Crescimento físico e a regra altura da cesta para as categorias de base e adulta no basquetebol

The objective was to verify Physical growth and the height rule basketball hoop for youth and adult basketball categories. The study was characterized as descriptive and documentary. The following documents were analyzed: 1) International Basketball Federation (FIBA) adult “standard” category and minibasketball categories under 6 and under 10 years of age. 2) Lisbon City Council - Sports rules - Portuguese Basketball Federation, youth category under 12 years of age. The category of analysis was basket height. The category was analyzed based on the individual's characteristic: physical growth. Conclusions: basket height differs between youth categories and these differ from the rules of the adult category. The adaptation for the different youth categories meets the growth changes that humans undergo throughout their lives. It is observed that the height of the basketball hoop is adapted to meet the needs of the subjects in the youth categories, rather than them having to adapt to the characteristics of the adult basketball category.