Abstract:
The main aim of this study was to investigate the effects of 12 week aerobic exercises on health
related physical fitness components in Dejen town under 17 male football project trainees. The
study was carried out for three consecutive months from (November, 2019 to January 2020). The
first month pre-test and last month post- test has been registered. In Dejen Town there are three
football project trainees, including under seventeen under fifteen and under thirteen. For this
study 24 young male football trainees with the age 14-17 years old participate the informal
experimental design used pre and posttest with control group. Dejen Town football project
trainees are taken for this study because the total numbers of these players are 24 which are
easy to manage and their ages are 14-17 .It used census sampling because all the secondary
football project trainees were the participant's in the training program for the selected study.
Quantitative data used to collect through the appropriate health related physical fitness test
measures like push up test for muscular strength curl up test for muscular endurance 2400m run
for cardiovascular endurance sit and reach test for flexibility body mass index for body
composition. Aerobic exercise improves the performance of health related physical fitness of U 17 male football trainees of Dejen Town male foot ball project trainees, which implies that there
is highly significant difference of cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular
endurance , flexibility and body composition between posttest and the control group because
value of “p” is less than 0.05. 12 week aerobic exercise showed a positive effect on the
improvement of cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance flexibility
and body composition. For better improvement of physical fitness, individuals should engage in
aerobic exercise at least 3 days per week 60 minutes each day. Aerobic exercise showed a
positive effect on cardio respiratory fitness. Coaches of under-17 football project trainees are
expected to have a regular schedule on health related physical fitness components for improving
the fitness of trainees.
