Building Standard Levels to Assess the Level of Some Elements of Fitness Related to Health among Junior Footballers

Nedal Ahmad  Alghafary; Azeez Ahmad  Alrahamneh; Yaseen Ali Mahjoob  Al Maharmeh; Subhi Ahmad  Qablan; Ibrahim Mohammad Barjas  Abu Jamous

doi:10.36941/jesr-2022-0050

Authors

Nedal Ahmad Alghafary Assistant Professor, Teaching Curricula in Physical Education, Al-Balqaa Applied University, As-Salt, Jordan
Azeez Ahmad Alrahamneh Associate Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Al-Balqaa Applied University, As-Salt, Jordan
Yaseen Ali Mahjoob Al Maharmeh Assistant Professor, Department of Sports Sciences, The World Islamic Sciences and Education University, Amman, Jordan
Subhi Ahmad Qablan Department of Basic Sciences, Teaching Curricula in Physical Education, Al-Balqa Applied University, Salt, Jordan
Ibrahim Mohammad Barjas Abu Jamous Department of Basic Sciences, Teaching Curricula in Physical Education, Al-Balqa Applied University, Salt, Jordan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36941/jesr-2022-0050

Keywords:

physical fitness, standard levels, football, Physical health

Abstract

This study aimed to build standard levels to assess the level of some elements of physical fitness related to health among the juniors of Al-Faisali Football Club Academy, as well as to identify the differences in the tests due to the variable of height, weight and age. The researcher used a set of standardized tests that have a high degree of validity and reliability to measure the physical fitness elements of the subject of the study. The sample included (123) young players registered in the academy. The study reached to build standard levels for the juniors of the Al-Faisaly Football Club Academy, as well as the results of the study showed that there are differences between the averages of tests of explosive power, agility, transitional speed and grip strength of the right and left hand due to the variables of age, height and weight, while there were no differences in the 1000m running tests and the 30-second stomach repeat test due to the study variables. The study recommends building standard levels to measure the elements of fitness for other games, specifically for juniors.

Received: 7 December 2021 / Accepted: 26 January 2022 / Published: 5 March 2022