Kinesiology, Vol. 15. No. 2., 1983.
Original scientific paper
The Influence of Conative Regulatory Mechanisms on Performance in Basketball
Smiljka Horga
; Fakultet za fizičku kulturu Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Dragan Milanović
; Fakultet za fizičku kulturu Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Abstract
50 subjects were selected from among second and third year students of the Faculty of Physical Education who had the best results in the practical examination in basketball and who had, in the main, participated in official basketball matches and were at approximately the republic league level. They were divided into 10 teams of equal quality and these teams played a total of 20 matches according to the rules of the International Basketball Federation. The umpires were played a total of 20 matches according to the rules of the International Basketball Federation. The umpires were of federal or international level.
Independent observers evaluated the performance of each player, awarding points on a scale of 1-5for the following eight elements of the game:
- technical efficacy (TEHNIK)
- performance in the phase of attack (NAPAD)
- performance in the phase of defence (OBRANA)
- creativity (STVARA)
- responsibility (ODGOVO)
- commitment (ANGAZI)
- behaviour (PONASA)
- general performance (OPCOCJ).
Apart from participating in these matches, the subjects were given situational-motoric tests in basketball. The results of these tests were consended into the following five factors of basketball players' situational -motoric abilities:
- precision of passing (PRECDO)
- precision of shooting (PRECUB)
- manipulation with the ball (MANLOP)
- efficacy of movement with and without the ball (EFKRET)
- ball-throwing power (SNAIZB).
The personality structure of the players was also established following the procedure of Momirovic et al. 1982. on the basis of which six factors were used to evaluate the efficiency of the conative systems of regulation and control. These factors are:
- defence reaction
- attack reaction
- organic functions
- homeostasis
- integration of regulative functions
- activity.
The relationship between player personality structure and evaluations of performance in basketball, and between personality and situational-motoric abilities were established by means of quasicanonical and SRA regression analysis.
The results obtained led to the conclusion that situational-motoric abilities of basketball players are affected to a moderate degree by conative regulatory mechanisms, especially those for the regulation of homeostasis and attack reactions. On the other hand, performance in basketball , at least when defined by the judgement of component experts with respect to subjects with a moderate knowledge of basketball, does not depend on the personality structure of players. In view of the fact that a high correlation has been established between situational-motoric abilities and performance in basketball, and in view of the results of certain investigations (Widmeyer and Martens, 1978) it will be necessary to confirm whether conative regulatory mechanisms do affect performance when this is evaluated in another way and on basketball players of better quality.
Keywords
conative regulatory mechanisms; basketball; performance
Hrčak ID:
245558
URI
Publication date:
1.1.1983.
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