Basketball game is one of the sport activities that has a positive effect on learner in physical, mental and social sides as a result of that it acquires a wide attention locally and globally, it concerns with the variety of concepts and basic skills as a fundamental requirements to learn. The purpose of the study is to find out the effect of basketball skill training on students performance on selected skills in basketball. To achieve the purpose, thirty male basketballplayers were randomly selected as subjects, The age. of the subjects were ranged between 16 to 18 years. The selected subjects were assigned into two groups of 15 subjects each. Experimental group underwent program basketball skill training for three days per week for twelve weeks and group 11 acted as control and under went to school UN programmed basketball activities. Among the different skills of basketball game skills sucli as chest pass, dribbling and shooting were selected as criterion variables. based On AAHP ERD shooting and passing test item and Johnson basketball dribbling test so that shooting, passing and dribbling performance were assessed by speed shooting test, target chest pass and speed dribbling test respectively. All the subjects of (wo groups were tested on selected variables at prior to and immediately after The training programme. The data was analyzed and compared with the help of statistical procedures in which arithmetic mean, standard deviation and independent t test. The -level of p<O. 05 was conszdered as significant level. The results of the study showed that the basketball programmed skill training for twelve weeks is more effective in increasing the shooting, dribbling and passing skills of male basketball students of Burie preparatory school. Generally basketball skill training had a significant effect on students' performance through the required tests. Hence, programmed basketball skill - training has been preferential for the enhancement of student's performance

A THESIS SUBMITTED TO S~ORT ACADEMY, BAIDR DAR UNIVERSITY, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION SUMMER PROGRAM