Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of skill training on sprint performance of secondary school athletes. Purposive sampling was used to select Model Secondary School, Nsukka. Thirteen (13) athletes of the chosen secondary school participated in the study, eight (8) male and five (5) female athletes. The quasi-experimental research design was adopted for this study. The instruments for data collection were a training schedule prepared by the researchers and a stopwatch. The analysis of the data was done using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) batch system version 21. The data collected were analysed and presented in tables. The statistical tools used were mean, standard deviation and the null hypotheses were tested using ANCOVA. The subjects recorded a residual score of 0.75s for the return time and 0.655ms-1 for speed which indicates an improvement on the return time and the speed respectively. There was a significant difference in the mean pre-test and post-test scores based on gender.  The study concludes that skill training improved the sprint performance of athletes, it is considered paramount for successful performance and further recommends that student-athletes should be properly trained before enrolling in any competition.
Highlights
Sprint performance is one which cuts across different sports activities which involves running of any kind and can be quantified in terms of time, distance, speed and acceleration
The study concludes that skill training improved the sprint performance of athletes, it is considered paramount for successful performance and further recommends that student-athletes should be properly trained before enrolling in any competition
Skill training on 100m sprint improves on the return time of secondary school athletes
Summary
Sprint performance is one which cuts across different sports activities which involves running of any kind and can be quantified in terms of time, distance, speed and acceleration. Sprints are referred to as short distance races due to the distance to be covered. It predominantly implies accelerating forward on level ground (Morin, Edouard, & Samozino, 2011). The term sprints refer to short distance races. The field events are those athletics activities carried out outside the tracks. They come in two types: jumping and throwing events. There are four common jumping events: the long jump and triple jump which measurement of the horizontal distance covered is taken, while for the high jump and pole vault gjhs.ccsenet.org
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