摘要
The aim of this study was to define the morpho-functional variables that best predict the explosive power of the lower extremities of basketball players of Kosova. On 113 basketball players average aged 21.3 years old, 15 morpho-functional variables were measured: Stature, Body Weight, Humeral Perimeter, Chest Perimeter, Abdominal Perimeter, Thigh Perimeter, Calf Perimeter, Triceps Skinfold, Subscapular Skinfold, Abdominal Skinfold, Thigh Skinfold, Calf Skinfold, Heart Rate, VO2max.rel., and Explosive Power that was tested through Margaria-Kalamen Test. All tested basketball players are competitors in the Super League of Kosova. Linear regression of the data indicates that the system of 13 morpho-functional predictive variables explains 62.5% of total variability of the dependant variable. The variables that indicate positive influence on dependant variable - explosive power of the lower extremities are: Thigh Perimeter (b=.413), Chest Perimeter (b=.316), and Heart Rate (-2.01). According to the results of this study, one can conclude that basketball players with higher values of the volume of thighs, with balanced muscles and core stability, as well with low rate of heart frequency during resting period, will have higher explosive power of the lower extremities. So, the conditional coaches, during the training with the young basketball players, should pay more attention to develop these morphometrical variables. El objetivo de este estudio fue definir las variables morfofuncionales que mejor predicen la potencia explosiva de los miembros inferiores de los jugadores de baloncesto de Kosovo. En 113 a os jugadores de baloncesto con una edad promedio de 21,3 a os, se midieron 15 variables morfofuncionales: estatura, peso corporal, per赤metro del h迆mero, per赤metro tor芍cico, per赤metro abdominal, per赤metro del muslo, per赤metro de la pierna, pliegue del tr赤ceps, pliegue subescapular, pliegue abdominal, pliegues cut芍neos del muslo, pliegues cut芍neos de la pierna, frecuencia card赤aca, VO2max.rel, y el poder explosivo que fue probado a trav谷s de prueba Margaria-Kalamen. Todos los jugadores de baloncesto evaluados son jugadores de la S迆per Liga de Kosovo. La regresi車n lineal de los datos indica que el sistema de 13 variables morfofuncionales predictoras explica el 62,5% de la variabilidad total de la variable dependiente. Las variables que indican una influencia positiva sobre la variable dependiente - potencia explosiva de los miembros inferiores son los siguientes: el per赤metro del muslo (b = 0,413), per赤metro tor芍cico (b = 0,316), y la frecuencia card赤aca (-2,01