The jump shot represents one of the most common ways of shooting in basketball. The main characteristic of this element is that it allows the ball to be directed to the basket from greater distances and over defensive players. This element has become even more significant since the introduction of the three-point line in basketball rules. Due to its complexity and motor demands, the jump shot is often not able to be performed correctly by some basketball players in younger age category. In practice, these players often start using the jump shot technique too early, which is not desirable, because in this case this element is performed with deviations that are difficult to correct later and all this can have bad consequences in the development of the young athlete's technique. For these reasons, some basketball players of younger age categories use another technique when shooting – one-handed chest shot from the spot. This shooting technique is biomechanically closest to the jump shot, and its adoption later enables an easier transition to the jump shot technique, which has become a universal and generally accepted shooting technique. These two shooting techniques, the jump shot and the one-handed chest shot from the spot, and the differences between them, are the main subjects of this research. 29 young basketball players of cadet age (15 - 17 years) participated in this study. Each participant performed six shots from behind the three-point line in the manner they usually shoot, without any suggestion from the measurer. The first step was to divide the participants into two groups – one consisting of those who perform the jump shot, and the other of those who shoot one-handed chest shot from the spot. This separation was made by a team of five basketball experts who assessed each participant's shooting technique. Additionally, the participants made tests to assess their motor abilities and measurements of their anthropometric characteristics. The goal of this research is to define the kinematic pattern of the jump shot and the one-handed chest shot from the spot and to determine whether there is a significant difference between the two groups of participants in terms of motor abilities and anthropometric characteristics. The obtained results may indicate that these are the factors that determine the ability to perform one of the mentioned two shooting techniques.