Jump shooting efficiency and its relationship to special physical abilities among advanced (3x3) basketball players

Abstract

The jump shot skill is one of the most important basic skills in 3x3 basketball. Other skills are worthless if they are not complemented by the player's ability to score. Based on this, the importance of this research lies in identifying the efficiency of jump shooting and its relationship to the specific physical abilities of advanced 3x3 basketball players. This is a fundamental aspect that contributes to determining the extent of a player's ability to perform effectively in matches, in addition to providing a scientific database that coaches can rely on in planning their training sessions. Through the researcher's follow-up and interest in basketball, she observed a disparity in the use of specific physical abilities among 3x3 basketball players, which are among the basic elements influencing skill performance in general, and jump shooting efficiency in particular. To uncover the nature of the relationship between jump shooting efficiency and the specific physical abilities of advanced 3x3 basketball players, the researcher used a descriptive approach using a survey method to measure jump shooting efficiency and the specific physical abilities of basketball players. (3x3) Advanced, and using the correlation method to determine the relationship between variables, the research community was determined as advanced (3x3) basketball players in the governorates of Najaf and Babylon, numbering (52) players for the 2024-2025 sports season. The exploratory experiment sample consisted of (10) players randomly selected and (42) players for the main experiment. There is a strong direct correlation between jump shooting efficiency and special physical abilities among advanced basketball players. It is necessary to develop training programs to develop jump shooting efficiency and special physical abilities among (3x3) basketball players.