Original scientific paper
THE INFLUENCE OF FITNESS - MOTOR PREPAREDNESS ON THE QUALITY OF OFFICIATING IN BASKETBALL
Tomislav Rupčić
; Kineziološki fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Branka R. Matković
; Kineziološki fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Petar Barbaros Tudor
; Kineziološki fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Abstract
Considering the great dynamics of the game of
basketball it can be assumed that better fitness – motor
preparation of the referees allows better monitoring of the
players during the game, which ultimately results in better
quality of game officiating. The object of this research was
to determine the influence of fitness – motor preparation
of basketball referees on their officiating quality. The
sample of respondents consisted of 31 referees, the
avarrege age of 33,35±5,17, who were on the A referee list
of the First Croatian Basketball League in the season
2008/2009., while the sample of variables consisted of
tests for assessment of motor and functional abilities, and
three variables by the name of Age, Experience and
Qualitiy of officiating. Data processing was performed
using the software package STATISTICA for Windows,
ver. 8. Regression analysis was used to determine
dependence of functional and motor abilities
(independent variables) and quality of officiating
basketball games (dependent variable). The results
obtained by regression analysis showed that there is no
statistically significant relation between fitness – motor
preparation (motor and functional abilities) of the referees
and their quality of game officiating, or in other words, the
results confirmed the assumption by which more
experienced referees, with the necessary theoretical
knowledge enriched with aesthetic feeling for the game,
achieve better results in officiating a game with the
requirement of good fitness – motor preparation.
Keywords
basketball; referees; fitness – motor preparation; officiating
Hrčak ID:
78035
URI
Publication date:
30.12.2011.
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