The role of interdisciplinary and reciprocal training methods in developing physiological responses among fourth-year football students

Abstract

The current research aims to identify the role of intermingled and reciprocal training methods in developing physiological responses (heart rate, aerobic and anaerobic capacities) among fourth-stage football students at the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences. The researcher employed an experimental approach on a sample of (30) students, randomly divided into three equivalent groups (ten students each). The first group applied the reciprocal training method, the second used the intermingled training method, while the third (control) group followed the traditional curriculum. The training program lasted for (4) weeks, consisting of (12) training sessions. Statistical results, following physiological tests (Foster test, vertical jump, and running in place), showed a significant improvement in the two experimental groups compared to the control group, with a clear statistical preference for the intermingled training method in enhancing overall functional efficiency. The study concluded that the organized diversification of physical loads within a single session accelerates physiological adaptation processes. It recommended the necessity of adopting the intermingled training method within educational and training curricula and updating the football course content to keep pace with modern methods for developing functional systems.