The effects of 8-week resistance trainings to strenght parameters on 14-16 years old male basketballers

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of 8-week resistance trainings to strenght parameters on 14-16 years old male basketballers. 22 male basketballers of Arnavutköy Belediyespor with the mean age of 14,27±0,46 years, the height of 168,09±12,05 cm, the body weight of 58,14±11,49 kg voluntarily participated in the study. The athletes were randomly divided into two groups as control and resistance training. While the control group performed standart basketball training for 5 days per week, the resistance training group performed resistance training in 3 days of 5 basketball training days in addition. Parameters of leg power, vertical jump, anaerobic power, 30 m sprint, T-test, İllinois (with ball), İllinois (without ball) tests were measured both at the beginning and at the end of the training program. Result presented as mean ± standard deviation and a level of p<0,05 set as statistical significance level. Wilcoxon test was used to determine the differences of between the pre-test and the post-test inside of the resistance training and control groups themselves. Also Mann-Whitney U test was used to determine the differences of between the groups. At the end of the study; when the paramaters of the pre-test and the post-test of resistance training group were examined, the improvement as statistical significance was determined (p<0,05) at all test results. When the paramaters of the pre-test and the post-test of control group, a less improvements was determined but the improvements as statistical significance were determined only on crunch, push-up and right hand-grip strenght tests (p<0,05). Key words: Agility, Balance, Basketball, Power, Speed