X4/, Vertical jump on a ball that hangs for 10 sec /VJ10S/, Rejecting the ball from the board jump in with both hands/RBJBH/, Test breakthrough of the laying basket for 30 sec /TBL30/, Kamikaze ball /KB/. Based on the results obtained we came to a conclusion that both experimental models applied improve explosive power of the lower limbs. The first experimental model causes significant positive changes and is more efficient than the second one. Both models can be realized by 16 and 17 year old female basketball players. The survey has a theoretical and practical importance especially in the area of program applications, sport and sport science. According to the results of regression analysis of variables for motor skills assessment and specific motor variables in initial measurement, it can be noticed that different predictor variables have statistically significant impacts on each criterion variable. Therefore, more attention should be paid to the development of motor skills during the training process.

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