A comparative study of skill related physical fitness and skill performance of male football players between Debrework secondary school and Debrework Town football clubs

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare skill related physical fitness and skill performance of male football players between Debre-work secondary school and Debre-work town football clubs. The study was experimental study. To achieve the purpose of the study 44 male players was taken as a sample of study. The researcher used purposive sampling method. The age group of the subjects ranges from 19-25 years. The researcher used field test to collect data from the target groups. The variables selected for this study were skill related physical fitness (speed, power, agility, balance, coordination and reaction time) and skill performance (passing, dribbling, heading, juggling and shooting). For his study the researcher was used descriptive statics and independent sample `T` test to compared and interpreted the data at 0.05 level of significance value. The result shows that in case of speed, short pass and heading skills there is no significance difference. Debrework secondary school football players were significantly better in explosive leg power, dynamic balance, long pass and shooting skills. Where as in agility, coordination reaction time and dribbling skills Debre work town football clubs showed significantly perform better.