lL. The average shooting of free throws in games was 53.3 per cent.

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There was a close correlation between free throw shooting in games
and in practice.

a The best performance of all men in all fundamentals was rea sened

in the sixth week after the Christmas vacation.
3, In double header games better shooting and free throw performance

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oceurred the second night.
4, Following road trips there was 4 marked decline
in shooting both field goals and free throws.
correlations found between the various factors are as follows:
a. Field goal shooting and free tarow snooting of the first five

foe

n performance

men studied had 2 positive correlation of «6.
b. Ficld goals made in games and those made in practice had a

positive correlation of .3I.

ec, Free throws made in games and in practice showed a high
eorrelation of ‘81,

d. Field goals made in games and grade points eammed per credit
showed a negative correlation of .2l. It appears, then, that
scholarship has nothing to do with the motor skills necessary

for expert performance in basketball.

A rather interesting feature of this study was one snowing
performance of the chest shot, the one hand shot, and the hook
shot. in the various areas on the playing floor, You have the chart
which shows the floor as divided into these areas. The total

‘number of shots attempted from all 2reas on the court in 5O games
was 4919, with 989 baskets being made for 4 shooting average of
20 per cant. The average number of shots per team per game was
49,19.

Area TI ranks first in shooting percentage, which is Lagiost
-ag it is nearest the bisketh The shooting in area V was :oor
with only 14.2 per cent of the shots being made. Areas: IV and I
rank above areas VI and III in shooting. Shooting was bett

from the Left cide of the ecurmt.