Session 9 - Concentration Drill - April 25th

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Design of Session:

Babcock, R. (N/A). explains that without good concentration, you will never be a good jump shooter. To help with this, we wanted to improve visualization through a drill ‘shooting blind folded’.
The following design will follow a distributed design; Foxon, F. (2001). Will be used for the breaks in between changing shots, and receiving feedback, the pace in this drill does not need to be fast. A lot of feedback is required, and mental rehearsal.
1. The shooter stands blinded folded in a position they’re comfortable shooting at.2)  In their shooting position, they will shoot.3) The rebounder will hand the ball back, and give feedback on whether the shot went in or not.4) After 10 shots remove the blindfold, and visually look at the rim, and use mental rehearsal.5) Choose whether to change spot or not.


References Informing of Design: 

 The information was sourced from the following online article: Babacock, R. (N/A). Shooting Fundamentals. Retrieved from http://www.nba.com/media/raptors/Shooting_Fundamentals.pdf


The distributed practice design was influenced by Foxon, F. (2001). Improving practices and skill. Coachwise 1st4sport.

 Statistics/Data Information Collected:·         

  • 5/50 shots were made
  • Session went for about 30 minutes (including warm up shots and post drill shots)


Reflection: 

The blind fold drill, was different and quite enjoyable. Even though I shot the ball terribly. I got the chance to use mental rehearsal. I took my time on each shot, and pictured how I would shoot the ball from a 3rd person perspective. This drill was successful at enabling my concentration. It did feel a little funny, at points, where I was wasn’t making shots, I thought “is this really beneficial?”. The distributed design was appropriate, for the session, as it enabled time for mental rehearsal, and time to receive feedback from my partner, which allowed for adjustments. It also enabled me to focus purely on the drill and not avoiding fatigue. 



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