EFFECT OF AEROBIC EXERCISE ON SELECTED HEALTH RELATED PHYSICAL FITNESS: THE CASE OF UNDER-17 MALE FOOTBALL PROJECT TRAINEES OF DEJEN TOWN; EAST GOJJAM ZONE, AMHARA REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA

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.