General Anthropometric and Selected Motor Skills of Elite Young Male Basketball Players According to Position on the Court of Players

Physical attributes and physiological performance are important in determining success in basketball. Despite the significance of physical fitness features of young basketball players, they are poorly evaluated. Thus, in the present study, we compared the anthropometric, physiological and motor characteristics of elite young basketball players for three basic playing types of players and the relationship between these parameters. The research was done on the sample of 30 (10 centers, 10 forwards, 10 guards) elite young male basketball players, ranging in age from 13 to 14 from candidates for Turkish U15 national team squad. This study included anthropometric measurements and physical fitness tests. This study showed that a significant difference was found for body height, body weight, body mass index, arm length, leg length, hand length, upper body length, arm span, hand width, body fat free mass and anaerobic power at the p<0.05 level for the three groups.This study provided a brief screening for profiles and attributes of elite young male basketball players for three playing potions. The main finding of this research was that guards were significantly smaller and lighter than forwards and centers, but these differences were more than in previous researches.

身体属性与生理机能表现是影响篮球运动竞技成败的关键因素。尽管青年篮球运动员的身体素质特征具备重要研究价值，但其相关评估工作却相对匮乏。因此，本研究针对三类基础场上位置的优秀青年篮球运动员，对比分析其人体测量学、生理学与运动机能特征，并探究各参数间的关联。本研究的样本为30名优秀青年男子篮球运动员，其中中锋、前锋、后卫各10名，年龄介于13至14岁，均为土耳其U15国家男子篮球队的候选队员。本研究涵盖人体测量学指标检测与身体素质测试两项内容。研究结果显示，三组运动员在身高、体重、身体质量指数、臂长、腿长、手长、躯干长、臂展、手宽、去脂体重与无氧功率这几项指标上均存在p<0.05水平的显著差异。本研究为三类场上位置的优秀青年男子篮球运动员的特征与属性提供了一套简易筛查方案。本研究的核心结论为：后卫运动员的身高与体重均显著低于前锋与中锋运动员，且该差异幅度较既往研究更为显著。