Group 8: Cariquetan, Linzie Canedo, Criestel Debalucos, Mia Joyce Emoy, Khen and

Group 8: Cariquetan, Linzie; Canedo, Criestel;Debalucos,Mia Joyce; Emoy,Khen and

Estroso, Rosalinda

Title: A Case Study on Basketball Players Shooting Skills

Introduction
Basketball is a team sport in which players work together to bounce a ball down
the length of a court and throw it through a ring. Basketball is composed of two teams
with five players collaborate to score points by successfully throwing the ball through the
nets that hang from hoops at either end of the court. The game was invented in 1891,
and the word basketball first appeared in print the next year, from basket and ball. In
Basketball, the players play different roles inside the court namely: Centre, Power
Forward, Small Forward, Shooting Guard and Point Guard.
This study will merely focus on the shooting skills of the players. Shooting is the
most important skill in basketball and plays a vital role in playing basketball. Shooting in
a basketball game also plays a significant role in achieving the goal of the basketball
game. Given that the basketball game tip is to shoot the ball into the opponent's basket,
therefore a good shooting technique is owned by every basketball player. There are
fundamental skills that facilitate the player’s ability to perform any type of shooting. The
fundamental skills are the following: passing, dribbling, defense, and rebounding that
may allow you to get a higher percentage in shooting, but you must have the skill in
shooting.
It's difficult to score if the player can't shoot the ball effectively. Many players
have difficulty in shooting the ball constantly without error. So, the researchers came up
with this study to find, help and give strategies or techniques to those players who have
difficulty in shooting the ball constantly especially those players who are small ones that
can’t go to the rim as easy as the big ones and those players who are in the position of
shooting guard, small forward, forward and point guard because they are the one who
are in charge in the perimeter area but not only those players position mentioned are
responsible for improving their shooting ability or skill but also those players who are
playing the center position because in basketball, if you are a big man or playing in a
center position and you can shoot away from the basket or in the perimeter area, it is a
very big disadvantage to you compare to other big man or playing in the center position
who can’t shoot away from the basket or in the perimeter area because it is not usual
for a big man to have a good shooting ability or skill. But in today’s generation of
basketball, big mans or the players who are playing in the center position are required
or necessary for them to improve their shooting ability or skill to have more chances of
having a good score during a game and having a big chance to win the game.
Review of Related Literatures
Basketball
Basketball has been described as an intermittent sport, being physically very

demanding, requiring players to frequently repeat bouts of intense actions (sprinting,
shuffling, jumping) with jogging, walking or short periods of recovery (Ben Abdel nim, El
Fazaa, & El Ati, 2006; Mclness, Carlson, Jones, & McKenna, 1995)
Main Skills in Shooting
One of the main skills that determine successful playing of basketball is shooting
accuracy (Erculu & Supej, 2006). Some previous studies have shown the importance of
free throws, field goals and three-point shot accuracy in distinguishing winning and
losing basketball teams (Pojskic, Separovic, & Uzicanin, 2009; Trninic, Dizdar, & Luksic,
2002) . In order to achieve a high shooting percentage and victory, every team has to
have players who can accurately shoot in all periods of the game and under different
physiological or psychological pressures. Consequently, it can be said that shooting
accuracy is one of the most important skills in basketball (Erculi & Supei,2006;Pojskic
Separovic & Uzicanin,2011) which poses the question of its determinants.
Confidence in Basketball Shooting
According to Dr. Hal Wissel, Confidence is the primary factor in Shooting. Believe
in yourself. You want to have confidence in your ability to make the shot every time you
shoot. Confident shooters control their thoughts, feelings, and shooting skill. Shooting is
much more than good mechanics. It's the feeling, thoughts and belief in you that comes
first. Basketball is also a mental, as well as a physical, game. Developing the mental
aspect is a solution to enhancing shooting as well as performance in all fundamentals.

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Group 8: Cariquetan, Linzie; Canedo, Criestel;Debalucos,Mia Joyce; Emoy,Khen and

Title: A Case Study on Basketball Players Shooting Skills

Review of Related Literatures

Basketball has been described as an intermittent sport, being physically very

Main Skills in Shooting

Confidence in Basketball Shooting

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