Abstract

MONTERO SEOANE, A.  and  LONGARELA PEREZ, B.. Values and positive aspects of sport in basketball players from 8 to 14 years. CPD [online]. 2017, vol.17, n.3, pp.249-254. ISSN 1989-5879.

This investigation stems from an approach called Positive Youth Development (PYD). This approach is focused on the study of the benefits of organized activities. These activities include sports, and more specifically, team sports, such as basketball. The values associated with this sport and the positive aspects perceived basketball young practitioners are the core of the work. They have participated in the study 376 players and basketball players, integrated into 14 clubs of Galicia. The results have established the reliability of the scale used for the study of the basketball players from 8 to 12 years; Additional differences were found among athletes in basketball assessment that enhances teamwork, being with friends is the most fun sport and that this practice will help improve their behavior at home and school.

Keywords : Socialization; wellness; gender; in-groups; prosocial behaviors.

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