Competitive exercises to develop coordination and balance and their impact on the shooting skill of female basketball players under 18 years old

Abstract

Shooting skill in basketball is one of the most important offensive skills and the final stage of the team's attack and the culmination of all skills in which points are scored, including the skill of peaceful shooting. The research aims to prepare competitive exercises and understand the impact of competitive exercises on developing coordination and balance for basketball players under 18 years old. The researcher used the experimental method with the single experimental group approach, including the research community of female athletes in the public directorates of education in Baghdad, totaling (6) directorates and (72) players. The research sample was selected intentionally, consisting of female athletes in the sports activity of the Directorate of Education in Baghdad / Al-Karkh First, totaling (12) players, with a percentage of 67.16%. The researcher concluded that competitive exercises have an impact on developing coordination, balance, and peaceful shooting skills for female players, showing differences in all research variables of coordination, balance, and the development of peaceful shooting skills. The researcher recommends the necessity of benefiting from prepared exercises in training units after proving their role in development and emphasizing that basketball coaches should use competitive exercises in line with the specific performance of basketball during games.