The Effectiveness of Using Small-Sided Training Games on Improving Some of the Physical Abilities of Junior Football Players in Palestine

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the effect of using small sided training games on improving some of the physical abilities of juniors’ football players in Palestine. The study used the experimental scientific design on a purposive sample of (48) junior football players from Tulkarem Youth Center Club and Thaqafi Tulkarem Club. The sample was divided into two equal groups: the experimental group (trained using Small-sided training games and the control group (trained using traditional training exercises). The two samples were trained for (8) weeks. For any given training week, both groups received three training sessions each is (120-90) minutes ,The results of the physical tests showed that there were statistically significant differences in the level of physical abilities between the control and experimental groups on the dimensional measurement and in favor of the experimental group that trained using small sided training games, the researchers recommend the necessity of using small sided training games to improve some of the physical abilities of junior footballers.