Assessing the Relationship of Kinematics with Dribbling Performance of Basketball at Different Phases

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to assess the relationship of kinematics with dribbling performance of basketball at different phases. Material and Methods: Twenty randomly selected male students aged 18-28 years and who participated in North Zone Inter University Basketball Championship 2010-11 held at CSJMU Kanpur. The data was collected by the help of A Casio Exilim F-1 High Speed Camera and Siliconcoach pro 7 motion analysis system. The Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient was used to measure the relationship between selected kinematics variables with the performance of high dribble. The level of significance was set at 0.05. Results: The results have shown the values of coefficients of correlation of selected angular kinematics variables at moment preparation phase in High dribble were: right ankle joint (0.187), right knee joint (-0.010), right hip joint (-0.144), right shoulder joint (0.433), right elbow joint (-0.165), right wrist joint (-0.015) and Height of C.G.  (0.137). In case of moment execution phase were: right ankle joint (0.197), right knee joint (-0.126), right hip joint (-0.144), right shoulder joint (0.188), right elbow joint (-0.346), right wrist joint (-0.060) and Height of C.G. (0.137). Conclusion: The statistical findings indicate that there exists an insignificant relationship between High dribble performance and Ankle (Right), Knee (Right), Hip (Right), shoulder (Right), Elbow (Right) & Wrist (Right) joints and Height of center of gravity at moment preparation and execution.

Keywords: High dribble, kinematics, Siliconcoach pro 7 motion analysis