RESEARCH OF THE PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF BASKETBALL STUDENTS FROM SOFIA UNIVERSITY ST. “KLIMENT OHRIDSKI”

The article presents the results of the measurements made on the physical development of students who have chosen basketball as a compulsory discipline. The measurements include height, weight, and body mass index (BMI). All participants in the study are students from Sofia University, a regular form of education. Students are in age between 18 and 26, from different faculties and disciplines. The results are based on gender and age. Two measurements were made-Test 1 and Test 2 (T1 and T2). According to the results of BMI, the students are divided into four categories: “healthy range”, “lower than healthy”, “overweight” and “obesity”.According to the results obtained in BMI calculation, it was found that in T1 for women and men 66.2 % of the students were in a “healthy range”, ranked on the index of obesity. In T2 the percentage increased to 68.8%. 14.3 % of the students have “lower than healthy” weight. For women this percentage is higher-18.2% compared to men 11.4 %.