EFFECT OF TECHINICAL EXERCISES ON IMPROVING BASIC SKILLS OF BASKETBALL TRAINEES, THE CASE OF YISMALA PREPARATORY STUDENTS, WEST GOJJAM ZONE, AMAHARA REGIONAL STATE. ETHIOPIA

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to investigate the effect of technical exercise on improving basic skills of basketball trainees and technical exercises on skill enhancement of basketballtrainees of yismala preparatory school students, in West Gojjam Zone, Amhara Region. For this study tewenty eight, male basketball traineeswere selectedpurposefully from Yismala preparatory school students as a subject and their age was 17-20 years old. All selected players were participated in a scheduled training program three days per week for 12 weeks. For this study pre post research design was used. The parameters selected for the study were speed dribble, speed pass, dribble control and accuracy free throw test. Pre and post training test were conducted for all twenty-eight subjects on selected basic skill and basketball performance skill variables and the score were recorded. Computerized statistical package software (SPSS) paired sample t-test was used to analyze the data. The level of significance was set at p ≤ 0.05%. Selected technical exercise and basketball skill performance results showed that the study units were significantly improved from pre to during and pre to post training test. The mean difference of speed dribble was improved by 5.893 second. The mean difference of speed pass was increased by 2.536 sec, the same way the mean difference indicated that, improvement was observed in dribbling control by 3.786- second pre to posttest each. There was also improvement in accuracy free throw test. Mean differences of Accuracy free throw increased by 3.68 point. This study also proved that the use of ball handling drills, speed passing, dribbling control, and accuracy free throw exercises were helpful in enhancing the performance skill of basketball trainees.