Skill Analysis: Basketball Shooting
Skill Analysis: Basketball Shooting
Purpose
Shooting is necessary for basketball because it is the only way to gain points in order to win.
Ways it Helps in a Game In a basketball game, shooting helps both physically and mentally. The physical impact of shooting is the fact that as you get shots in, you gain points. Also, once more shots start going in, momentum begins to take over and both your offence and defence play better to ensure the good shooting continues. Shooting also helps to mentally destabilize opposing teams. Once a team sees that no matter how good their defence is, you’re still able to get shots up and sink them, they begin to get discouraged mentally and eventually get sloppy while playing. Combining both the mental destabilization of the opposing team and the …show more content…
In both skills, form begins with balance. Feet need to be shoulder width apart to have a strong balance and good centre of gravity. When executing both skills, weight transfer from the feet to the wrist is necessary in order to give the object (frisbee or basketball) momentum to travel. Both skills also need to give the object a spin as it flies through the air by flicking the wrist. Finally, both skills require a follow through where the wrist is snapped forward. Although these skills are performed at different height levels, the preparation, execution and follow through are the same.
Skill Analysis: Preparation
Feet should be shoulder width apart and pointing in the direction of the net. By having your feet shoulder width apart, you have a better centre of gravity and good balance to prevent being knocked over.
Knees should be bent in a comfortable position. Locking your knees makes it difficult to have good balance. By having your knees bent, you are in a position to shoot at the ready. Your bent knees will also help your execution.
For more power, bend deeper at the knees and
Purpose
Shooting is necessary for basketball because it is the only way to gain points in order to win.
Ways it Helps in a Game In a basketball game, shooting helps both physically and mentally. The physical impact of shooting is the fact that as you get shots in, you gain points. Also, once more shots start going in, momentum begins to take over and both your offence and defence play better to ensure the good shooting continues. Shooting also helps to mentally destabilize opposing teams. Once a team sees that no matter how good their defence is, you’re still able to get shots up and sink them, they begin to get discouraged mentally and eventually get sloppy while playing. Combining both the mental destabilization of the opposing team and the …show more content…
In both skills, form begins with balance. Feet need to be shoulder width apart to have a strong balance and good centre of gravity. When executing both skills, weight transfer from the feet to the wrist is necessary in order to give the object (frisbee or basketball) momentum to travel. Both skills also need to give the object a spin as it flies through the air by flicking the wrist. Finally, both skills require a follow through where the wrist is snapped forward. Although these skills are performed at different height levels, the preparation, execution and follow through are the same.
Skill Analysis: Preparation
Feet should be shoulder width apart and pointing in the direction of the net. By having your feet shoulder width apart, you have a better centre of gravity and good balance to prevent being knocked over.
Knees should be bent in a comfortable position. Locking your knees makes it difficult to have good balance. By having your knees bent, you are in a position to shoot at the ready. Your bent knees will also help your execution.
For more power, bend deeper at the knees and