The selection peculiarities of basketball players at the specialized basic training stage

Abstract

 The key factor of the effectiveness of the long-term selection process and sports orientation in basketball is the availability of informative criteria and indicators that reflect a long-term perspective of a young sportsman. The research aims to analyze the criteria and peculiarities of the basketball players’ selection at the specialized basic training stage. The research results. The difficulty of selection in game team sports is related to the fact that in adolescence, the game content begins to approach to the terms of top sports achievements. The first 5-8 years are devoted mainly to physical and technical training. Complex tactical interactions, during which a young player’s potential is revealed, increase in the educational and training processes at the age of 14-17. Sportsmen who were considered the most promising in childhood by their anthropometric, physical and technical parameters lose their advantage over their peers. It has been determined that as criteria for assessing the sports talent of basketball players and further selection within the long-term system of sports training, it is recommended to use tests and individual indicators that characterize the level of physical and technical preparedness of basketball players. At the same time, the selection process almost does not consider the important playing abilities of basketball players, such as game intelligence and intuition, ability to make the right decisions in conditions of intense competitive activity, the ability to "see" the playground and other specific qualities that play a crucial role at the top sports achievements level. Practically all the test tasks to determine the sports talent of basketball players recommended in the special literature have an auxiliary character. Conclusions. When selecting basketball players at the specialized basic training stage and at other stages of the long-term improvement, it is necessary to take into account the level of manifestation of specific game abilities of basketball players who do not have objectively metric units and need professional expert evaluation.