Abstract:
The main purpose of this work was to investigate the effect of skill related
fitness on shooting accuracy among high school basketball players in the Cape
Coast Metropolis of Ghana. Forty (40) basketball players (comprising 20 boys
and 20 girls) were selected using simple random sampling and classified into
experimental and control groups. Tests were conducted for skill related fitness
as well as shooting accuracy. The experimental group was taken through drills
to improve on their skill related fitness while the control group did not but had
routine training. Data was collected and analyzed using dependent, independent
Sample t-tests and Pearson’s correlation. Results showed that there were
statistically significant differences between the experimental and control groups
with the experimental group doing better in all four shooting tests than the
control group. For static free throw, t(19) =12.35, P < 0.001(experimental
group, M = 6.85, SD = 0.89; control group, M = 4.40, SD = 0.89; dynamic free
throw t(19) = 19.26, P < .001, (experimental group, M = 6.65, SD = 0.64;
control group M = 3.90, SD = 0.64) static two points, t(19) = 11.05, P
<.001(experimental group M = 6.53, SD = 1.21; control group M = 3.35. SD =
1.21) and dynamic two points, t(19) = 7.31, P <.001,(experimental group, M =
8.28, SD = 1.68, control group M = 5.45, SD = 1.68). Skill related fitness is
therefore considered as very important for better shooting performance among
High School Basketball Players in the Metropolis therefore there should be a
plan to improve on it as the season progresses so that in consequence shooting
accuracy is also improved.
