The Effect of Rubber-Band Exercises On The Development Of Some Physical Abilities of Basketball Players

Abstract

Basketball is one of the fastest games that needs strength, speed, endurance, agility, etc. for moving from one place to another, as well as successful defense coverage. All moves of the player depend on the explosive power, power defined by speed, motor speed, and agility in performance for all parts of the body especially the arms and legs. The importance of research lies in using rubber ropes (for the hands, arms, and legs) to improve young players' physical abilities. The problem of the research lies in the lack of teaching aids for young players that improve their physical abilities. The research aimed at designing exercises using rubber bands for hand, arm and leg to develop and improve young basketball players as well as identifying the effect of these exercises on the subjects. The researcher used the experimental method. The subjects were (20) young basketball players divided into three experimental and one controlling group. The data was collected and treated using proper statistical operations to conclude that rubber band exercises have a positive effect on developing the physical abilities of young basketball players. Finally the researcher recommended using these exercises for developing the physical abilities of young basketball players