EIGHT-WEEK SET-PIECES AND DOUBLE-TEAMING TRAINING ON SCORING PRECISION OF UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS, IBADAN, NIGERIA

Authors

  • Festus A. Adegoju Exercise Physiology Unit, Department of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejpe.v6i11.3608

Keywords:

set pieces, double-teaming, scoring precision, precision board, dummy

Abstract

This study sought to investigate the effect of eight-week set-pieces and double-teaming training on scoring precision of the University of Ibadan football players. The proposed sample size for this study was twenty one football players of the University of Ibadan. All the participants completed the intervention programme. Randomised pretest-posttest experimental research design of 3 X 2 X 3 factorial matrix was used for the study. Descriptive statistics of frequency counts and percentages was used to analyse the demographic data and research questions while inferential statistics of Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Two research questions were answered while seven hypotheses were tested. Findings from this study revealed that there was a significant main effect of treatment on scoring precision of the football players. (F = 65.120, p<.05, η2=.963). The eta value of 0.963 showed that 96.3% of the variance in the participant’s score was accounted for by the intervention. It was also observed that there was a variance of 87.5 percent accounted for by the independent variables combined together. There was no significant main effect of playing position on scoring precision. Likewise, there was no significant main effect of playing experience on scoring precision. The interaction effect of the two moderating variables was not significant. The study also concluded that the interaction effect of treatment, playing position and playing experience has no significant effect on scoring precision of the University of Ibadan players. Based on the findings of this study, it was concluded that the treatment was effective on scoring precision among football players. However, it was noted that double-teaming was better on scoring precision than set-pieces.

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Author Biography

  • Festus A. Adegoju, Exercise Physiology Unit, Department of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
    Festus A. Adegoju graduated with BSc. (Hons) Zoology and proceeded to study Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) in Teacher Education (Biological Sciences). He further reformed his discipline because of his thirst for Sport Science and football coaching to study Human Kinetics and Health Education where he bagged B.Ed. Hons. (First Class). He progressed to study Masters of Exercise Physiology (Sport Medicine) in the same department where he graduated M.Ed. with Distinction. This author holds a Confederation of African Football “A” Coaching License. He has coached a lot of clubs including the University of Ibadan Football Team, Nigeria. He is the current Chairman of the Nigeria Football Coaches Association (Oyo State Chapter), Nigeria. He has authored several articles in various journals. He is presently a Doctoral Research Scholar in the Exercise Physiology Unit of the Department of Human Kinetics and Sport Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.

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2021-03-03

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Vol. 6 No. 11 (2021)

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