Effect of twelve week skill related fitness intervention on shooting accuracy among high school basketball players in the Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana

Abstract

The main purpose of this work was to investigate the effect of skill related fitness on shooting accuracy among high school basketball players in the Cape Coast Metropolis of Ghana. Forty (40) basketball players (comprising 20 boys and 20 girls) were selected using simple random sampling and classified into experimental and control groups. Tests were conducted for skill related fitness as well as shooting accuracy. The experimental group was taken through drills to improve on their skill related fitness while the control group did not but had routine training. Data was collected and analyzed using dependent, independent Sample t-tests and Pearson’s correlation. Results showed that there were statistically significant differences between the experimental and control groups with the experimental group doing better in all four shooting tests than the control group. For static free throw, t(19) =12.35, P < 0.001(experimental group, M = 6.85, SD = 0.89; control group, M = 4.40, SD = 0.89; dynamic free throw t(19) = 19.26, P < .001, (experimental group, M = 6.65, SD = 0.64; control group M = 3.90, SD = 0.64) static two points, t(19) = 11.05, P <.001(experimental group M = 6.53, SD = 1.21; control group M = 3.35. SD = 1.21) and dynamic two points, t(19) = 7.31, P <.001,(experimental group, M = 8.28, SD = 1.68, control group M = 5.45, SD = 1.68). Skill related fitness is therefore considered as very important for better shooting performance among High School Basketball Players in the Metropolis therefore there should be a plan to improve on it as the season progresses so that in consequence shooting accuracy is also improved.