Open AccessBuilding Standard Levels to Assess the Level of Some Elements of Fitness Related to Health among Junior Footballers
Author(s) -
Nedal Ahmad Alghafary,
Azeez Ahmad Alrahamneh,
Yaseen Ali Mahjoob Al Maharmeh,
Subhi Ahmad Qablan,
Ibrahim Mohammad Barjas Abu Jamous
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of educational and social research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.162
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2239-978X
pISSN - 2240-0524
DOI - 10.36941/jesr-2022-0050
Subject(s) - club , football , test (biology) , psychology , explosive strength , physical fitness , reliability (semiconductor) , physical therapy , gerontology , statistics , demography , mathematics , applied psychology , medicine , power (physics) , geography , biology , anatomy , paleontology , physics , archaeology , quantum mechanics , sociology
This study aimed to build standard levels to assess the level of some elements of physical fitness related to health among the juniors of Al-Faisali Football Club Academy, as well as to identify the differences in the tests due to the variable of height, weight and age. The researcher used a set of standardized tests that have a high degree of validity and reliability to measure the physical fitness elements of the subject of the study. The sample included (123) young players registered in the academy. The study reached to build standard levels for the juniors of the Al-Faisaly Football Club Academy, as well as the results of the study showed that there are differences between the averages of tests of explosive power, agility, transitional speed and grip strength of the right and left hand due to the variables of age, height and weight, while there were no differences in the 1000m running tests and the 30-second stomach repeat test due to the study variables. The study recommends building standard levels to measure the elements of fitness for other games, specifically for juniors.
Received: 7 December 2021 / Accepted: 26 January 2022 / Published: 5 March 2022