EFFECT OF PHYSICAL FITNESS TRAINING ON SOME SELECTED SKILL PERFORMANCE OF MALE FOOTBALL PROJECT PLAYERS AT DANGILA TOWN, AWI ZONE, AMHARA REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess and investigate the effect of physical fitness training on some selected skill performance of male football project players at Dangila town, awi zone, amhara regional state, Ethiopia. For this study Quasi-Experimental research method was used. 32 male football players of Dangila town football project were taken purposively as a sample study. Experimental group (n=16) performed physical fitness training three days per week for 3-month on squat jump, Bounding speed and Illinois agility drill and control group (n=16) however, did not perform this selected fitness training, both groups undergone normal football training program. And both groups had taken pretest and posttests. So, all subjects participated in 3 selected football skill performance tests, dribbling, control speed dribbling and power shoot. The data was analyzed and compared with the help of statistical procedures in which arithmetic mean, standard deviation and paired t test was used. The level of p≤.05 considered as significant level. The result showed that on dribbling test control group MD=.2500 and P=.216 while experimental MD= -1.6875 and P=.000, control speed dribbling test control MD= -.0600 and P=.349and whereas experimental MD=.87875 and P=.000 and power shooting test control group MD=.2500 and P=.104 while experimental MD=-1.875and P=.000.Therefore, physical fitness training for twelve weeks is more effective in increasing the dribbling and shooting skills of male project football players of Dangila town. Generally, the present study concluded that physical fitness training had a significant effect on project player’s football skill performance through the selected football skill tests. Hence, physical fitness training is effective and beneficial for the enhancement ofDangila male project player’s football skill performance on experimental group.