Psychometric Properties of the Basketball Throw Test as a Health-Related Field-Based Measure of Muscular Strength for Use with Adolescents in School Settings
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| Title: | Psychometric Properties of the Basketball Throw Test as a Health-Related Field-Based Measure of Muscular Strength for Use with Adolescents in School Settings |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Mohammed B. Belhaidas (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. 2026 45(1):129-138. |
| Availability: | Human Kinetics, Inc. 1607 North Market Street, Champaign, IL 61820. Tel: 800-474-4457; Fax: 217-351-1549; e-mail: info@hkusa.com; Web site: http://journals.humankinetics.com/journal/jtpe |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 10 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Test Validity, Test Reliability, Psychomotor Skills, Psychometrics, Muscular Strength, Adolescents, Body Composition, Foreign Countries, Physical Fitness, Body Weight, Body Height |
| Geographic Terms: | Algeria |
| DOI: | 10.1123/jtpe.2024-0207 |
| ISSN: | 0273-5024 1543-2769 |
| Abstract: | Purpose: This study evaluated the objectivity, test/retest reliability, and validity of the Basketball Throw Test (BTT) test administered in the school setting by physical education teachers for assessing the upper-body muscular strength in adolescents and its relationship with body mass index. Method: Four hundred and seventy Algerian adolescents (223 males and 247 females; mean age = 14.71 ± 1.95 years) performed the BTT on two occasions and the handgrip test (criterion). Convergent reliability was estimated using an intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC2,1) and graphically examined following the Bland-Altman approach. Pearson correlation coefficient employed to determine validity. Results: The BTT demonstrated excellent objectivity ICC[subscript 2,1] = 0.963 (95% confidence interval [0.948, 0.973]) and test--retest reliability ICC[subscript 2,1] with values from 0.994 to 0.997 (95% confidence interval [0.992, 0.997]). The Bland--Altman plot confirmed reliability results. The BTT was positively correlated with handgrip test (r = 0.75, p < 0.001). Conclusion: The BTT is an objective, valid, and reliable measure of adolescents' upper-body muscular strength. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1493367 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Purpose: This study evaluated the objectivity, test/retest reliability, and validity of the Basketball Throw Test (BTT) test administered in the school setting by physical education teachers for assessing the upper-body muscular strength in adolescents and its relationship with body mass index. Method: Four hundred and seventy Algerian adolescents (223 males and 247 females; mean age = 14.71 ± 1.95 years) performed the BTT on two occasions and the handgrip test (criterion). Convergent reliability was estimated using an intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC2,1) and graphically examined following the Bland-Altman approach. Pearson correlation coefficient employed to determine validity. Results: The BTT demonstrated excellent objectivity ICC[subscript 2,1] = 0.963 (95% confidence interval [0.948, 0.973]) and test--retest reliability ICC[subscript 2,1] with values from 0.994 to 0.997 (95% confidence interval [0.992, 0.997]). The Bland--Altman plot confirmed reliability results. The BTT was positively correlated with handgrip test (r = 0.75, p < 0.001). Conclusion: The BTT is an objective, valid, and reliable measure of adolescents' upper-body muscular strength. |
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| ISSN: | 0273-5024 1543-2769 |
| DOI: | 10.1123/jtpe.2024-0207 |
