The effect of positional play exercises on the performance endurance and tactical behavior of the players of the Al-Qadisiyah University football team

Abstract

This study addressed the importance of positional play exercises and their impact on the performance endurance variable and the tactical behavior variable. The study aimed to: prepare positional play exercises for the members of the experimental research sample and to know the impact of positional play exercises in developing the performance endurance and tactical behavior of the members of the research sample, the experimental group. The researcher used the experimental method with equivalent groups (experimental and control), and the research community included the players of the Al-Qadisiyah University football team for the academic year (2024-2025), consisting of (23) players. The research sample was divided by a simple lottery method and they were randomly divided into (an experimental group and a control group). Each group consisted of (10) players after excluding the goalkeepers, whose number was (3) players. The researcher concluded that the proposed positional play exercises had a positive effect on the variables of performance endurance and tactical behavior, and this was shown by the post-test. The researcher recommends practicing positional play because of its benefit in developing performance endurance and tactical behavior through numerical superiority and pressure on the competitor to achieve victory.