The Effect of Concentration Training on Shooting Free Throw in Basketball Game
Oki Candra
Abstract
This study aimed to determine whether there is an effect of concentration training on shooting free throws by female students in basketball extracurricular. This research was a quantitative research using experimental design. The research design used was a pre-test post-test system aimed to ensure the effectiveness of the treatment given. The population in this study was basketball extracurricular students at State Senior High School 10 Pekanbaru consisted of 15 students. Sampling was done by using total sampling technique which all of them were used as samples. The t value obtained based on the findings of research using the t test was 3.49. The results of this calculation were then consulted on the t table with 14 degrees of freedom, so that the t table obtained was 1.76. In other words, t count was greater than t table which indicated a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test results of 3.86 and 5.13, respectively. The increase in this value was found through the following steps: It was known that there has been an increase of 32.4% from the t table calculation as the difference between the results of the pre test and post test. Based on the research findings, the conclusion obtained is concentration training affects the shooting basketball free throws.