Developing a Training Model to Enhance Basic Football Skills for Middle School Athletes, Wat Phra Si Mahathat Demonstration Secondary School Phranakhon Rajabhat University

Abstract

This research aims to develop a basic skill training model and compare the average scores of basic football skills among secondary school athletes at Wat Phra Si Mahathat Demonstration School, Phranakhon Rajabhat University, before and after training. The population consisted of 30 secondary school students who were selected as football athletes of the academic year 2023. The sample group who chosen through the random sampling consisted of 15 students. There were 6 football skills in the training model and the tests of football skill from the researcher; 1) juggling, 2) receiving, 3) heading towards a target, 4) dribbling, 5) passing along the ground towards a target, and 6) long-distance passing. These skill tests served as data collection tools. The statistical used  were mean, standard deviation, and t-test. The results showed that the training model aimed at enhancing basic football skills in six areas; 1) juggling, 2) receiving, 3) heading towards a target, 4) dribbling, 5) passing along the ground towards a target, and 6) long-distance passing. The comparison of the average scores of basic football skills revealed that the average score before training was 20.77, while training, it was to 22.55. The post-training test scores of athletes from Wat Phra Si Mahathat Demonstration School were significantly higher than the pre-training scores at the .05 significance level. Therefore, the sample group demonstrated the significant improvement in their football skills.