Effects of a modified games program based on the Constraints-Led approach on shooting accuracy in basketball in 10-year-old children
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Introduction: The Constraints-Led initiative has become a relevant approach in sports initiation, as it promotes technical learning through modified games that integrate perception, action, and decision-making in contexts representative of the game.
Objective: To evaluate the effects of a modified games program based on the Constraints-Led approach on shooting accuracy in basketball for 10-year-old children at the Municipal School of Salitre.
Methodology: The study had a quantitative approach, a pre-experimental design, and a single group with pretest-posttest. Thirty 10-year-old children were part of it. The AAHPERD Basketball Shooting Test and the Basketball Field Goal Speed Spot Shooting Test were used to assess shooting accuracy. Normality was checked using the Shapiro-Wilk test and the differences between measurements were studied with the Wilcoxon signed-rank test.
Results: In the AAHPERD Basketball Shooting Test, the average increased from 3.77 ± 1.07 to 6.77 ± 1.07 successful shots (79.6%). In the Basketball Field Goal Speed Spot Shooting Test, the average increased from 4.77 ± 1.07 to 7.77 ± 1.07 baskets (62.9%). The two instruments showed very significant differences (Z = -4.81; p < .001).
Discussion: Adapted games facilitate technical learning by integrating motor, perceptual, and cognitive demands in real game situations.
Conclusions: The program significantly improved shooting accuracy, making it an effective strategy for teaching basketball at an early age.
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