@article {Arias:2009:0270-1367:502,
	author = "Arias, Jose L. and Argudo, Francisco M. and Alonso, Jose I.",
	title = "Effect of the 3-Point Line Change on the Game Dynamics in Girls' Minibasketball",
	journal = "Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport",
	volume = "80",
	number = "3",
	year = "2009",
	abstract = "We examined the game dynamics in minibasketball when comparing two different forms of the 3-point line. During the first competition, participants used a 3-point line delimited by the free-throw lane, and 1,642 ball possessions were recorded. During the second competition, participants played with a 3-point line delimited by a rectangular area, and 1,669 ball possessions were recorded. Results from the Mann-Whitney U Test show that when playing with a 3-point line delimited by the free-throw lane, higher average values were achieved in terms of points scored, number of players taking part in the ball possessions, number of passes, and one-on-one situations.",
	pages = "502-509",
	url = "http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/aahperd/rqes/2009/00000080/00000003/art00011",
	doi = "doi:10.5641/027013609X13088500159363",
	keyword = "COMPETITION, PRACTICE, RULE MODIFICATION, YOUTH SPORT"
}