The Effect of Using Vibration Training on Some Physical and Skill Variables in Basketball Players

Background. Basketball has become one of the most popular sports in the world because it is an intermittent team sport with frequent transitions between activities performed at low, medium, and high intensity. Objectives. The aim of this research was to identify the effects of vibration training on certain physical and skill variables of basketball players at King Faisal University. Methods. The researchers used the experimental method on a sample of 20 basketball players from King Faisal University. All of them were male volunteers. They were randomly divided into two groups, one experimental and the other controlling, consisting of 12 players. In the research variables, the proposed vibration training program was applied for ten weeks at the rate of three weekly training units for 30 - 45 minutes in each training unit of the group experimental, excluding the control. The group, who trained traditionally. The follow-up measurement was performed in the control and experimental groups in the same type of cardiac measurement. Results. The most important results were that the proposed training program positively influenced the physical variables and skill variables, where the percentage of the physical variables ranged between (5% to 42%) and an improvement in the skill variables under study, where the percentage ranged between (21% to 81%). In the percentage of improvement between the experimental and control group in the physical and skill variables under study, where the differences in the percentage of improvement of the physical variables ranged between (3% to 27%) and improvement in the skill variables under research, where the percentage ranged between (9% to 36%) in favor of the experimental group (p<0.001). Conclusion. The researchers concluded from the findings that vibration training should be included in the players' training program components as a basis for developing fitness and basketball skills, as it has positive effects on fitness and performance.