Khlifa, Riadh and Aouadi, Ridha and Shephard, Roy and Chelly, Mohamed Souhaiel and Hermassi, Souhail and Gabbett, Tim J. (2013) Effects of a shoot training programme with a reduced hoop diameter rim on free-throw performance and kinematics in young basketball players. Journal of Sports Sciences, 31 (5). pp. 497-504. ISSN 1466-447X
Abstract
The present paper investigated the effects of a shoot training programme with a reduced hoop diameter (0.35 m) rim on kinematics and performance of basketball free-throws. Eighteen young male basketball players were divided into control (CG, n=9) and experimental (EG, n=9) groups. Both groups undertook a 10-week training programme comprising two training sessions per week. Under fatigued conditions, each participant shot 150 free-throws in each training session, with the CG using a standard rim, and the EG a smaller rim. All other training was identical between groups. Ball release parameters, player's kinematics and mean of successful free-throws (out of 150 attempts) were determined for each participant, before and after completion of the training programme. Following training, a significant increase (P<0.05) in ball release angle, speed and height and in shoulder joint angle at release (P<0.01) was observed for the EG. Both the CG (P<0.001) and the EG (P<0.0001) showed an increase in the number of successful free throws, although the increase was greater (P<0.05) for the EG (22.7±6.4 free throws) than for the CG (14.6±7.8 free throws). We conclude that training with a reduced rim significantly improves free-throw performance in young basketball players.
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| Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | Published version cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
| Faculty / Department / School: | No Faculty |
| Date Deposited: | 31 May 2017 04:49 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jun 2017 04:31 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | release angle; release height; release speed |
| Fields of Research : | 11 Medical and Health Sciences > 1106 Human Movement and Sports Science > 110699 Human Movement and Sports Science not elsewhere classified |
| Socio-Economic Objective: | C Society > 92 Health > 9299 Other Health > 929999 Health not elsewhere classified |
| Identification Number or DOI: | 10.1080/02640414.2012.736634 |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/32338 |
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