Abstract

DARIDO DA CUNHA, L. et al. Career of basketball players in the new basketball of Brazil. CPD [online]. 2017, vol.17, n.3, pp.119-128. ISSN 1989-5879.

The aim of the study was to describe the trajectory of the participating players of the New Basketball Brazil (NBB), the main Brazilian championship men's basketball season 2014/2015. To achieve the objective of a quantitative survey was conducted in which the data collected through questionnaires given to the players. 102 athletes were investigated. We sought to map the starting location of practice, the age at which started the practice and competition in basketball, the club for which he played in the early years and whether or not summoned to the selection of adult Brazilian base and base. The results indicated that the Brazilian basketball athletes did not undergo early specialization, the age of onset of practice and competition are very close to the average of 12 years, there is a predominance of clubs of São Paulo in the training of athletes, especially the city of Franca, and 51.48% of adult athletes of the NBB were summoned to base selections. This study allows us to understand important aspects of top-level sport in Brazil, particularly male basketball.

Keywords : introduction to sports; basketball; athletes profile.

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