Sporiš, G. et al.: Fitness profile of young elite basketball players (cadets) Acta Kinesiologica 4 (2010) 2: 62‐68 62 FI TNESS PROFI LE OF YOUNG ELI TE BASKETBALL PLAYERS (CADETS) Goran Sporiš 1 , Vedran Nagli ć 1 , Luka Milanovi ć 1 , Munir Talovi ć 2 and Eldin Jeleškovi ć 2 1 Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, Croatia 2 Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina Original scientific paper Abstract The purpose of this study was to evaluate weather players in different positional roles have a different physical and physiologic profile. Also to determine weather is a connection or differences in the motor tests and situation efficiency. Secondary goal was to determine differences between initial, transitive and final test results through preparation period. For the purpose of this study, measurements were taken on 12 best players of Croatia national team under 16 years (born 1993. and younger). According to the positional roles, players were categorized as 1 – point guard (n=2), 2 – shooting guard (n=4), 3 – small forward (n=2), 4 - forward (n=3) i 5 – center (n=1). They were tested with 9 variables (internship, height, weight, arms range, 20 yards, side shuffle, 300 meters, beep test), and with 11 parameters of situation efficiency in basketball (number of games, minutes per game, points per game, points, points total, steals, turnovers, assists, blocks, offensive rebounds, defensive rebounds, total rebounds). The results of the present study demonstrate that there is no significant relationship between initial measurements and parameters of situation efficiency. Results on this study are suggesting that improvement on several motoric abilities can implicate on parameters of situation efficiency. To our knowledge there is strong and significant relationship between initial and final motor measurements. As expected, the present study indicates that there is significant relationship between motor measurements and on parameters of situation efficiency. Key words: fitness profile, basketball, cadets Introduction Basketball is one of the dynamic sports games. From the player requires the ability to oppose, gain better speed, explosive strength, agility, balance, vertical jump, good movement with the ball and without, the precision throwing the ball into the basket, the performance of technical and tactical tasks, and above all intelligence. According Gabrijelic 1977th, basketball is a complex sport that consists complex and simple motions in terms of cooperation, collaboration, performed by members of the team in the game. The main goal of the game of basketball is throw the ball in the opponent's basket, and prevent the opposing player to win or throw the ball in the basket. In their essence and structure of the game favored by players of certain anthropological characteristics and motor abilities, especially situational motoric (Tocigl, 1998). Basketball is, therefore, (Trnini ć, 1996) game of bases, game of movements, habits, mistakes, balance, reflex, a game of reaction, the cooperation and communication, timing, the triangle plays, support, opening and closing holes. It is also individual and collective game, game details and finesse, arranged a series of tasks etc. Trnini ć et al. (1995) dealt with situational phenomenon success in basketball where the main goal of this study was to determine the latent structure of the game of basketball. It was concluded that no standard of efficiency used situational variables, or derived from these latent dimensions are not sufficient to fully explain the structure of the game of basketball. The same author (1999) analyzes the difference between the guards, forwards and centers on some anthropometric characteristics and indicators of situational efficiency. The results of discriminate analysis showed that anthropometric status is different players per position, which determines the duties and tasks in the game, resulting in toys indicators of success (defensive, offensive rebounds and blocks suggest that there is biggest difference by centers compare of the guards and forwards, and assists differ significantly from guards, forwards and centers, a shot from the three points line of guards and forwards of the centers). Dizdar et al. (1997) dealt with determining the types of players based on standard indicators of situational efficiency where the classification was obtained in accordance with existing functional model of top- division players in basketball. Dizdar, Trnini ć and Matkovi ć (1995) carried out a structural analysis of the position players in the basketball game on some basic motor and functional abilities and morphological characteristics, which are important for the individual players in positions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 assess the selected basketball experts. Based on the results, according to expert opinion, external players have a high level of velocity (speed of reaction, frequency of movement and speed of a movement), agility, explosive strength, coordination, precision and durability (the three energy capacity), while the players have high internal longitudinal and transverse dimensions of the skeleton, a greater amount of muscle mass and subcutaneous fat and a higher level of absolute, static strength and repetative. Knjaz & Matkovi ć (1997) where dealing with the motor characteristics of students the mini-basketball school Cibona.