Open AccessTHE IMPORTANCE OF THE SELECTION PROCESS IN BASKETBALL. THE ANALYSIS OF THE SPECIALISTS’ OPINION
Author(s) -
Manuela Epure,
AUTHOR_ID,
Dana Bădău,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
bulletin of the "transilvania" university of braşov. series ix, sciences of human kinetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2344-2034
pISSN - 2344-2026
DOI - 10.31926/but.shk.2021.14.63.2.6
Subject(s) - basketball , selection (genetic algorithm) , league , psychology , cronbach's alpha , process (computing) , identification (biology) , applied psychology , medical education , computer science , medicine , clinical psychology , artificial intelligence , psychometrics , physics , botany , archaeology , astronomy , biology , history , operating system
"objective: The purpose of this study was to identify the specialists’ in the field opinion on the selection process in the basketball game.Method: Data were collected through a questionnaire survey consisting of 27 items, divided into two sections. In this study, 25 specialists participated, out of whom 22 were basketball coaches and 3 were Physical Education and Sports teachers, specializing in basketball.Results: The questionnaire had an Alpha Cronbach fidelity index value of .766. Conclusions: The analysis of the answers received based on the questionnaire highlights the need to improve the secondary selection process in basketball.Key words: basketball, sports selection, questionnaire. 1 Transilvania University of Braşov 1. Introduction The selection or ""identification of talents"" is an organized activity, with a repetitive character, of early detection of children with special skills for practicing certain branches or sports, based on medical, biological, socio-psychological and motor criteria [1], [15], [16]. The selection process and the analysis of the young players’ potential skills has as ultimate goal their preparation for the requirements of the higher leagues and the access into these higher leagues as well as the capitalization on the basketball players’ full potential [11], [18], [19]. This process of identifying talents is a complex one because it requires defining efficient selection criteria and involving several professionals, as follows: coaches, physical trainers, doctors, kinesiologists, psychologists, etc. [13]. In general, the selection process [2] is developed in three stages: STAGE I - the initial or primary selection, which involves attracting, discovering and selecting talented children, with skills for playing basketball. STAGE II – the intermediate or secondary selection, which is considered the most important stage of the selection process because it takes place around the pre-pubertal period when the mental and biological stabilization takes place. The "