Survey Study on Some Selected Physical Fitness Components of Kaffa Zone Male Youth Soccer Trainees

Abstract

The main objectives of this study was to assessing some selected physical fitness components of male youth soccer trainees in the case of Kaffa zone football projects. There are four male youth (junior) soccer projects especially, Bonga town, Gimbo , Chena and Gesha woredas. 80 trainees' was selected by using Krejecle and Morgan’s (1970) table for determining sample size for a given population and probability simple random sampling was used a ‘lottery’ method. Cross-sectional study design was used because the subjects were tested once. Some selected physical fitness variables were body mass index (BMI), speed (60-meter test), strength (sit- ups test), Agility (Illinois run test)and flexibility (sit and reach test) of the trainees'. Anthropometrics characteristics and performance physical fitness data that has obtained from 80 male youth soccer trainees and Quantitative methods have analyzed by using One-Way ANOVA approach. All anthropometrics characteristics of youth soccer trainees' are in the adolescent stages, therefore, almost woredas were related characteristics status. Results showed a significant improvement in the projects trainees fitness level of speed (p=0.000) and agility (0.001), but no significant in other fitness variables on strength (p=0.493) and flexibility (p=0.637). The study of Kaffa zone male youth soccer trainees' fitness level (status) has BMI (19.88) normal weight, Illinois run test (18.20) below average and sit-up test (19.79) below average compared to among the international normative data but flexibility (sit and reach test) 12.74 cent-meters were in the range of above average. Kaffa zone male soccer trainees' projects and compared normative data would be providing to information about the selected fitness status to their trainees' and coaches. This information may use to help the selected fitness level bridge gaps between their field and other fields within the sport-concerned body. Therefore, results of this study may do provide normative data for coaches, trainers and Kaffa zone sports office working with youth soccer trainees.

Keywords: soccer, physical fitness, trainees', body mass index, speed, strength, agility, flexibility.