Objective: Develop functional exercises using the metabolic conditioning (MetCon) method for basketball, and identify the effect of functional exercises using the metabolic conditioning (MetCon) method on anaerobic capacity, reaction speed, agility, and offensive and defensive follow-through of youth basketball players.

Methodology: For research with a similar experimental and control group design, including pre- and post-tests, the researcher used the experimental technique. The Al-Hilla Sports Club's twenty-four young basketball players under the age of eighteen comprised the research community. A thorough census was used to choose the research sample, and a random lottery method was used to divide them up. The players' names were written on similar papers, which were then closed in the same manner and put in a box. The names were then drawn, and 12 players were placed in the experimental group and the remaining 12 in the control group.

Outcomes: Pre- and post-test findings showed statistically significant differences between the experimental and control groups. The researcher is of the opinion that the significant differences observed are the result of the various training methods and techniques used and applied by the coach to the players. Also, the number of repetitions that the control group members participated in, and their continued participation in sports training, results in functional adaptations at some rate. All these reasons account for these significant differences.

Conclusions: There were statistically significant variations in the experimental group's pre- and post-test scores on the variables under investigation, suggesting that the particular physical activities employed were successful in fostering anaerobic capacity among the players in the experimental group. There were statistically significant variations in the experimental group's pre- and post-test scores on the variables under investigation, suggesting that the particular physical activities employed were successful in fostering anaerobic capacity among the players in the experimental group.