ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF THE PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE SPECIFIC PREPAREDNESS OF 14 YEARS OLD GIRL BASKETBALL PLAYERS.

The purpose of the present study is to make analysis and assessment of the physical development and the specific workability of "September 97" girls team from Sofia. The present study has been made during March-June 2015. Subject of the study is the physical development and the specific workability of 14 years old girl basketball players. Contingent of the study is 10 girl basketball players born in 2001-2003 from "Septemvri 97" basketball club-Sofia taking part in the State championship of the Bulgarian basketball federation. For the needs of the study a testing has been made of all competitors from the team according to 25 indicators bearing information about the basic signs for the physical development and the specific basketball workability. The results fivm the study have been subjected to mathematical-statistical processing by analysis of variance and sigma method of assessment. The totality we have studied is homogeneous in relation to the height, stretch, special speed for moving along the playground with and without a ball, the speed of the motive reaction, the explosive strength of the lower limbs under coordination, complicated movements in the space and the speed endurance. Great individual differences are observed in relation of the basketball players to work with the ball at site and at high speed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]