The purpose of this study was to examine the differences between successful Jump shot in
Basketball with and without an opponent on selected Electromyographical and Kinematic
variables. This study investigates the influence of an opponent's presence on the jump shot
technique. For the study, ten male athletes aged between 17-25 years were randomly selected
as subjects from Basketball that represented Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical
Education Gwalior in an Inter-University competition. The participants were filmed as they
executed the jump shot in basketball at the execution phase. To ensure the same condition for
all the participants the same distance from the basket, all the subjects of the study were righthanded.
The variables selected for this study were Linear kinematic variables (Height of ball
release at the moment execution phase, Distance of ball travelled, The instant velocity of ball
release, Centre of gravity (CG)), Angular kinematic variables (The Angle of the Ankle joint
(right), The Angle of the Knee joint (right), The Angle of the Pelvis joint (right), The Angle of
the Shoulder joint (right), The Angle of the Elbow joint (right), The Angle of the wrist joint
(right), The Angle of release), Surface electromyographical variables (Anterior Deltoid,
Posterior Deltoid, Biceps Brachii, Triceps Brachii, Flexor Carpi Radialis, Extensor Carpi
Radialis, Brachioradialis). The collected scores on each selected variables of successful jump
shots with and without opponents the statistical analysis was done with the help of SPSS,
Descriptive statistics and paired 't-tests were applied to compare the kinematic and
electromyographical variables.
