The Effect of Free Throw Shooting Training Using Modified Balls on Basketball Free Throw Performance among Male Students at SMP Dwijendra Mataram

I Wayan Riyan Pratama; Dadang Warta Chandra W. K; Noor Akhmad

doi:10.35724/mjpes.v6i2.7614

I Wayan Riyan Pratama Universitas Pendidikan Mandalika, Mataram, Indonesia
Dadang Warta Chandra W. K Universitas Pendidikan Mandalika, Mataram, Indonesia
Noor Akhmad Universitas Pendidikan Mandalika, Mataram, Indonesia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35724/mjpes.v6i2.7614

Keywords: free throw shooting; ball modification; size 3 basketball; volleyball; basketball training

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to determine the effect of free throw shooting training using modified balls on basketball free throw performance among male students at SMP Dwijendra Mataram. Specifically, this study examined the effect of training using a size 3 basketball, the effect of training using a volleyball, and the comparison between both modified ball training methods.

Materials and Methods: This study used an experimental method with a pre-test and post-test group design using a matching subject design. The sample consisted of 16 male students who were divided into two groups. Group A received free throw shooting training using a size 3 basketball, while Group B received free throw shooting training using a volleyball. The research instrument was a free throw shooting skill test. Data were analyzed using normality tests, homogeneity tests, and paired sample t-tests with SPSS version 21.

Results: The results showed that free throw shooting training using a size 3 basketball improved students’ free throw performance. The mean score increased from 3.25 in the pre-test to 5.62 in the post-test. The paired sample t-test showed a significant difference between pre-test and post-test scores. Free throw shooting training using a volleyball also improved students’ free throw performance, with the mean score increasing from 2.75 in the pre-test to 5.12 in the post-test. However, based on the comparison of post-test mean scores, the size 3 basketball group showed a higher final mean score than the volleyball group.

Conclusions: Free throw shooting training using modified balls improved students’ basketball free throw performance. Both size 3 basketball and volleyball training had a positive effect, but the use of a size 3 basketball produced better results than volleyball. Therefore, a size 3 basketball can be recommended as a more effective modified ball for improving free throw shooting performance among male junior high school students.