The Effects of Technical Training on Basketball Speed Dribbling Skill and Stationery Two-point Shot Skill of Male University Sport Science Department Students

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of technical training on basketball speed dribbling skill and stationery two- point shot in Madda Walabu University male third-year sport science students. Twenty-eight (28) male sport science students were selected by the census sampling method. For this study, a quantitative research method was used. Because this method involves measurable quantities, this would give you a set of numerical data. A pretest-and-posttest randomized experimental design was employed. The experimental group underwent a basketball technical training program for eight weeks but the control group did not receive basketball technical training interventions. The level of significant was set at p<0.05. Statistically significant difference have been detected between the pre-test and post-test values on experimental group in speed dribbling (p=0.01) and stationary two-point shooting skills (p= .000) registered statistically significant difference. The results of the study showed that providing systematic and gradual increment of both duration and intensity of basketball technical training with in eight-weeks intervention, statistically significant improvements and changes were observed in the students speed dribbling and stationary two-point shooting skills. The researcher concluded that regular participation in basketball technical training had a significant effect on the improvement and enhancement of basketball speed dribbling and stationary two-point shooting skill performances. Further study shall be done by increasing basic basketball skills through increasing subjects and taking a maximum period of training duration (increasing subjects and adding basic basketball skills require a long period of time with a well-programmed training schedule).