Abstract:
The study was conducted to investigate the Effect of Selected Physical Exercises on Enhancing
Muscular Endurance, Strength and Flexibility of U-17 football trainees of Jigjiga City;
Ethiopian Somali Regional State. In the city there are about 125 total players who participate in
Five U-17 male football team (each team/cluster contains 25 trainees). From 125 total players
only Forty trainees were selected as study subjects by using simple random sampling techniques.
All Selected subjects were participated in low, moderate and high intensity in selected physical
exercise for 12 consecutive weeks that is 3 days per week 60 minute duration per day. Pre,
during and post training tests were conducted on the selected physical fitness variables such as
muscular endurance, muscular strength, and flexibility. The data collected from the study subject
was analyzed using SPSS version 20 software. The data pertaining to those selected physical
fitness variables were analyzed by paired sample ‘t’ test to determine the significant difference
between initial and final mean for participant. According to analyzed data in push up 8.97
mean difference was recorded. The mean difference value boosted in pull up performance by
6.10 after putting the subjects for 12 weeks on selected physical exercises. In sit and reach test
4.05 increments were observed . The result obtained in this study indicated that there were
significant improvement in muscular endurance, muscular strength and flexibility. Based on this
finding, it can be concluded that low, moderate and high intensity physical exercise has positive
effect on enhancement of muscular endurance, strength and flexibility of U-17 male football
trainees.
