Factorial Analysis of the Skills Preferred by Basketball Playersa Study in Young Players

  1. Montero Seoane, Antonio
  2. Ezquerro García-Noblejas, Milagro
  3. Saavedra García, Miguel
Journal:
Revista de psicología del deporte

ISSN: 1132-239X 1988-5636

Year of publication: 2009

Issue Title: Suplemento 1. Congreso Ibérico de Baloncesto

Volume: 18

Issue: 3

Pages: 429-432

Type: Article

More publications in: Revista de psicología del deporte

Abstract

The aim of this work is to classify basketball skills according to the preference of the young players who play this sport. The most interesting results show the existence of 5 factors which could explain the variation percentage of 66, 99 %. The drew factors arranged from better to worse as a function of how well they explain the issue, have been named as " Shot and scores 1 or 2 points "; " Receive + Defence + Bounce "; " Recover + 3 points scores "; " Provoke personal fault " and " Rebound ".

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