Comparison of nutritional knowledge levels of basketball players in the youth league in accordance with various variables

The aim of this study is to compare the nutritional information levels of basketball players playing in the Basketball Youth League in terms of various variables. 100 boys and 101 girls in the 15-18 age range playing in the Basketball Youth League were voluntarily participated. The personal information form and athlete nutrition information scale (SBBÖ) prepared by the researcher were used to determine the nutritional information levels of the athletes. SPSS 24 package program was used in the analysis of the data. In the analysis of the variables, the independent sample t test and one Way Anova test were used in determining the difference between the groups and the difference between the groups. According to the results of the study, the nutritional knowledge levels of the athletes were found to be at the weak level of information, although there was no significant difference in comparing the level of nutrition information according to gender and age variable, girls athletes have higher nutrition information levels than boys. Increased nutritional knowledge levels of young athletes may cause both health and performance -related physical conformity levels. Keywords: Basketball, Nutrition, Nutritional Knowledge Level