Abstract:

The aim of this study is to compare basketball players with some physical fitness characteristics, match activity profiles and performance based on the positions they play. The study has been actively played basketball with at least two seasons licensed in the Muğla province, competed in the youth category in the 2018-2019 basketball season, 20 basketball players (5 pivot, 10 forvet, 5 game founder) have participated voluntarily. The activity profile of each basketball player in a match and the performance of the match were analyzed. In addition, basketball players have taken measurements on the body composition (boy length, body weight and body fat percentage) and some physical suitability characteristics (vertical jumping, 20 meters hard running, flexibility) during the training hours 1 week before the match. All the data obtained in the study are recorded in the SPSS (version 22.0) program. The study resulted in significant differences between the players' positions in terms of size length, body weight, vertical jumping test, aerobic strength and flexibility t-test, 3 numbers shot test, free shot test, defense ribaund and total ribaunt parameters (p.0,05). When basketball players were examined some physical conformity measurements, pivot players were found to have lower values than the game founder and forvet with a significant difference. When the basketball players are studied the match activity and performance, the pivots in the defense and total ribaunt parameters have a significant difference and they have better scores than the game founder and forvet, but the game founder and forvets have a significant difference in the free shot and three-number shot test scores.

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