DIFFERENCES IN SOME SPECIFIC MOTOR SKILLS IN FEMALE BASKETBALL PLAYERS AT THE AGE OF 14, 15 AND 16

Abstract

The research was conducted on a sample of 60 respondents, female basketball players aged 14, 15 and 16. The total sample is divided into three subsamples that count 20 female basketball players each. The first subsample includes female basketball players aged 14, the second subsample includes female basketball players aged 15 and the third subsample includes female basketball players aged 16. The subject of study in this research is some specific motor skills in female basketball players aged 14, 15 and 16. The aim is focused at determining intergroup differences in the studied variables. In the research, a total of 6 variables were used to assess specific motor abilities. Based on the obtained results, their interpretation and discussion, it was concluded that in the specific motor variable passing speed with two hands, 16-yearold female basketball players achieve the best results compared to 14- and 15-year-old subjects. In the variable leading between the stands, the best results are achieved by 15-year-old female basketball players. No significant difference was determined in this variable between 14- and 16-year-old female basketball players. In the variable shot at the basket from the free throw line, 16-year-old female basketball players achieve better results than 14- and 15-year-old female basketball players, also 15-year-old female basketball players achieve statistically significantly better results than 14-year-old female basketball players.