Different Training Programs of Mini-Basketball Players Have a Different Effect on Physical and Technical Preparation

Abstract

Background. Basketball coaches need to find or create an effective training program while developing and training mini-basketball players. Only an effective and certified training program can help optimize the training process and bring success. So our aim of the analysis was also to determine and evaluate the effectivity of different training programs for mini-basketball players (8–9 years old).Methods. The study included (n = 38) mini-basketball (aged 8.5 ± 0.27 years) players. During the study, the subjects were split into three separate groups of training programs (universal, technical, integral). Groups were formed in random order, based on their place of residence. Mini-basketball players of different training programs were tested before and after the study, which lasted for 4 months (17 weeks) during the competitive period.Results. The analysis of the results showed that the indicators increased the most after applying the Universal Training Program (UTP). After applying the UTP for 4 months, the indicators of speed increased by 1.9% and agility by 4.99% (p < .05), however, speed-strength increased by 4.64% and endurance by – 5.64% when applying the Technical Training Program (TTP). The most time in TTP was spent developing skills (30.7%), but all of the indicators of technical skills increased, in UTP 20.3% of all the training time was spent on technical fitness. The indicators of dribbling (control dribble test) in the Universal Training Programme increased by 10.91% (p < .05), (20m basketball dribbling test) by 3.7% (p < .05), shooting by 21.06% (p < .05).Conclusions. The results of the study showed that the mini-basketball players participating in the study corresponded to a good level of preparation. The most effective program for mini- basketballs players – Universal Training Program, in which an equal amount of attention is given to integral, physical and technical fitness.Keywords: mini-basketball, training program, development.

The Impact of Mini-Basketball Training Sessions on the 6-7-Year-Old Boys' Physical Fitness and Physical Development

“…It is contradictory that the mini-basketball curriculum documents operating in the Ukrainian sports system practically do not reflect the mass of knowledge and practical world experience accumulated in the field of rational construction of long-term training aimed at full disclosure of individual capabilities of each athlete in the optimal age zones [10,15,17]. The national Curriculum for Children's and Youth Sports School [39] state that the minimum age for starting basketball training sessions at CYSS is 8-9 years.…”

“…In addition, this approach often deprives athletes of the opportunity to achieve really high results in the optimal age zone for a particular sport, to develop those physical qualities in the appropriate sensitive period [15,25]. At the same time, many scientists [12,17,22,40] consider age of 6-7 years as successful to start training sessions. This is an ideal way to involve children in basketball, whereupon a fundamental approach in building the educational and training process of children is to take into account the peculiarities of development and level of preparedness of the growing organism under the condition of rational construction of the educational and training process taking into account age peculiarities of children and exercise control.…”

“…As a result of the introduction of the authors' program into the educational and training process and testing its effectiveness for 9 months, we confirmed the data of many scientists [4,6,23,42,43] that coordination skills are intensively developing in 6-7-year-old children that promotes effective mastery of motor skills as well as abilities and is a prerequisite for reducing the age of beginning of team sports games to improve the quality of the initial training phase. The data of scientists [11,12,16,17,20] on the organization of the educational and training process in mini-basketball, planning the training process and methods of teaching sports games at the stage of initial training have been supplemented. The results of our research confirm the findings of many scientists [44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55] and expand them.…”

“…Much attention has been paid by foreign scholars to the development of mini-basketball at the international level. Moreover, many experts from around the world [11,16,17] have developed and disseminated practical recommendations in the open scientific space that contain examples of exercises for mini-basketball. However, the structure and content of the educational and training process, as well as the dosage of physical activity during mini-basketball training sessions to improve the level of physical fitness and physical development of 6-7-year-old children is insufficiently studied, which determines the relevance of our research.…”

Investigando a Capacidade Acelerativa Linear Em Distâncias Curtas No Basquetebol

“…Os movimentos acelerativos no basquetebol são multiarticulares e podem ser executados no plano sagital (direção anteroposterior) ou no plano frontal (direção mediolateral) (Hreinsdóttir et al, 2021;Neves Junior, 2021). Em vista disso, nota-se que uma quantidade relativa de pesquisas foca em estudar a aceleração linear no eixo direcional anteroposterior através de corridas em curtas distâncias (Chaouachi et al, 2009;Jakovljević et al, 2011;Román et al, 2018;Edwards et al, 2019;Bouteraa et al, 2020;Hreinsdóttir et al, 2021;Javanmardi et al, 2021;Matulaitis et al, 2021;Gryko et al, 2022;IVANOVIĆ et al, 2022;Komotska;Sushko, 2022;Vieira et al, 2022;Causević et al, 2023).…”