The Effect of Drill Shoot Exercise and Meditation Practice on Free Throw Ability (Experimental Study on Basketball Athletes at Star One Club, Padang City)

The problem in this study is the low ability of the Free Throw basketball athletes of the Padang City Star One Club. This has led to a decline in the achievements of the Padang City Star One Club. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of Drill Shoot and Meditation Exercises on the Free Throw Ability of the Star One Club basketball athletes in Padang City. This type of research is an experimental study that aims to determine the effect of the treatment given, the research population is all basketball athletes at the Star One Club, Padang City. The sample in this study were all male basketball athletes from the Star One Club, Padang City, as many as 20 athletes. The sampling technique in this study used a purposive sampling technique. The test instrument in this study used the Free Throw Shoot test. Data analysis in this study used comparative analysis, namely t test with = 0.05. The results of the study revealed that there was a significant effect of the effect of Drill Shoot and Meditation Exercises on the Free Throw Ability of the Star One Club basketball athletes in Padang City with th (8,13) > tt (1,81).