The relationship between physical fitness and shooting accuracy of professional basketball players

• Published in: Motriz : Revista de Educação Física. Unesp 2014-12, Vol.20 (4), p.408-417
• Main Authors: Pojskic, Haris, Separovic, Vlatko, Muratovic, Melika, Uzicanin, Edin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Aerobic power; agilidad; agilidade; Agility; Anaerobic capacities; capacidades anaeróbias; capacidades anaeróbicas; Fatigue index; Idrottsvetenskap; potencia aeróbica; potência aeróbia; pruebas de habilidad de disparo; Shooting skill tests; Speed; Sport Science; SPORT SCIENCES; testes de precisão de arremessos; velocidad; velocidade; índice de fadiga; índice de fatiga
• ISSN: 1980-6574; 1980-6574
• DOI: 10.1590/S1980-65742014000400007

The aim of this study was to examine the relationships among physical fitness of professional Bosnian basketball players (n = 38) and shooting accuracy during one basketball season. A related, secondary aim was to examine relationships between basketball shooting assessments and competitive shooting accuracy during game play. Physical fitness components included: muscular endurance and aerobic endurance, lower and upper-body power, speed, agility, anaerobic capacity and anaerobic power. The specific basketball shooting accuracy was assessed by stationary and dynamic shooting assessments. Competitive shooting accuracy was represented by data collected during one basketball season for each player (free throw, field goal, and three-point %). Results of the regression analyses showed that there were significant positive relationships among shooting assessments and competitive shooting accuracy during game play. The relationship was stronger when the dynamic shooting tests were applied compared to the stationary tests. However, few or weak relationships existed among physical fitness components and competitive shooting accuracy. Only the power tests showed to be good predictors for shooting over longer distances. The findings support the inclusion of the dynamic basketball shooting accuracy tests in regular basketball assessment procedures as a valuable testing instrument. "La relación entre la aptitud física y precisión de tiro de los jugadores profesionales de baloncesto." El objetivo de este estudio fue examinar la relación entre la condición física de los jugadores profesionales de baloncesto de Bosnia (n=38) y la precisión de tiro durante una temporada de baloncesto. Paralelamente, el objetivo secundario fue examinar las relaciones entre las evaluaciones de lanzamiento de baloncesto y la precisión de tiro durante el partido. Los componentes de la aptitud física incluían: la resistencia muscular y la resistencia aeróbica, la potencia de los miembros inferiores y superiores del cuerpo, la velocidad, la agilidad, la capacidad anaeróbica y la potencia anaeróbica. La precisión específica de tiro de baloncesto se evaluó mediante lanzamiento estático y evaluaciones de tiro en movimiento. La precisión de tiro en competición estuvo representada por los datos recogidos durante una temporada de baloncesto para cada jugador (tiro libre, tiro de campo y triple %). Posteriores análisis de los resultados mostraron que había una significativa relación positiva entre las e