A study of plyometrics exercises of upper limb to improve the chest pass ability in basketball

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  • Miura Ken
    National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya, Department for Methodology of Sports
  • Zushi Koji
    National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya, Department for Methodology of Sports
  • Suzuki Shosuke
    Research Student of Graduate School, National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya
  • Matsuda Mikasa
    National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya, Department for Methodology of Sports
  • Shimizu Nobuyuki
    National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya, Department for Methodology of Sports

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  • バスケットボールにおけるチェストパス能力を高める上肢のプライオメトリックス手段に関する研究
  • バスケットボール ニ オケル チェストパス ノウリョク オ タカメル ジョウシ ノ プライオメトリックス シュダン ニ カンスル ケンキュウ

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We studied training exercises designed to improve the chest pass ability of basketball players, enabling them to pass the ball in as short a time as possible, as soon they catch a ball. The subjects were 25 male college basketball players, who performed rebound chest passes, catching four balls of varying weights (basketball (0.6kg), 1kg, 3kg, 5kg). When the ball landed on the player's chest, it was thrown immediately. Press chest passes without counteraction were also performed. The contact time of the hands and the height of the chest passes were examined. Furthermore, the relationship between a player's chest pass ability and bench press capacity was also examined as an index of strength. The results can be summarized as follows: (1) There was a tendency that for both the press and rebound chest pass, the height of the ball during the pass became increasingly lower, corresponding to an increase in ball weight (0.6kg, 1kg, 3kg, 5kg). In addition, the contact time of the rebound chest pass become longer as the ball weight increased. (2) There was no significant correlation between contact time and height in the rebound chest pass between the differently weighted balls. It was found that there are two independent skills throwing in a short time, and gaining a high ball speed for very effective passing. (3) A comparison of the nature of these two factors (contact time and height) was conducted between guard position players and other players. There was no significant difference in height, but contact time was significantly shorter for guard position players than for players in other positions. It was found that guard position players have superior ballistic power in the upper limbs, and better ability to execute a throw in a very a short time. (4) There was a significant correlation between contact time and height in the rebound chest pass, both when using the basketball and when using balls of different weight (1kg, 3kg and 5kg). However, there was no significant correlation between bench press capacity (used as an indicator of upper limb strength), and contact time and height in the rebound chest pass among the four different balls. This indicates that training with weighted balls (1kg, 3kg and 5kg) may be more directly effective than methods such as the bench press for improving chest pass ability in basketball. These findings are potentially useful for clarifying effective training exercises to improve the chest pass ability of basketball players, and appear to concur with the principles of plyometrics of the upper limbs.

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