Physical Aptitude Betweenn Male And Female Basketball Players And Adequacy Of The Official Rule

Introduction
The objective of this study was to perform a bibliographical revision of the anatomic-physiological characteristics in
male and female athletes practicing basketball. This revision aims to get elements, which demonstrate that exist
structural differences, which can affect or not the performance of the athletes.

Methods
In order to compare the physical aptitude, it was used a test of force for inferior members, checking if exist significant
structural differences that can influence on the sporting performance. Preliminary, 60 athletes (30 of the female and 30
of male) were evaluated by means of the vertical jump test with and without aid of arms and the sextuple horizontal
jump (ASEP - 2001). The statistical analysis utilized was the test "t" of student for independent sample and the results
are shown on the table below:

Results

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Discussion/Conclusion
The analysis indicated a significant difference in all the variables of the physical aptitude studied in the table above, the
referred difference lead us to assure that the anatomic-physiological differences between the two sexes affect the
performance of the physical aptitude as referring to the basketball players, indicated by bibliographical revision. The
smaller female structure points out that they must not be submitted to the same sporting equipment and materials used
by the male practitioners. This conclusion points out the need of an adaptation of the equipment and material now used
by both sexes to the female physical nature specifically well as a changing in the official rule aiming a better profit for
the female sporting potential.

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