Relationship Between Breakfast and Basketball Shooting Accuracy
Faculty Advisor Name
Jeremy Akers
Description
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine if collegiate and recreational basketball player’s shooting accuracy improved after consumption of breakfast (BF) compared to no-breakfast (No-BF).
Methods: 24 male and female collegiate and recreational basketball players completed a three-week intervention study with a cross-over design. Subjects were randomly assigned to a four-day BF or No-BF treatment and completed testing that included a free-throw drill and timed 2-point and 3-point drills on day four. Treatment switched the following Monday. Food intake records were collected during each treatment phase.
Results: There were no difference between BF and No-BF treatments in amount of shots taken and percentage of shots made during the free-throw, 2-point and 3-point drills. In addition, no difference was observed between BF and No-BF treatment when the number of shots taken during 2-point and 3-point drill was combined. However, there was a significant difference observed between BF and No-BF in mean percentage of shots made during the free throw, 2-point and 3-point drill combined, (BF= 59.2 ± 6.8, No-BF= 48.3±5.4, p-value= 0.000).
Conclusion: Despite the finding that mean shooting percentage was improved when the free-throw, 2-point and 3-point drill were combined, the main finding of the study was that breakfast consumption did not show significant improvement in basketball shooting accuracy when free throw, 2-point and 3-point basketball shooting drills were observed separately.
Relationship Between Breakfast and Basketball Shooting Accuracy
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine if collegiate and recreational basketball player’s shooting accuracy improved after consumption of breakfast (BF) compared to no-breakfast (No-BF).
Methods: 24 male and female collegiate and recreational basketball players completed a three-week intervention study with a cross-over design. Subjects were randomly assigned to a four-day BF or No-BF treatment and completed testing that included a free-throw drill and timed 2-point and 3-point drills on day four. Treatment switched the following Monday. Food intake records were collected during each treatment phase.
Results: There were no difference between BF and No-BF treatments in amount of shots taken and percentage of shots made during the free-throw, 2-point and 3-point drills. In addition, no difference was observed between BF and No-BF treatment when the number of shots taken during 2-point and 3-point drill was combined. However, there was a significant difference observed between BF and No-BF in mean percentage of shots made during the free throw, 2-point and 3-point drill combined, (BF= 59.2 ± 6.8, No-BF= 48.3±5.4, p-value= 0.000).
Conclusion: Despite the finding that mean shooting percentage was improved when the free-throw, 2-point and 3-point drill were combined, the main finding of the study was that breakfast consumption did not show significant improvement in basketball shooting accuracy when free throw, 2-point and 3-point basketball shooting drills were observed separately.
