The aim of the present study was to examine the content validity and reliability of the newly developed Reaction Time and Defensive Slide Test (RTADST). Thirty-six female basketball players were recruited from three professional State Basketball league of Bosnia and Herzegovina clubs (age: 18.81 ± 2.58 years) who completed three separate trials of the RTADST with each trial consisting of fast shuffling movements left and right.  Each athlete performed the test 3 times in one day, and repeated testing was conducted the following day at evening basketball sessions. The RTADST relative reliability was evaluated by Cronbach’s alpha and ICC. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was 0.81 which indicates good reliability. When recommendations from Bucheit et al. (2011) were taken into account, the value of ICC <0.69 indicated poor reliability. Absolute reliability of RTADST was assessed by CV, and its value was 5.3%, which is somewhat above the 5%, or the limit of acceptable reliability. Parameters of relative and absolute reliability after the exclusion of the first trial (familiarization with the test task), were more acceptable. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was 0.90 and ICC = 0.82 compared to the one from all three trials. Considering absolute reliability, it could be concluded that the test is reliable since the CV value is below 5% (3.9%). Reliability between two days was assessed by ICC, and its value was 0.74, which confirms good reliability. Finally, the RTADST can be considered as a valid test that discriminates female basketball perimeter players and post players in reaction time and basketball defensive slide speed, while conditioning programs for the development of these abilities need to be carried out with a tool such is RTADST for the initial and final evaluation of these abilities.

SAŽETAK (0,44; 0,38) i 2) izostala je povezanost između testova indirektne procjene mišićne snage i tjelesne mase (-0,09;-0,14). Nakon primjene teorijskog modela u normalizaciji rezultata zabilježeno je smanjenje koeficijenta korelacije između testova direktne procjene mišićne snage i tjelesne mase (-0,08;-0,14). Koeficijenti korelacije u testovima indirektne procjene mišićne snage ostali su nepromijenjeni (-0,09;-0,14). Na taj način dobijeni su rezultati mišićne snage u vertikalnim skokovima nezavisni od tjelesne mase.

The primary goal of this paper was to examine the attitudes of primary school students towards different aspects of physical education, with special emphasis on the specifics of age and gender categories. Also, the emotional relation towards physical education was examined through its ranking on the list of favorite subjects, and it was brought in connection with attitudes. The sample consisted of 6627 students (boys 3341 - 50.4%; girls 3286 - 49.6%) of primary schools in the city of Banja Luka (Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina), of which 2201 elementary school students and 4426 middle school students. Using t-tests, it was found that elementary school students in relation to the middle school students show statistically significantly higher values for the general attitude towards physical education. A comprehensive approach to the analysis of 15 separate items showed that the former express significantly higher values for most items. Girls and boys do not differ in terms of a general attitude towards physical education. Elementary school students ranked physical education better than other subjects, while girls of both age categories ranked physical education somewhat worse than boys. Better attitudes and ranking by younger students indicate the priority of this phase of life for physical education and the need to raise quality in working with this age. Declining values at an older age (middle school) require more proactive teacher action with an emphasis on the implementation of interesting content. The lack of differences between the attitudes of girls and boys calls for a renunciation of the traditional assumption that only boys have a benevolent attitude towards physical education. This implies greater support for girls and their stronger involvement in all organizational forms of physical education (sports sections, school competitions).

Balkanska divokoza (Rupicapra r. balcanica, Bolkay 1925) naseljava određena planinska područja i pojedine kanjone rijeka Bosne i Hercegovine, pa tako i  Posebno lovište „Zelengora“ i  Nacionalni park „Sutjeska“. Veoma je skromna u pogledu ishrane, ali je zahtjevna u pogledu staništa gdje mir u staništu važi kao jedan od glavnih faktora za njen opstanak i vjernost staništu. Neka od najznačajnijih staništa divokoza u Bosni i Hercegovini su Zelengora, Treskavica, Visočica, Bjelašnica, Prenj, Čvrsnica, Vran, Šator, Gnjat, Kamenica, Sušica, kao i kanjoni rijeka Une, Ugra, Tare, Drine, Sutjeske, Hrčavke i dr. Mnoga od navedenih staništa su devastirana tokom devedesetih godina prošlog stoljeća, kada su usljed građanskog rata većina tih staništa desetkovana u pogledu brojnosti mnogih divljih vrsta, pa tako i divokoze. Iako navedena staništa pružaju veoma dobre stanišne uslove u cjelokupnim planinskim masivima i kanjonima pojedinih planinskih rijeka, divokoze uvijek teže ka izboru najboljih i najpogodnijih lokacija u tim područjima za izbor svakodnevnih i sezonskih životnih potreba. Upravo prema navedenom, staništa divokoza variraju u pogledu karakteristika, a njena rasprostranjenost je određena specifičnim zahtjevima u pogledu biotopa i veoma je bitno da u svom staništu može ostvariti vertikalne i horizontalne migracije.  Migracije su izraženije sa promjenama godišnjih doba, pa se tako zimi spuštaju u niže stanišne predjele gdje lakše pronalaze hranu, da bi sa topljenjem snijegova vertikalnim pravcima ponovo zauzimale najviša područja u svom staništu. Upravo iz navedenih razloga smo u radu prezentovali tačno određene lokalitete koji predstavljaju najvažnija staništa i glavne migracione puteve divokoza u Posebnom lovištu „Zelengora“ i Nacionalnom parku „Sutjeska“.

UDK: 599.742.4(497.6) The Stoat occupies a wide range of habitats. It is often found in successional or forest-edge habitats, in the scrub, alpine meadows, marshes, riparian woodlands, hedgerows, and riverbanks that have high densities of small mammals, especially Microtus and Arvicola voles (KİNG, 1983). PULLİAİNEN, (1999) stated that coniferous and mixed woodlands are preferred, but that many other habitats are used including tundra and the summits of fells and mountains. Dense forests and deserts are avoided (KİNG, 1983). Although mentioned in all to-day's Laws on Hunting (1893 – 2014) in Bosnia-Herzegovina, there are not so many records of this species or official reports in hunting bag. Considering its geographic range (IUCN 2020), in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the stoat is recorded only in the western and northern parts of the country. İn this paper, we presented new localities where the stoat was observed in Bosnia-Herzegovina, as well as types of habitats where it was recorded.