Effect of a 12-week Skill Training Programme on the Health-related Components of Physical Fitness of Secondary School Female Football Players in Benue State, Nigeria
Quasi-experimental design found improved aerobic fitness and flexibility in secondary school female football players, suggesting importance of structured training.
Key Points
A 12-week skill training programme significantly enhanced aerobic fitness, flexibility, and muscular strength.
Improvement metrics included aerobic fitness (t(56) = 7.096, p =.001) and flexibility (t(56) = 2.604, p =.012).
Quasi-experimental pretest-posttest control group design analyzed 58 female football players across three groups.
Concludes enhanced training integration is needed for optimal overall fitness in female football players.