Study on the correction of wrongly acquired technical drills specific to the football game

ABSTRACT

Objectives: The issue of correcting the wrongly acquired technical drills is a constant concern for teachers and coaches, as well as for football players. The purpose of this research was to establish the shortcomings that had contributed to the wrong acquisition of the technical drill or drills and the use of a training program in the sports training lessons meant to correct these shortcomings. Method: The investigated sample group consisted of 18 children aged 13-14, football players at Junior Galati Football School. Due to the situation created by the Covid-19 pandemic, the study was conducted during the state of alert, respectively between August and December 2020, when the training was carried out in groups of 3-6 players, according to the protocol imposed by the Romanian Football Federation. The experimental research took place at the Siderurgistul Stadium in Galati, on a standard pitch with synthetic surface. The training program was applied three times a week, with a duration of 60-70 minutes. The assessment of shortcomings and the correction of technical drills were achieved it by applying football-specific tests, approved by the Technical Committee of the Romanian Football Federation, tests applied at the beginning and at the end of the experiment. For the statistical analysis we used IBM SPSS Statistics, version 23. The t test for two pair samples is used to test whether the difference between the average values of the two groups is statistically significant. Pearson's correlation coefficient (r) shows whether or not there is any dependence between two phenomena as well as their degree of correlation. The significance threshold considered for the statistical tests is a = 0.05. Results: The results obtained validate the working hypotheses and show the significant progress (p <0.05) for all tests used in assessing the correction of the wrongly learned technical drills. Conclusions: During correction work, the player must be aware of the causes and content of the mistakes and the correct form of execution. The mental representation of the correct execution of the technical drill or drills has an important role for the player.