Differences in mobility, situational, motor and functional abilities of basketball players at different levels of competition
In this research three sets of variables estimating mobility (10), situational mobility (13) and functional ability (2) were applied to basketball players at different competition levels. There were 97 participants divided into two sub-samples. The first sub-sample was made up of 48 participants that were competing in the Serbian League and the second sub-sample was made up of 49 participants competing in the First National League. The differences were determined by a Discriminative Canonic Analysis. On the grounds of the results and the discussion, significant statistic differences in mobility and functional abilities (aerobic endurance) were established. It was proved that the basketball players at higher competition level were better. It also showed that there were no statistically significant differences in situational mobility. The statistical significance in functional abilities (aerobic endurance) was to the advantage of the players at the lower competition level.