The effect of practicing recreational activities on some offensive handball skills among female physical education and sports students

Abstract

The study aimed to prepare a recreational program for female students of the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, to identify some handball skills, and to find differences between the control and experimental groups in the skill performance of handball among female students of the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences. The research community was determined as female students of the second stage in the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, numbering (40) students, as the sample percentage is (100%) of the research community. The basic skills taught in the colleges of physical education and sports sciences for the second grade were determined within the curriculum prescribed in the colleges included in the research. The exploratory experiment was also conducted on (Sunday) corresponding to (16/2/2024) on (10 female students) from the research community. The main experiment was conducted on the research sample of (30) female students, after which the pre-tests were conducted on Tuesday, dated (18\2\2024) according to the conditions prepared for the tests under study. A recreational program was prepared, which includes (6) recreational units, with one unit Once a week and for six weeks, after presenting it to experts and specialists in the sports field, the recreational program includes the aim of improving skill performance and the ability to acquire skills among the research sample. The most important results were that the recreational program affected the ability of female students to acquire some handball skills.