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Assessing Athlete-Coach Relationships and Their Impact on Motivation, Team Cohesion, and Players' Satisfaction in Injibara Ketema Football Club

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Assessing Athlete-Coach Relationships and Their Impact on Motivation, Team Cohesion, and Players' Satisfaction in Injibara Ketema Football Club Minale, Kassahun This study assessed athlete-coach relationships and their impact on motivation, team cohesion, and players' satisfaction in the Injibara Ketema football club. The target population for this study consisted of all Injibara town football club players, coaches, and team leaders. The total population of the study included 25 players, 4 coaches and 1 team leader; a total of 30 individuals is the target population of the study. Because relatively small in number comprehensive sampling method was applied to select the sample participants of the study. Employing a correlational research design, data were collected using a structured questionnaire from athletes. Descriptive and inferential statistics, specifically Pearson correlation analysis, were used to analyse quantitative data. Additionally, semi-structured interviews with coaches and team leaders provided qualitative insights into relationship dynamics. The results revealed that there was a statistically significant correlation between positive athlete-coach relationships and enhanced player motivation, team cohesion, and satisfaction. The discussion highlights the critical role of coach-athlete relationships in fostering a positive and supportive environment, ultimately influencing player development and team performance. It is concluded that cultivating strong, positive athlete-coach relationships is essential for optimising athlete experience and team effectiveness. Recommendations include implementing coach training programs focused on relationship-building and communication strategies.

Ffect of Eight Week Agility-Oriented Training On Selected Technical Skills among U-13 Male Football Players in Woreta Town

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Ffect of Eight Week Agility-Oriented Training On Selected Technical Skills among U-13 Male Football Players in Woreta Town Zemene, Admassie The present study examined the effect of an 8-week agility-oriented training program on the technical skills of football players, focusing on ball control, dribbling, passing, and shooting. A total of 26 male football players from a town project participated and were randomly assigned to an experimental group (EG, n = 13), which received agility-specific training, and a control group (CG, n = 13), which followed conventional training without agility drills. Pre- and posttest evaluations were conducted to assess changes in football skill performance. Descriptive statistics indicated that the EG consistently achieved higher post-test scores across all technical skills compared to the CG. Specifically, the EG achieved mean scores of 6.85 in ball control, 7.38 in dribbling, 5.31 in passing, and 7.85 in shooting, whereas the CG recorded 3.77, 3.38, 3.00, and 4.92, respectively. Box’s Test of Equality of Covariance Matrices confirmed the assumption of homogeneity (Box’s M = 3.429, p = .986), validating the use of MANOVA. Multivariate analysis revealed a significant overall effect of the training intervention on the combined technical skills (Pillai’s Trace = 0.954, Wilks’ Lambda = 0.046, F(4, 21) = 0.954, p < .001, partial η² = 0.954). Univariate analyses further confirmed that the EG significantly outperformed the CG in each individual skill. Ball control (F(1,24) = 82.05, p < .001, η² = 0.774), dribbling (F(1,24) = 306.11, p < .001, η² = 0.927), passing (F(1,24) = 40.00, p < .001, η² = 0.625), and shooting (F(1,24) = 43.54, p < .001, η² = 0.645) all showed substantial improvements in the EG. Estimated marginal means and 95% confidence intervals supported these findings, confirming that agility-oriented training significantly enhanced each technical skill compared to the control condition. These results demonstrate that agility-oriented training produces meaningful improvements in football players’ technical performance. The study highlights the importance of incorporating structured agility drills into regular football training programs to enhance ball control, dribbling, passing, and shooting abilities. The findings contribute to the growing body of literature emphasizing the role of agility-oriented interventions in improving sports performance and provide empirical support for their use in practical coaching contexts. Overall, this study confirms that systematic agility-oriented training can significantly enhance football players’ technical skills and performance outcomes, suggesting its value for both developmental and competitive settings.

Ffect of Eight Week Agility-Oriented Training On Selected Technical Skills among U-13 Male Football Players in Woreta Town

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Ffect of Eight Week Agility-Oriented Training On Selected Technical Skills among U-13 Male Football Players in Woreta Town Zemene The present study examined the effect of an 8-week agility-oriented training program on the technical skills of football players, focusing on ball control, dribbling, passing, and shooting. A total of 26 male football players from a town project participated and were randomly assigned to an experimental group (EG, n = 13), which received agility-specific training, and a control group (CG, n = 13), which followed conventional training without agility drills. Pre- and posttest evaluations were conducted to assess changes in football skill performance. Descriptive statistics indicated that the EG consistently achieved higher post-test scores across all technical skills compared to the CG. Specifically, the EG achieved mean scores of 6.85 in ball control, 7.38 in dribbling, 5.31 in passing, and 7.85 in shooting, whereas the CG recorded 3.77, 3.38, 3.00, and 4.92, respectively. Box’s Test of Equality of Covariance Matrices confirmed the assumption of homogeneity (Box’s M = 3.429, p = .986), validating the use of MANOVA. Multivariate analysis revealed a significant overall effect of the training intervention on the combined technical skills (Pillai’s Trace = 0.954, Wilks’ Lambda = 0.046, F(4, 21) = 0.954, p < .001, partial η² = 0.954). Univariate analyses further confirmed that the EG significantly outperformed the CG in each individual skill. Ball control (F(1,24) = 82.05, p < .001, η² = 0.774), dribbling (F(1,24) = 306.11, p < .001, η² = 0.927), passing (F(1,24) = 40.00, p < .001, η² = 0.625), and shooting (F(1,24) = 43.54, p < .001, η² = 0.645) all showed substantial improvements in the EG. Estimated marginal means and 95% confidence intervals supported these findings, confirming that agility-oriented training significantly enhanced each technical skill compared to the control condition. These results demonstrate that agility-oriented training produces meaningful improvements in football players’ technical performance. The study highlights the importance of incorporating structured agility drills into regular football training programs to enhance ball control, dribbling, passing, and shooting abilities. The findings contribute to the growing body of literature emphasizing the role of agility-oriented interventions in improving sports performance and provide empirical support for their use in practical coaching contexts. Overall, this study confirms that systematic agility-oriented training can significantly enhance football players’ technical skills and performance outcomes, suggesting its value for both developmental and competitive settings.

Effects Of Calisthenics Exercise On Health-Related Physical Fitness Components Among Washera Secondary And Preparatory School Students

Sun, 01 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Effects Of Calisthenics Exercise On Health-Related Physical Fitness Components Among Washera Secondary And Preparatory School Students Destaye, Sisay Calisthenics is a form of exercise that aims to increase the body's strength and flexibility using only one’s own body weight as resistance. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of calisthenics exercise on health related physical fitness components among Washera secondary and preparatory school students. The study employed experimental research design. 34 male students of Washera secondary and preparatory with the age of (EG=19.76±1.640, CG = 19.71±1.532) had divided randomly into 2 equal groups. Both the exercise group (EG, n = 17) and control group (CG, n = 17) participated in the typical 1 classes of 40-minute Physical education per week in schools, but only EG participated in additional 3 sessions per week of 40 to 60 minutes per session of calisthenics exercise, which comprised as walking, jogging, running and rope skipping. Both groups had taken pre and post-testing and all the subjects participated in physical fitness tests: cardiorespiratory fitness was measured using 12 minute run test body composition, muscular endurance, muscular strength, and flexibility measured by using body mass index (BMI), ninety degree push-up. Chin-up test, and sit & reach test respectively. The data collected from the study subject was analyzed using SPSS version 26 software by paired t- test with level of significant 0.05. The results showed calisthenics exercise significantly improved cardio respiratory fitness (p=0.000), muscular endurance (p=0.000), muscular strength (p=0.001), and flexibility (p=0.002) in EG, significant at (p<0.05). Besides, there were significantly reduced body mass index (p=0.003). But, no significant differences were found in all of the variables in CG cardiorespiratory fitness (p=0.079), muscular endurance (p=0.120), muscular strength (p=0.090), flexibility index (p=0.087) and body mass index (p=0.093) not significant at (p>0.05). Based on this finding, it can be concluded that eight weeks calisthenics exercise has a positive effect on the improvement of health related physical fitness of students.