International Journal of Basketball Studies
Vol. 1 No. 2 (2022): INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BASKETBALL STUDIES

THE EFFECT OF EXPLOSIVE MUSCLE POWER IN THE ARMS AND LEGS ON FREE-THROW OUTCOMES IN BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Juharti Anggreni (Sports Coaching Education, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Universitas Negeri Makassar, Indonesia)
J Jamaluddin (Sports Coaching Education, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Universitas Negeri Makassar, Indonesia)
S Sahabuddin (Universitas Negeri Makassar, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
08 Dec 2022

Abstract

The game of basketball is fast and requires a variety of balance and physical alignment, as well as very complex techniques. This study aims to determine the effect of the explosive power of the arm and leg muscles on the results of free throws in basketball players. The sample in this study were all male students who take part in basketball extracurricular activities of SMA Negeri 5 Soppeng, with a total of 30 students. The data analysis techniques used are descriptive analysis, data normality testing, data linearity testing, and regression analysis using the SPSS program. The findings revealed that, first, there was a 75.6% effect of explosive power of the arm muscles on the results of free throws in basketball games for Soppeng 5 Public High School students; second, there was a 77% effect of explosive power of the leg muscles on the results of free throws in basketball games for high school students Negeri 5 Soppeng; and third, there is an effect of explosive power of the arm muscles and explosive power of the leg muscles there was a 85,3%%. Further research needs to be done to obtain more optimal results when taking free throws. It is necessary to study other variables that can affect the results of free throws, such as mental conditions and other psychological aspects of basketball players when making free throws.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijobs

Publisher

Subject

Social Sciences

Description

The aim of this journal publication is to disseminate the conceptual thoughts or ideas and research results that have been achieved in the area especially of basketball. International Journal of Basketball Studies (IJOBS) particularly focuses on the main problems in the development of the sciences ...