The Effect of Free Throw Training in Practice on Free Throw Percentage in Games

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dc.contributor.authorSwan, Shadae
dc.contributor.programMasters of Educationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-09T20:54:32Z
dc.date.available2016-03-09T20:54:32Z
dc.date.issued2010-07
dc.descriptionTo see paper in its entirety contact archives@goucher.edu or call (410)337-6075.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a set of practice techniques (pre-shot routines and breathing techniques) on overall free throw shooting percentage in games. The study included 9 African American, female college basketball players between the ages of 18 and 21. The researcher designed an intervention in which players were taught pre-shot routines and breathing techniques over a seven-week period. The researcher did not design any new instruments for use in the study. Players’ free throws were observed in the normal manner by the school’s sports information director. The study consisted of a pretest/posttest design to compare data from November 2009 (before the intervention was administered) to data from February 2010 (after the intervention was complete). An increase was observed when comparing the number of free throw attempts prior to the intervention to the number attempted afterwards; however, there was a decline in successful completions. While there are different techniques that can be used to improve free throw shooting, it is still important that players practice on a consistent basis taking shots that would be taken in an actual game.en_US
dc.format.extent28 p.en_US
dc.genreaction research papersen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/M2PB1P
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/2517
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relationMaster of Education
dc.relation.isAvailableAtGoucher College, Baltimore, MD
dc.rightsCollection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. To obtain information or permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Goucher Special Collections & Archives at 410-337-6347 or email archives@goucher.edu.
dc.subject.lcshEducation -- Research papers (Graduate)
dc.subject.lcshFree throw (Basketball) -- Research
dc.subject.lcshPhysical education and training -- Research
dc.subject.lcshSchool sports -- Research
dc.titleThe Effect of Free Throw Training in Practice on Free Throw Percentage in Gamesen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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