Volume : 5, Issue : 11, November - 2016

EFFECT OF SMALL-SIDED GAMES ON SOCCER SKILLS OF SCHOOL BOYS

Dr. Suresh Kutty. K, Muhammed Arshaq

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;The study was designed to examine the effect of small-sided games on soccer skills of school boys. Forty (N-40) school boys were randomly selected from SEPT Taliparamba. The selected subjects were divided into two equal groups (n- 20) of experimental and control groups. Their age ranged between 10 and 13 years. Pre test was taken before the administration of treatment. Kuhn&rsquo;s soccer skill test was used to collect data on the selected variables. Experimental group was given small-sided games training on three non-consecutive days per week for twelve weeks. Post test was taken after the completion of twelve weeks training. Statistical techniques such as descriptive statistics, paired t test and analysis of covariance were computed to process the data. The study revealed that small-sided games training programme is closely associated with significant changes in soccer skills variables of school boys.</p>