The effect of using cross-training to developing some physiological abilities of young football players

Abstract

Football has become one of the most popular team sports in the world, due to the love of fans, young and old, and everyone encourages it and gathers to watch it from all nationalities, religions, races and ages. Some of them are interested in playing and practicing it, and others are interested in following the teams they support and cheering for them, and some of them take one of their family members to the stadium to watch it and enjoy the atmosphere inside the stadium. The researcher found that cross-training represents one of the modern means and methods used in the sports field, as it works to improve the efficiency of the body’s systems by developing physiological capabilities, caring for them, and continuing and maintaining this development during competitions to reach the highest ideal level for the player. The aim of the research was to prepare a training program using the reciprocal training method to develop some physiological abilities of youth football players. Also, to know the effect of the reciprocal training method in developing some physiological abilities of youth football players. The researcher used the experimental method (experimental design for two groups, control and experimental) using pre- and post-measurement. The research community identified young players under 19 years old in Al-Hashemiya Sports Club for football for the season (2021-2022). The research sample was selected using a simple random method, with a total of (32) players, and they were divided into two groups: the first was a control group with 16 players, and the second was an experimental group with 16 players as well.