The Effect of Coordination-Skill Exercises on the Change Curve of Setting and Serving Reception in Volleyball for Beginners

Abstract

          The importance of this research lies in ensuring that the development processes are completed at their peak and within the appropriate timeframe, following the correct sequence of learning and training stages. This is especially true for skill development, which is an urgent necessity given the significant flaws that accompany players in advanced stages due to incomplete development and foundation-building during their dedicated phase. The study aimed to identify the effect of coordination-skill exercises on the change curve of setting and serving reception in volleyball for beginners among players at the Diwaniyah Training Center for Cubs in Al-Qadisiyah Education. The researcher used the experimental method due to its suitability for the nature of the research problem. The research population consisted of (16) beginner volleyball players aged (10-12) years at the Diwaniyah Training Center for the year (2025-2026). The main research sample was randomly selected from the population, consisting of (12) beginners to represent a single experimental group that followed the coordination-skill exercises. The application of the instructional curriculum using the coordination-skill program took (8) weeks, with three instructional sessions per week, bringing the total number of sessions to (24). The researcher presented, analyzed, and discussed the results, which revealed that coordination-skill exercises have a positive effect on the change curve of setting and serving reception in volleyball for beginners. Consequently, the researcher concluded that the instructional curriculum prepared using the coordination-skill program had a positive impact on motor performance of skills and the progression of the learning curve, with a noticeable superiority in favor of the post-tests.