Abstract:
Technical training of basketball has benefits for the players to develop their skills, like
dribbling, passing, shooting and to win in the game of basketball. This study aimed to
investigate 12 weeks technical training program effect on basketball basic skills like: speed
dribble, speed passing, and throw for accuracy among sport studies students in Wallaga
University. Experimental design of quantitative approach was used in this investigation. A
total of 40 students were selected from total populations of 72 students using probability,
simple random sampling method for the study and their age was 22-25 years old. Those
students classified in to 20 experimental group and 20 control group randomly. All players in
experimental group participated in 12 weeks technical training which have 3 session per week
and control group was not take any intervention. Pre and post –training test was conducted
for both experimental and control group. The score were recorded in computerized statistical
package for social science (SPSS) version 26 and paired sample T- test and independent
sample T-test was used to analyze the data, the levels of significance was set a 0.05%. The
results showed that the mean difference between pre and post-test for every variables under
experimental group was: speed dribble (2.75 sec.) speed passing (2.40sec.), and throw for
accuracy (3.10 points) (p=0.001). Those basic skills was improved following 12 weeks
technical training at p<0.05 and this change was not seen on control group (p>0.05). Finally,
the researcher concluded that technical training can be an effective training method improving
the basic skills of basketball like; speed dribble, speed passing, and throw for accuracy.
Further research is needed to fully understand the benefits and limitations of technical training
for this populations.
