SIQ Basketball as a Tool for Kinematic Analysis of Basketball Free Throw Shooting

Keywords:
Release angle, Spin rate, Skill acquisition, Diagnostics, Shot testing

Abstract:
Modern technology in the field of sports is improving every day. Coaches are using new tools trying to improve the efficiency of their players physical and motor abilities, skill acquisition and recovery. The area of skill acquisition is very interesting considering that actual technique is fundamental of success in any sport. When it comes to basketball, shooting is the most important skill, and free throw shooting can sometimes be vital to success of a team. This paper aims to present the research that analyzed release angle and spin rate of sixteen U16 basketball players playing in the top basketball division in Serbia. Participants were divided into two groups based on their in-game efficiency. They shot free throws (5x10, 10x2) with the SIQ Basketball which has Bluetooth sensors in it, connected to the app on a mobile device. The ball measured the player’s kinematic parameters and showed immediate data. This data was then compared between groups. The stats were obtained from the official league website. Results showed that release angle can be used as a statistically significant predictor of free throw efficiency, unlike spin rate, which cannot. This paper shows that there is a great opportunity for the use of SIQ Basketball at official competitions to track data and give coaches valuable information on players shooting tendencies

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M. Drljan, R. Mandić, B. Božović, “SIQ Basketball as a Tool for Kinematic Analysis of Basketball Free Throw Shooting,” in Sinteza 2024 - International Scientific Conference on Information Technology, Computer Science, and Data Science, Belgrade, Singidunum University, Serbia, 2024, pp. 352-357. doi:10.15308/Sinteza-2024-352-357

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Drljan, M., Mandić, R., Božović, B. (2024). SIQ Basketball as a Tool for Kinematic Analysis of Basketball Free Throw Shooting. Paper presented at Sinteza 2024 - International Scientific Conference on Information Technology, Computer Science, and Data Science. doi:10.15308/Sinteza-2024-352-357

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