Constructing Norms for Skill Test Items as a Barometer for Sports Potential Betwixt Basketball Players

Abstract

The Aim of this study was to examine the Dataset, Grade Distribution and Constructing Percentile Scores of Basketball Skill Test Items. For this investigation, sixty (N=60) state level girls basketball players from different sports centres of selected districts of Haryana were selected for the purpose of the present study. The participants were aged between 15 and 17 years. All the subjects were informed about the objective and protocol of the study. The primary data for the present study was gathered on the specified test items (viz., Field Goal Speed Test, Basketball Throws for Accuracy and Basketball Dribble Test). G*Power version 3.1.9.7 was used to analyse the power and to compute sample size with graphics options. The normality of the data was checked by using the Shapiro-Wilk Test of Normality. Under the data analysis, exploration of data was made with descriptive statistics and graphical analysis. Distribution of Grades under Normal Distribution was used, further it was sorted into five grades (viz., Excellent, Good, Average, Poor and Very Poor). The percentile calculator was utilized to generate a table that enumerates every 5th percentile, while also displaying the quartiles and deciles. The SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) version 20.0 was used for all analyses. Field Goal Speed Test: In field goal speed test, score between 9.75-11.167 was considered as Excellent, 8.333-9.75 as Good, 5.499-8.333 as Average, 4.082-5.499 as Poor and score between 2.665-4.082 as Very Poor. Basketball Throws for Accuracy: In basketball throw for accuracy test, score between 21.955-24.294 was considered as Excellent, 19.416-21.955 as Good, 16.877-19.416 as Average, 14.338-16.877 as Poor and score between 11.799-14.338 as Very Poor. Basketball Dribble Test: In basketball dribble test, score between 21.5-23.934 was considered as Excellent, 19.066-21.5 as Good, 16.632-19.066 as Average, 14.198-16.632 as Poor and score between 11.764-14.198 as Very Poor. In Field Goal Speed Test: The above table indicates that the highest scores of field goal speed test are at 100th percentile is 10 and the lowest scores are at Zero percentile is 5 for Basketball players. In Basketball Throws for Accuracy: The above table indicates that the highest scores of basketballs throw for accuracy test are at 100th percentile is 25 and the lowest scores are at Zero percentile is 13 for Basketball players. In Basketball Dribble Test: The above table indicates that the highest scores of basketball dribble test are at 100th percentile is 23 and the lowest scores are at Zero percentile is 11 for Basketball players.