Improving the Performance of 3×3 Basketball Games in the Opponent’s Pass with the Non-Dominant Hand

The aim of the study is to study and analyze the effectiveness of the 3×3 players’ left-hand (non-dominant hand) outplay and to test its effectiveness. Research methods – pedagogical observation, experiment and survey methods. This study used a pedagogical observation and experiment to see how special exercises for the left (non-dominant) hand improve the effectiveness of the hoop and the pass. To verify the hypothesis of the study, the authors conducted a survey, semi-structured interview with (n-2) 3×3 basketball coaches, (n-8) male 3×3 basketball players aged between 20 and 37 years and two expert coaches participated in the study. The study found that the nature of the physiological effects of the exercises used to train basketball players varied significantly. The specific conditioning exercises in 3×3 basketball depend on the combination of physical activities – the type of exercises used, their intensity and duration, the number of rest breaks and the number of repetitions. The authors of the paper developed four exercises (Focus on the left hand; Passing “in one movement”; Passing “with a pause” and Passing “with several movements”) for training the left hand (non-dominant hand) of 3×3 basketball players in order to improve their efficiency and effectiveness. Comparing the results of testing the athletes before and after the experiment, the authors concluded that the outplay performance to the left with the left (non-dominant) hand right-handed athletes improved by 2.03% after 6 months of training with the developed exercises.