The effect of the Wheatley model on students’ performance of some complex Football skills

Abstract

The research aimed to identify the effect of the Wheatley model on the performance of some complex skills in football for first-year students in the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences at the University of Babylon. The research community was represented by students from the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences at the University of Babylon - the first stage of the academic year (2023 - 2024), which is adults. They numbered (60) students, and the main research sample, numbering (48) students, was selected from them by a simple random method (lottery). They were divided into two groups (experimental and control). The experimental group used educational units according to the Wheatley model, while the control group used the curriculum followed by the teacher. Through the results obtained, the researchers reached several conclusions: that the educational units and exercises installed in the main section and designed according to the Wheatley model had a positive impact on the learning of all students. Compound skills in football are better than the method approved in college. Through the conclusions reached by the researchers, they recommend using the Wheatley model in learning complex skills and the technical stages of other sporting events because this model is a modern teaching method. Conducting other similar studies using the Wheatley model on different samples. Emphasizing the use of modern models, methods, strategies and methods in physical education lessons. Staying away from the traditional methods and methods used.