Vol. 1, Issue 7, Part J (2015)

Abstract
The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of skill practice and mental training on free throw shooting performance in basketball. Total thirty male students from basketball match practice group of the Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education, Gwalior were selected randomly as subjects. The age of the subjects ranged between 18 to 21 years. The subjects were divided into three experimental groups randomly, each consisting of ten subjects. Free throw shooting as per AAHPER Basketball skill test was used as the criterion measure to find out the effect of skill practice and mental training. “Analysis of Covariance” was applied as the random group design was employed in this study.