Chao-Ming Huang*｜Jhnog-Shan Elementary School, Yilan｜stanely503@gmail.com
Meng-Chu Liu｜Chien Hsin University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan City
Wen-Hsuan Cheng｜Jhnog-Shan Elementary School, Yilan
Yin-Wei Lai｜Rongfu Elementary School, Xinzhuang District, New Taipei City
*Corresponding author
▌Abstract
Basketball is a highly dynamic sport. Scoring relies on shooting from different ranges and position as well as free throw shooting. Free throw scoring plays a pivotal role in basketball games. How to enhance individual free throw percentage (FT%) at the free throw line is an important training issue. Previous studies indicate that the basketball entry angle is one of key factor in basketball shooting. This study tried to explore the relationship between FT% and the entry angle. Research sample came from a collect male basketball players. The finding shows that the FT% related to entry angle (42degree~48degree) significantly. Moreover, this study divided the sample into three different groups by individual’s free throw percentage (FT%), including the high FT% group, middle FT% as well as low FT% group. Finding revels that the high FT% group shows higher accuracy and consistency than the middle FT% group and low FT% group. The one-way ANOVA analysis shows that the difference between low FT% group and middle FT% group is significant during the entry angle (38 degree-41 degree). Additionally, the comparison between the high FT% group and low FT% group is significant in the entry angle (42 degree ~ 48 degree). This study reveals the relationship between FT% and entry angle is significant. Additionally, the high FT% players showed the performance in the consistency of trajectory and accuracy significantly.
Keywords: mobile learning, smart basketball, free throw percentage, entry angle