teaching lindsey how to improve shooting free throws
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Kelsey Timmerman Nicole Mapes December 7, 2011. Teaching Lindsey How to Improve Shooting Free Throws. Introduction- Learner Characteristics. Lindsey: 13 years old 7 years of basketball experience Post player for Roosevelt Junior High basketball team Succeeds at post position - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Teaching Lindsey How to Improve Shooting Free Throws
Kelsey TimmermanNicole MapesDecember 7, 2011
Introduction- Learner Characteristics Lindsey:
13 years old 7 years of basketball experience Post player for Roosevelt Junior High
basketball team Succeeds at post position Fairly physically fit Highly motivated and willing to learn In the motor stage of learning to refine
shooting skills
Free-Throw Background
Tends to air-ball free throws Has elbow “out”
Ball tends to fly to the left of the hoop Different pre-shot routine Discouraged/No Confidence
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgLXpJSn8jE
Lindsey’s Goals(Aspects to Focus On) Have the highest free-throw percentage on
the team (Outcome Goal)
Improve to 70% (Performance Goal)
Routine Fundamentals (Process Goals)
Develop error-detection and error-correction capabilities
Stay calm under pressure (Generalization)
Target Skill- Free Throw
Discrete, Closed Skill
Open-Loop Control System
Intrinsic Feedback
Proprioceptive Feedback
Little risk of injury
Target Context Crowd/Crowd noise
Other players on court
Pressure of the situation
Pressure of time Only have 5 sec to get shot
off
Fatigue
Instructional Plan Focus
Program Learning – learn new generalized
motor program
Instructional Plan
Instructions/Demonstration Verbal/Visual
Visualization Segmentation
Ground drill Line drill
Mental-Rehearsal Techniques Schema Development: Constant Practice Feedback
Instructions/Demonstration Verbally explain shooting process
Set feet (dominant slightly in front of the other) “Swing your purse” Set your elbow Extend your knees/elbow▪ Up on your toes
“Reach in the cookie jar”
Now Nicole will demonstrate!!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63N8Nu4d4Gg
Visualization
Lindsey will picture herself performing the techniques shown and the basketball going in
(Mental Imagery)
Segmentation (Part Practice) Get into shooting position (feet) “Swing your purse”
Set Elbow Elbow “IN” Get “Set” with guide hand
Push with legs/Extend Arm Start motion towards basket
Follow Through Ground and line drills
**Put it all together in Slow Motion** (Speed-accuracy trade-off)
Finding a Routine
Lindsey will try out different pre-shot scenarios
She will perform the same routine before each free throw attempt
Mental-Rehearsal Techniques
Lindsey is instructed to mentally see herself
practice the “full shot” and then imitate it with her eyes
closed (Intrinsic Proprioceptive Feedback)
Constant Practice
Shoot 10 Free Throws in a row—take a break Repeat 10 times every practice session
Introduce a crowd/make noise
Introduce a pressure situation (anxiety)
Set up a scrimmage game
Goals for Activities Prescribed Combine segments in fluid motion
(Progressive Part Practice)—gain the fundamental pattern
Increase speed and accuracy in drills
For Lindsey to complete the process with little to no attention (Autonomous Stage)
How We Intend to Measure Progress
Statistics % of free throws made out of 100 % of free throws made during the
scrimmage Observational analysis:
Fluid motion? Using proper technique? Following segmentation steps?
Feedback
Allow for Lindsey to ask for feedback Answer any specific questions
Instantaneous Feedback Summary Feedback Constant shooting
practice/scrimmage practice—little to no feedback
Modifications
Going back to old habits
Adjusting to unfamiliar gyms
Progress goals are met quickly
Going Back to Old Habits Focus Lindsey’s attention on back of
the rim (Attentional Narrow Focus) Mental imagery Physically practice “going through the
motions” before shooting (Proprioceptive Feedback) Focus on every step
Explain what went wrong when Lindsey misses a free-throw (Error-Detection)
Adjusting to Unfamiliar Gyms Practice in various gyms around
town
Have Lindsey focus on gyms similarities rather than differences
Process Goals are Met Quickly
PRACTICE, PRACTICE,
PRACTICE!!!
References Youtube Videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgLXpJSn8jE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63N8Nu4d4Gg
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Carboni, J., Burke, K. L., Joyner, A., Hardy, C. J., & Blom, L. C. (2002). The Effects of Brief Imagery on Free Throw Shooting Performance and Concentrational Style of Intercollegiate Basketball Players: A Single-Subject Design. International Sports Journal, 6(2), 60.
References Czech, D. R., Ploszay, A. J., & Burke, K. L. (2004). An
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