Tactical Exercises and Their Impact on Learning Some Basic Skills and Tactical Performance in Football for Young People Aged (17-18) Years

Abstract

The importance of research lies in the use of tactical exercises in learning some basic skills in football by learning basic skills and mastering them and then using these skills in the tactical performance during play and competition, meaning that we aim to learn basic skills in football by linking skill and tactical performance during play, and the research problem was by informing the researcher of many educational curricula prepared For football players and through follow-up and watching of young players in the Specialized Center for Football in Thi-Qar Governorate, he noted that most of the educational curricula prepared by some coaches pay more attention to the physical and skill aspect than to focus on the tactical aspect, which represents the main goal of upgrading the level of physical and skill performance, and this is what prompted the researcher to delve into this problem and develop solutions that would improve the team's performance An integrated unit inside the stadium by preparing tactical exercises according to the level, age and capabilities of the players to achieve the best level that can be reached. The objectives of the research are the numbers of tactical exercises to learn some basic skills and performance tactical football for young people aged (17-18) years, and to identify the statistical differences between the pre- and post-tests of the control and experimental groups in some basic skills and performance of the tactical football for young people aged (17-18) years, and to identify the differences Between the post-tests of the control and experimental groups in some basic skills and tactical performance in football for young people aged (17-18) years, and the researcher used the experimental approach in the manner of the two equivalent control and experimental groups for its suitability to solve the research problem, and the researcher identified the research community in a deliberate way, and they are youth football players aged (17-18) years in the specialized football center in the province of Thi-Qar for the season 2024-2025 by (28) players officially registered in it, then the researcher chose his research sample, which numbered (22) players, and they were divided into two control and experimental groups in a simple random manner, and each group contains (11) players, who represent (78.57%) of the research community, and one of the most important conclusions is that the tactical exercises made significant differences between the pre- and post-tests and in favor of the post-test of the research group (experimental).