Effects of 8-week medicine ball training on physical performance among basketball players

Abstract

Background: In this context, Medicine ball training has been studied to see if it might help basketball players' physical performance and skills. Objectives: Investigated the effects of eight weeks of medicine ball training on physical performance and basketball skill performance among male basketball players aged 18 to 24 years. Materials and Methods: 28 Subjects were recruited into two groups, the experimental group (EG) and the control group (CG), EG=14 (Mean age 21.25 ±1.34) and CG=14 (Mean age 20.52 ±1.77). To detect differences within-between the study groups, repeated-measures ANOVA was used. Results: The analyses demonstrated significant pre-, mid-, and post-test effects on physical performance; all the physical fitness variables examined p<0. 01 and skill performance analyses looked at all variables p<0.01. The medicine ball training EG improves a player's physical performance, which is markable in percentage. The variables such as Overhead Medicine Ball Throw (OHMBT), Standing Long Jump (SLJ), Sprinting 20 m (SPRINT), Agility T-Test (AGILITY), Vertical Jump (VJ), Back and Leg Dynamometer (BLD); 5.11%, 4.52%, 1.34%, 3.49%, 6.45% and 16.40% respectively. Moreover, the study emphasizes that the medicine ball improves basketball skills performance percentage measures in EG, which comprise Control Dribble (CD), Defensive Movement (DM, Passing (PASS) and Speed Spot Shooting (SSS); 2.14%, 3.22%, 6.83% and 13.29% respectively. Conclusion: This research indicates that medicine ball training in conjunction with regular exercise can significantly increase physical performance and basketball skills. It is advised that coaches add medicine balls into players' daily training regimes. The execution of medicine ball workouts free in the direction of skill work improves basketball skill performance. The recommended program for medicine ball workouts is ideal for evaluating improvement in basketball players' physical performance and basketball skill performance.