Basketball 3x3, also streetball, is a sport game of two teams with three players (3 on 3) on one hoop. It is an urban sport that has experienced a boom in the last ten years, and in 2020 this sports discipline will be part of the Olympic Games for the first time.
The purpose of the master's thesis was to present the basic characteristics of basketball 3x3 - historical overview, rules and system of competitions at the national and international level in all age categories. We made a review of the matches of all Slovenian national teams and prepared an all time ranking list of performances. By comparing the statistics of the previous World Basketball Championship 3x3 and World Basketball Championship, we compared the average age and height of basketball players and the structure of shoots in both sports. We briefly presented the key players and organizers in the development and success of Slovenian basketball 3x3.
The most of the data was obtained from the FIBA 3x3 website, the website of the Basketball Federation of Slovenia and with the help of the 3x3 Basketball Manager of the Basketball Association of Slovenia, Matic Vidic. A presentation of the most important actors of Slovenian basketball 3x3 was prepared using questionnaires and personal interviews.
Slovenia is considered one of the most successful countries in basketball 3x3, which played an important role in the development of this discipline. In 2004, the first national championship in the world was held in Slovenia, and the Basketball Federation of Slovenia was the first to organize the official national championship for primary and secondary schools.
We found out that a 3x3 basketball is in front an important period. Placing on the program of the Olympic Games, increasing prize pools and the mass of competitions promising this sport a bright future. On the other hand, the leading men in this sport in the coming years will also have to face questions about the duration of the season, women's club competitions, connection basketball and basketball 3x3, and so on.
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