No description available.

No description available.

No description available.

There is considerable agreement that a basketball team enjoys some type of advantage on the team's home court. This study tried to determine whether that advantage was evident in the team's statistics, and whether that advantage was significant over time. The experimental design consisted of t-tests performed on nine different statistical categories, comparing home and away performances. Those statistics were gathered from 43 home and 43 away Virginia Tech regular season Metro Conference men's basketball contests from 1979 through 1987. Results from the testing indicated that there were significantly more points scored at home than on the road. Also, testing showed that Virginia Tech had a significantly higher winning percentage at home than it did on the road. While testing revealed that there were no significant differences in the other seven categories studied, it was concluded that slightly better performances across several categories may cause greater success at home. Continued research on the home court advantage theory is suggested. / M.S.

No description available.

No description available.

The present study was an attempt to provide data which would serve as a basis for distinguishing between group patterns of winning and losing basketball teams, in terms of personality profiles and interpersonal group structures.

Magister Scientiae (Physiotherapy) - MSc(Physio) / Basketball continues to increase in popularity worldwide as a participation sport at all levels of play, from recreational to professional. Each year, more than 1.6 million basketball-related injuries are treated in hospitals, Doctor's offices and emergency rooms in North America. In Rwanda, basketball and volleyball are the second popular sports, following football. The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence, mechanisms, nature and management of basketball related-injuries in Rwanda. The study design was retrospective survey over period of nine months. The study included all players of 12 teams. A structured self-administered questionnaire with closed-ended questions was used to gather information from basketball players. The questionnaire was adapted from the validated questionnaire used in a study on knee injury patterns among young basketball players in Cape Town. A response of 86.7% was obtained. The collected data were captured and analyzed by means of the Microsoft Excel package and SPSS. The associations between variables were evaluated by means of the chi-square test and 5% level of significance was used. The results were displayed using tables, bar chart, pie chart and graphs. All basketball players rep01ted to sustain one or more injuries. The injury rate was 3.6 injuries per player per season. The injmy prevalence was high during training (77%) compared to competition (23%). Ankle followed by fingers and knee were the most body parts involved. The most common mechanism of injury was landing badly. Self-treatment was a type of treatment mostly used by basketball players. The prevalence of basketball injury is high in Rwanda. The implementation of preventive strategies is of a paramount. A strong promotional campaign of physiotherapy services is needed, for adequate treatment and good rehabilitation of basketball players after injury.

Viena iš svarbiausių daugiamečio sportinio rengimo veiksmingumo sąlygų yra tikslingas profesionalus rengimo valdymas: multispektrinis ir daugiamokslinis vyksmas – tikslingas atleto sportinio parengtumo gerinimas, įgyvendinant numatytas pratybų ir varžybų programas Būtina veiksmingo sportinio rengimo valdymo sąlyga – svarbiausių veiksnių, labiausiai lemiančių jaunųjų krepšininkų sportinį parengtumą ir sportinių rezultatų gerėjimą, geriausių rezultatų siekimą, pažinimas. Tai svarbu todėl, kad krepšininkų žaidimo kokybė, sėkmė svarbiausiose varžybose priklauso nuo daugelio veiksnių. Deja, pasigendama tyrimų, nagrinėjančių pagrindinių jaunųjų krepšininkų morfologinių ir greitumo jėgos rodiklių priklausomybę, jų įtaką fiziniam jaunųjų krepšininkų parengtumui. Iškyla aktuali mokslinė problema – nustatyti jaunųjų krepšininkų morfologinių ir greitumo jėgos rodiklius, jų kaitą ir tarpusavio ryšį brendimo laikotarpiu. Tyrimo objektas – jaunųjų krepšininkų morfologiniai ir greitumo jėgos rodikliai, jų kaita ir tarpusavio ryšys. Tyrimo tikslas – nustatyti ir įvertinti jaunųjų krepšininkų morfologinius ir greitumo jėgos rodiklius, jų kaitą ir tarpusavio ryšį brendimo laikotarpiu. Tyrimo uždaviniai: 1. Nustatyti ir įvertinti pagrindinius jaunųjų krepšininkų morfologinius rodiklius ir jų kaitą. 2. Nustatyti ir įvertinti greitumo jėgos rodiklius ir jų kaitą. 3. Nustatyti morfologinių ir greitumo jėgos rodiklių tarpusavio ryšį. Tyrimo metodai Tyrimo uždaviniams spręsti buvo taikyti tokie... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / One of the most significant conditions for the effective long-term athlete training is a purposeful professional control of training: multispectral and interdisciplinary process focused on the improvement of athletic training by implementing planned programs of training sessions and competitions. An essential condition for effective athletic training is the understanding of the most important factors influencing athletic fitness and increased sport performance in young basketball players. The quality of their play and the success in the main competitions depend on a series of factors. This awareness and the lack of previous studies analysing interdependence between the key morphological characteristics and the indicators of velocity power as well as their influence on physical fitness in young players make this scientific problem to determine morphological characteristics and the indicators of velocity power in young basketball players, their change and correlation during puberty relevant. Object of the study: morphological characteristics and indicators of velocity power in young basketball players, their change and interrelations. Aim of the study is to determine and evaluate morphological characteristics and indicators of velocity power, their change and correlation during the period of puberty. Objectives of the study: 4. To determine and evaluate the main morphological characteristics in young basketball players and their change. 5. To determine and evaluate indicators... [to full text]

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at El Paso, 2008. / Title from title screen. Vita. CD-ROM. Includes bibliographical references. Also available online.