Effectiveness of Using Mental Speed Exercises in Learning the Skill of Front Hands Jump on the Platform in the Artistic Gymnastics

Abstract

The current study is conducted to learn the skill of front hand jump . Researchers use the experimental method on the students of the second stage of the College of the Basic Education, Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences , in Artistic Gymnastics for boys. They were (20) divided into two groups : controlling and experimental, with (10) students in each. Experimental group members implement the mental speed exercises, whereas those of the controlling group used the style followed by the teacher. The study aims at setting exercises characterized by mental speed in the activity of artistic gymnastics for boys in learning the skill of front hand jump on platform. After that posttest and pretest for the two groups were conducted. Having come up with the results of the two tests , statistical treatment has been made .Researchers concluded the positive effect of the mental speed exercises, set by the researchers and applied by the experimental group , on the process of learning the skill of front hand jump on platform. Such exercises were in favor of the percentage of learning. Recommendations of the study includes using the mental speed exercises in learning some other skills on other devices of artistic gymnastics