The impact of the TASC Wheel model on students' learning of football handling and scoring skills

Abstract

This research aimed to identify the impact of the (T.A.S.C) Wheel model on students' learning of passing and shooting skills in football. The researcher used an experimental design with two equivalent groups and a pre-test/post-test. The research population consisted of 161 first-year students from the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences at Al-Kut University during the 2025-2026 academic year, distributed across four sections. The research sample was randomly selected, with 20 students from Section C forming the experimental group and 20 students from Section B forming the control group, after excluding students with frequent absences or injuries. Homogeneity and equivalence were ensured in the pre-tests, which assessed passing and shooting skills. The main experiment, which included learning units based on the ( T.A.S.C)Wheel model, was then implemented. Following the post-tests, data collection and appropriate statistical analyses were performed to arrive at the results. The researcher concluded that the TASC model had an impact on developing students' learning of passing and shooting skills and contributed to their improvement.  The model significantly improved their ability and performance level through its steps, giving the student a distinct and serious role in actively and genuinely participating in activating and increasing their mental processes to achieve the lesson's objectives, compared to the traditional method used by the teacher in the control group. The researcher recommended working on introducing the (T.A.S.C) Wheel model in the process of teaching and learning all skills, whether in football or other activities, in order to stimulate and raise the level of students' skill performance.