Factorial Analysis of the Skills Preferred by Basketball Playersa Study in Young Players
- Montero Seoane, Antonio
- Ezquerro García-Noblejas, Milagro
- Saavedra García, Miguel
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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