Designing and Standardizing two tests for motor coordination timing for youth basketball players

Abstract

Motor coordination in basketball is considered one of the most important factors for success in skill performance accuracy and speed due to the defensive and offensive situations of the game. The problem of the research lies in the lack of tests that can specify the growth of motor coordination through which the relative change for a number of players can be noticed due to practice and training.The subjects of the research were (30) young league players of National Center for gifted in sports 2015 – 2016 U16. They were selected deliberately because it came first in the national league. A data base was founded for 100 players to come up with the results that were treated statistically. The researchers concluded designing and standardizing two tests for motor coordination procedures for young players under 16, motor coordination tests were applied for the first time in Iraq for youth basketball players, and specifying reference norms for motor coordination tests.