The effectiveness of the Barman model to teaching female students the forehand and backhand strokes in tennis

Abstract

The aim of the research is to identify the effectiveness of the Barman model in teaching the forehand and backhand strokes in tennis for female students. The researchers followed the experimental method by designing two equivalent groups with pre- and post-tests. The research sample included third-year female students in the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences - University of Baghdad, numbering (28) female students. They were divided equally into two groups, control and experimental, and the equivalence process was carried out in the pre-tests of technical performance and accuracy of the forehand and backhand strokes in tennis. The Barman model was applied to the experimental group students, while the control group students followed the method used by the subject teacher. After extracting the results, which were processed using appropriate statistical methods, in light of this, the researchers concluded several conclusions, including: that using the Barman model during the educational units is highly effective in learning the forehand and backhand strokes in tennis, in addition to the fact that the experimental group showed a very clear superiority over the control group in learning the forehand and backhand strokes in tennis. Among the most important recommendations made by the researchers are: emphasizing the adoption of the Barman model in the process of learning and teaching tennis skills to female students, in addition to employing modern models, including the Barman model, in a way that can contribute to learning tennis skills in particular and other sports in general.