EFFECT OF SELECTED PHYSICAL EXERCISES ON PERFORMANCE, ON FEMALE HANDBALL PROJECT TRAINERS OF JIMMA TOWN, OROMIA REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA

Abstract

The main objective study was to investigate Effect of Selected Physical Exercises on Performance, on Female Handball Project players of Jimma town, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia. For this study thirty female beginner handball players were selected from Jimma city project center as a subject and their age was 13-16 years old. All selected players were participated in a scheduled training program three days per week for 12 weeks. The parameters selected for the study were speed, power, agility, muscular endurance, accuracy throw and field goal speed test. Pre, during and post training test were conducted for all thirty subjects on selected physical fitness and handball performance skill variables and the score were recorded. Computerized statistical package software (SPSS) paired sample t-test was used to analyze the data. The level of significance was set at p ≤ 0.05. Selected physical fitness and handball skill performance results showed that the study units were significantly improved from pre to during and pre to post training test. The mean difference of 35m run and T- test were improved by 0.256 and 0.26 second respectively. The mean difference of vertical jump was increased by 2.67cm, the same way the mean difference indicated that, improvement was observed in sit- ups by 4.7 pre to post test each. There was also improvement in both accuracy throw and field goal speed test. Mean differences of Accuracy throw increased by 4.9 point and field goal speed test increased by This study also proved that the use speed endurance and agility exercises were helpful performance of handball project players.