Features of total body sizes of 8-16 year old basketball players living in Karakalpakstan

Basketball is considered one of the most popular team sports in the world. Anthropometric characteristics of an athlete are a marker of how an athlete achieves the highest results and achievements in their chosen sport. The aim of the study is to investigate the total body dimensions in boys and girls 8-16 years old who are engaged in basketball. A total of 720 basketball players took part in the study. The analysis of the results of the study of the main morphological indicators shows that such an important, genetically determined and stable indicator as height, changed in accordance with the general biological laws. Higher growth rates of total dimensions of basketball players were observed at the age of 15-16 years (statistically higher values in favor of basketball players).