The effect of applied exercises to develop the physical and skill abilities of futsal players with mild mental disabilities

Abstract

The game of futsal for players with mild mental disabilities has received attention and care, like many other sports. As a result of this interest, it has become necessary to develop the various aspects of the game, including the physical and skill aspects as one of the factors affecting the level of performance and result. Therefore, the researcher believes that physical and skill abilities are two factors. A basic pillar that contributes to developing the requirements of various sports games. Accordingly, the importance of the research focused on adopting applied exercises (physical skills) that fall within the vocabulary of the training program and are designed according to the capabilities of disabled players and according to scientific methods. They contribute to the process of selecting the best qualified elements to play this game in its simplest form. Then preparing them to be a future nucleus to represent the national team of the Iraqi Special Olympics Federation to participate in regional championships and world games approved within the activities of the International Special Olympics Federation in its capacity as the sponsor of races and championships for people with mental disabilities in all its categories. Therefore, the problem of the research emerged through the presence of some disparity in the degrees of mild disability. In addition to the poor level of neuromuscular coordination among some of them. This affects the level of physical and skill abilities of disabled players. The research community identified new players for the national futsal team with mild mental disabilities belonging to the Special Olympics Federation for the year (2019-2020), who are between the ages of (16-19 years), and their number is (24) players. After obtaining the results and processing them statistically, the researcher arrived at the following - The prepared applied exercises have a significant impact in developing the physical and skill abilities of futsal players with mild mental disabilities, members of the research sample. Within the limits of the results that could be achieved, the researcher recommends: - Adopting the training curriculum that includes applied exercises prepared by the researcher, as a means of developing the physical and skill abilities of futsal players with mild mental disabilities.