IJSR - International Journal of Scientific Research

Dr. V. A. MANICKAM; M. MANOHARAN

Volume : VI, Issue : IV, April - 2017

COMPARISON OF SELECTED KINEMATICAL VARIABLES AMONG SET SHOT AMONG BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Dr. V. A. Manickam, M. Manoharan

Abstract :

The purpose of the study was to compare the selected kinematical variables among set shot among basketball players. The study was conducted only sixty (N=60) right hand Basketball players who were randomly selected from various Colleges of Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India during 2015–2016. Based on the height of the players they were dived into three equal groups of twenty each(n=20) namely below 5.5 inches height group, below 6 inches height group, and below 6.5 inches height group. The age of the subjects were ranged between 17 and 22. The study was delimited to set shot while performing free throws only, in the study digital video cameras or camcorders was used for the determination of the technique. The selected kinematical variables are Angle at right ankle joint (ARAJ) and Angle at left ankle joint (ALAJ). One–Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to study the significance of difference in selected kinematical variables among three different height groups while performing set shot at moment of stance and moment of release. Further to find out the significant difference between pair of means among the three groups Scheffe’s post hoc test was run on SPSS. Significant difference among different height groups were found in angle at right ankle joint and angle at left ankle joint of the shooter at moment of stance.