Purpose. This paper is a report on interpersonal relationships in leading teams of the Polish premier female league of basketball. The study was based on the Scale of Interpersonal Relations (SIR) [4]. The main subject of the paper was a comparison between the interpersonal situation of basketball players from the core team (CT) and basketball players from the reserve team (RT). Basic procedures. The analysis of our findings confirmed a hypothesis that players from the reserve team (RT), i.e. basketball players with less sports competence, are in a disadvantageous interpersonal situation. They were usually isolated and rejected by their colleagues from the team. The findings were dependent neither on personal nor material interpersonal relations. The players from the core team (CT) were usually better rated in terms of their basketballs competence (material r elation) t han considering friendly relations (personal). Main findings. This research confirms the fact of great stability of interpersonal situation of the players regardless of their interpersonal bonds (personal or material), basketball skills (CT, RT) or the line-up changes in the particular sport teams. Conclusions. The results of the examination of women basketball players using SIR are similar to the research carried out in other sport disciplines [2-4], and in male basketball teams [10]. They are not, however, in accord with opinions or results of classical researchers in this regard [17-20].
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