Performance Routines in Basketball Free Throws: Guidelines for Effective Practice

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 implementation of performance routines in basketball free-throw. The various cognitive and behavioural elements 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.