KINEMATIC ANALYSIS OF THE BALL RELEASE PHASE FOR TWO-POINT SHOT IN BASKETBALL

Abstract

The aim of the research was to conduct a kinematic analysis of the ball release phase for the two-point shot in basketball. This research was conducted with twenty elite basketball players from the following Kosovo Super League teams: Pristina, Kerasan and Lipjani. Methods: Video recordings of the shooting performance techniques are done with three Canon HD cameras, set at 90 degree angles, which can reproduce sixty pictures per second. 10 variables were selected for kinematic analysis. The data collected were processed by IBM SPSS Statistics 20 statistical software, and statistical parameters were determined using the following methods: arithmetic mean, standard deviation, minimum score, maximum score, skewness, and kurtosis. Results: In the results of the Pearson’s correlation coefficients of the kinematic analysis of the ball release phase for two-point shot, the variables that showed high correlations with statistical significance at the level (p = 0.01) are: the distance between the centre of gravity and the ball in the final position and the height of the ball release with correlation coefficients in the value of (0.75); the distance between the centre of gravity and the ball in the initial position and the height of the release of the ball with correlation coefficients in the value of (0.63). Conclusion: The results of this study on the release phase of the ball, the trajectory of horizontal, vertical movement, height of the ball release, angle of the ball release, and the total time are very significant indicators for the two-point shooting and a very important guide for experts in this field