Comparative analysis of Spain and Lithuanian women national basketball teams fast breaks

The research object. Women basketball teams fast break offense characteristics. The aim of this research. To determinate and to compare the rates of fast break offense between Spanish and Lithuanian womens national basketball teams. Goals of the research: 1. To determinate the rates of positional offence and fast break offense of Spanish and Lithuanian womens national basketball teams; 2. To determinate the rates of fast break offense in performance based on player positions between Spanish and Lithuanian womens national basketball teams; 3. To determinate the effectiveness of fast break offense between Spanish and Lithuanian womens national basketball teams Method. We have done a video analyses comparing Spain and Lithuanian woman national basketball teams (n = 11). It has been registered all of positional offence (n =884) and fast break (n =113) rates, their effectiveness and fast breaks performance based on player position. Results. Spains women basketball team‘s positional offence rate was 516, performed 76 fast breaks and their effectiveness was 14,7%. Lithuanian team‘s positional offence rate was 368, performed 37 fast breaks and their effectiveness was lower - 10%. Comparing both teams beginnings of the fast break there was only one noticeable difference, Lithuanian team engaged in more fast break offence attempts after inbounding the ball (p < 0,05). Spains point guards were more active active in all of the fast break offence performer. However, Lithuanian teams forward players and center showed higher rate in finishing the fast break. Both teams performed more fast breaks closer to the side lines of the court. Recommendation. This analysis showed us that Lithuanian women basketball team‘s point guard ans shooting guards should be more energetic in performing the fast break and try to make the game more active. Try to finish fast break with making defending team to perform a foul or scoring easy points (2 pt.) and not from far distance (3 pt.