Date of Award
11-1977
Culminating Project Type
Thesis
Department
Kinesiology
College
School of Health and Human Services
First Advisor
Frank Osendorf
Second Advisor
Robert Waxlax
Third Advisor
Eugene Bjorklun
Creative Commons License
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Keywords and Subject Headings
Comparative study of Girls and boys basketball central minesota
Abstract
PROBLEM:
The problem of the study was to compare statistical results of the boys' and girls' basketball teams. A comparison of the relative success rate 'of the teams to selected factors was made to discover which of the factors contributed most to a team's success.
SAMPLE:
The boys' and girls' varsity teams of the seven Central Gopher Conference schools were chosen as samples for the study.
REVIEW OF LITERATURE:
The review of literature cited studies that supported the hypothesis that success is often contagious between teams at the same school. Current literature presented popular ideas such as coaches feel that superior facilities encourage success, money is needed to obtain superior coaches, large numbers of athletes are needed in a program to succeed, off-season training is necessary to improve individual skills, and superior skill level is a desirable asset for an athlete.
PROCEDURES:
The win-loss percentages of the boys' and girls' basketball teams were correlated separately for the girls and boys with seven variables which included school population, facilities, practice schedules, coaching experience, off-season training, athletic budget, and skill level. The Pearson rank order correlation formula was used.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS:
The analysis of the data found that nine correlations of a possible twenty-eight were significant at the .05 level. Rank order correlations were calculated between the girls' and boys' win-loss percentages, and also for the boys' and girls' teams separately to the seven selected factors. The variables that were found to be significantly related to the boys' win-loss percentage were boys' field goal percentage and amount of money spent on the boys' basketball program. Offensive average, defensive average, and margin of win-loss were found to be significantly related to both the boys' and girls' win-loss percentages. A significant positive correlation was found between the success of the boys' basketball team and the girls' basketball team at the same school.
The study found that the girls' basketball team statistics were lower than those of the boys' teams. Lesa money was spent on the girls' teams than on the boys' teams. The practice schedules and facilities were very similar for the girls and boys, but the boys' average number or practice hours was greater. Coaches of boys' and girls' teams had similar· yea.rs of coaching experience. A need was shown to have further studies conducted on girls' basketball, on differences between girls' and boys' basketball programs, and on factors that influence the success of basketball teams.
Recommended Citation
Lorton-Gregerson, Sharon K., "A Comparative Study of the Success of Girls’ and Boys’ Basketball Teams in the Central Gopher Conference" (1977). Culminating Projects in Kinesiology. 41.
https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/pess_etds/41
