Abstract :
The purpose of the present study was to find out the effect of Basketball specific training on select skill performance variables among the intercollegiate men Basketball players of the Mangalore University. For this purpose, thirty men basketball players in the age group of 18 – 25 years were selected as subjects. The selected subjects were divided into two equal groups, in which Group-I: Basketball Specific Training Group (BSTG) (n=15) underwent specific training and Group–II: Control Group (CG) (n=15) acted as control which did not participate in any training but was allowed to play basketball regularly. The training programme was for five days per week for twelve weeks. Prior to and after the training period, the subjects were tested for field goal ability; throw accuracy ability and dribbling ability. These were assessed by administering AAMHPER Basketball Ability Test consist of the Field Goal Speed Test; Basketball Throw for Accuracy and Dribble test. The statistical tool used for the present study was‘t’ test. After applying the‘t’ test, it was found that there was significant improvement in the selected skill performance variables such as field goal ability, throw accuracy ability and dribbling ability of the Basketball Specific Training Group (BSTG) when compared with the Control group. Based on the results it was concluded that the Basketball Specific Training significantly improved the basketball performance abilities such as field goal ability, throw accuracy ability and dribbling ability of male Basketball players.
Author Name : Adengada A. Kushalappa & Dr. S. Suthakar
Keywords: Basketball Specific Training, Field Goal Speed, Throw Accuracy, Dribble.
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