Investigation of the effects of agility and sprint running on lay-up shooting success in basketball players

Introduction and Aim: This study aimed to examine the relationship between the agility and sprint running the athletes playing basketball in the 16-18 age group and their success layup shoot. Materials and Methods: The study included twenty-six basketball licensed volunteers playing basketball in Ardahan and Hakkâri provinces with an average of height (174,6±6,6), body weight (65,6±6,1 kg), age (17.11 ± 0.81years), training age (3,38±1,47 years) has joined. Sprint and agility tests were applied. A total of twenty shoots were made in the rounds in the equal intervals (right and left) by running outside the 6.75 meter area at the hoop level of the basketball court. For sprint and agility test was detected microgate witty Italy photocell. Height, weight, measurements were used by brand devices(Mesillife mr-200, China). This study were analyzed by Pearson correlation analysis, t test in dependent groups, taking into account the 0.05 significance level. Results: Relationship between ten meters running time(sec). with man and without a man right layup shoot success (r=-0.549**;p=0.004;r=-0.444*;p=0.023)and twenty running time (sec) without man right and left layup shoot success (r=-0.394*; p=0.047; r=-0.444*; p=0.023) was observed a statically negative correlation. Relationship between agility 'T' test time (sec) without man and with man right layup shooting success score(r=-0.654**; p=0.000; r=-0.462*; p=0.018), without a man and with man left layup shoot score (r=-0.545**; p=0.004; r=-0.388*; p=0.050) and the agility 'Illinois' test time (sec) value and right and left without a man layup shoot success (r= -0.627**; p=0.001; r=-0.545**; p=0.004) was observed negative correlation. Without a man right and left layup shoots were more successful than with man right and left layup shoots (p<0.05*). Conclusion: İt can be said that agility and sprinting have an effect on the success of the layup shoot in this group of basketball players.