مجلة الرافدين للعلوم الرياضية (Oct 2021)

Obstacles Facing the Training of Youth Football Players in Iraqi Clubs

  • Dlovan Asad Nabe,
  • Miqdad Mahdi,
  • Ahmed M. Hame

DOI
https://doi.org/10.33899/rjss.2021.169800
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 24, no. 75
pp. 44 – 60

Abstract

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The research aim was to identify the obstacles that youth basketball players face to practise in Iraq's clubs, and the significant of the differences in the obstacles that face their training according to variables: age, club, and training age. The researchers used the comparative descriptive approach, the research population consisted of (84) players who practise basketball in Iraq’s clubs, they are classified as Elite class and distributed among (7) clubs in Iraq. The research sample consisted of (72) players, distributed among (6) of these clubs that qualified for the Final rounds of Youth Basketball League. The researchers relied on using a ready-made questionnaire prepared by (Mahmoud Al-Haliq Al-Khasawneh, 2005), after modifying it and verifying its sincerity and reliability. The data was statistically processed using the mean, standard deviation and mono-variance analysis. The results show that there are many obstacles facing youth basketball training in sports clubs and in different axes, such as that technical, psychological, social, capabilities and requirements, and relationships with the coach. It been found that there are no significant differences in the obstacles due to the variables: age, club, and training age. In light of the results we presented a number of Recommendations and Suggestions.

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