DIFFERENCES IN SPECIFIC BASKETBALL AGILITY TEST ACCORDING TO PLAYING POSITIONS IN THE U16 CROATIAN MEN'S BASKETBALL NATIONAL TEAM

Košarka je ekipna sportska igra koju igraju dvije ekipe po pet igrača na terenu sa ciljem postizanja većeg broja koševa od protivničke ekipe. S obzirom da agilnost predstavlja jednu od glavnih motoričkih sposobnosti košarkaša vrlo je bitno pravilno razvijati njene dimenzije za postizanje što boljih rezultata. Agilnost se definira kao sposobnost brze promjene smjera kretanja. Cilj ovog rada je utvrditi i usporediti razlike u specifičnom košarkaškom testu agilnosti (T test) po igračkim pozicijama unutar muške U16 reprezentacije Hrvatske prosječne dobi 15,27±0,54 godina. Analiza je provedena na 50 muških košarkaša U16 reprezentacije podijeljenih u tri grupe po pozicijama: grupa 1 – razigravači i bek šuteri (16 igrača), grupa 2 – niska krila (24 igrača), grupa 3 – visoka krila i centri (10 igrača). Rezultati pokazuju da postoji statistički značajna razlika u rezultatima T testa prema igračkim pozicijama unutar ekipe (F=6,62; p 0,25). Rezultati ovog istraživanja mogu pomoći u daljnjoj usporedbi rezultata igrača sličnih uzrasta i karakteristika.Basketball is a team sport played by two teams of five players on a court with the goal of scoring more baskets than the opposing team. Since agility is one of the main motor skills of basketball players, it is very important to properly develop its dimensions to achieve the best results. Agility is defined as the ability to quickly change direction of movement. The purpose of this study was to determine and compare the differences is specific basketball agility test (T drill test) according to playing positions within the Croatian U16 men’s national team with an average age of 15,27±0,54. The analysis was conducted on 50 male U16 national team basketball players divided into three groups by positions: group 1 – point guards and shooting guards (16 players), group 2 – small forwards (24 players), group 3 – power forwards and centers (10 players). The results show that there is a statistically significant difference in the results of the T drill test according to playing positions within the team (F=6,62; p 0,25). The results of this study can help in further comparison of the results of players of similar age and characteristics