Basketball juniors are the basement of any future development of basketball. Training them requires a sophisticated preparation program considering their characteristics and physical abilities that are in line with the skills to be acquired, especially the dribble skill and its types. The ultimate aim of this study is to identify the effect of Speed, Agility, and Quickness (SAQ) training with and without a ball; with a ball in the presence of a positive defender on the elements of the physical fitness associated with dribble skill and on all types of dribble skill for junior female basketball players.
The SAQ training was used in preparation period for the experimental group (n=10). Whereas, the regular training was used in order to develop speed, agility and quickness for control group (n=10) of junior female basketball players, at Maadi Sports and Yacht Club. The tests used for pre- and post-measurements: 5m, 20m sprint test, Illinois Agility Test with and without dribble and dribble skill with its entire Types test. The results showed that there weren't a statistically significant differences between the experimental and control groups concerning speed, agility and quickness without a ball. Furthermore, there were statistically significant differences between the experimental and control groups concerning dribble agility and the score of testing all types of dribble skill in favor of the post-measurement of the experimental group. Subsequently, the study reveals that the SAQ training has an effective impact on the performance of all types of dribble skill for junior female basketball players.