Performance Routines in Basketball Free Throws: Guidelines for Effective Practice

Stefanos Perkos, Antonis Hatzigeorgiadis, & Styliani Chroni

Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Thessaly, Trikala, Hellas

Abstract

The paper presents a short review about the utilization of performance routines by athletes of various sports and different ability levels. Issues related to the benefits of using performance routines, the way they can be designed, their content and duration are also discussed. Furthermore, the paper focuses on the im- plementation of performance routines in basketball free-throw. The various cognitive and behavioural ele- ments of the routines are presented and factors associated with the effective use of routines are discussed. Finally, guidelines for effective practice and applied examples for novice and experts players are provided.

Key words: performance routines, basketball free-throw, novice-experts players