The effect of the lateral thinking strategy on learning some complex skills in football for the Talent Center in Diwaniyah

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the differences between the pre- and post-test in the field of vision, creative thinking, and learning some football skills for the three groups. As for the field research procedures, the researcher used the experimental method by designing equivalent groups, and the current research community was determined by the players of the Football Talent Center in Diwaniyah Governorate, numbering (30) players for the training season 2023-2024. And with ages under 17 years, where (2) goalkeepers and (8) players were excluded in the exploratory experiment, so the number became (20) players. The sample was divided randomly by lottery into two groups (experimental - control), each group including (10 players). Then the researcher applied the lateral thinking strategy over two months at a rate of three educational units per week, i.e. (24) units, to the members of the experimental group that used the lateral thinking strategy and left the control group to the trainer’s curriculum. From the post-tests, and In light of the research results, the researcher concluded that the lateral thinking strategy had a positive and effective impact in improving the variable of complex skills compared to the control group.