The Effect of Specific Exercises on Developing Coordinative Ability and Learning the Skills of Setting and Serving in Volleyball

Abstract

The present study aimed to design specific exercises to develop the coordinative ability of volleyball players and to identify the effect of these exercises on developing coordinative ability. The researcher adopted the experimental method due to its suitability to the nature of the study. The research sample consisted of (24) second-year students from the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Wasit, for the academic year (2025–2026). The participants were randomly divided into two groups: a control group and an experimental group, with (12) students in each group. Specific exercises were employed to develop coordinative ability and to facilitate learning the skills of setting and serving in volleyball. Equivalence and homogeneity were established among the research sample members before conducting the experiment.An instructional program related to the educational content was prepared and implemented over a period of (8) weeks. The duration of each instructional unit was (90) minutes throughout the experimental period. The experimental program commenced on Monday, 16/10/2024. After completing the prescribed instructional curriculum, the post-test was administered. For statistical analysis, the researcher utilized the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS(