An evaluative study of some physical characteristics and their contribution to the performance of some basic skills in youth football

Abstract

    The great competition in football and the similarity of technical, tactical and planning performance make it difficult to predict the results of teams. This requires coaches to conduct evaluation tests to determine the players’ ability before and during training programs and periodically These tests must include all performance requirements in football, such as (physical attributes, basic skills, etc.), in order to determine whether the training objectives have been achieved, leading to the primary goal of outperforming competing teams in sports tournaments. The aim of the research was to conduct an evaluative study of some physical characteristics and their contribution to some basic skills in football. The research areas included the human field, which is young football players, and the time frame was set for the period from 2/5/2025 to 3/27/2025. The researcher used the descriptive approach using the correlation method .The research sample consisted of (22) players from Diyala Governorate youth football clubs. The researcher applied the research tests and (SPSS) was used to obtain the research results. The researcher concluded that physical qualities contributed a high percentage to the development of players in performing some basic skills in football. The most important conclusions reached by the researcher were the necessity for coaches to pay attention to physical qualities as they are one of the basic requirements that affect the performance of basic skills in football, as well as adopting contribution ratios as an indicator of the training status of players in physical qualities to perform some basic skills in football.