Physical qualities of the junior U14-class basketball players in the Slovak Republic (SR) are presently tested on an irregular basis. Subject to one of the first comprehensive test study was a U14-class group of basketball players (n=42). Objective of the study was to rate the somatic and physical qualities of the U14-class junior basketball players versus the same-age non-sporting residents of the SR. The physical qualities were rated by the following tests: 20m sprint test; 20m dribbling sprint test; submaximal 20m repeated sprint (endurance rating) test; and high jump with a counter move test. The study showed the need for somatic health data to be complemented by hypodermic fat and biological age rating tests. We found the somatic health data being in correlation with the test rates. The best group result (Q3) in the 20m sprint test made up 3.16s. This group included 13 players with nearly half of them being smaller-than-average. In the 20m dribbling sprint test, the best test rate (Q3 = 3.36s) was achieved by three players who were not among the best in the 20m sprint test. In the endurance-rating test, 10 players were ranked with group Q1 (62 20m runs) and 11 players were ranked with the best group Q3 (81 20m runs). Average result in the high jump with a counter move test was 30.88cm, with the worst result of 19.1cm scored by a 169cm-tall player. The same player was the worst in the speed-rating test; whilst a 177-cm-tall athlete who was also among the best in the speed-rating test achieved the best result of 43.7cm in the high jump with a counter move test. The study data and analyses give the grounds to recommend the integrated physical progress tests for application in basketball teams for a few years versus the individual game success rates.
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