USING THE S.A.Q PROGRAM THAT AFFECTS THE SPEED AND AGILITY OF FOOTBALL ATHLETES
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This quasi-experimental research aimed to investigate the effects of the S.A.Q. (Speed, Agility, and Quickness) training program on the speed and agility of middle school football players at Ban Nong Lat School (Rat Uthit Witthayakhom). The subject was 28 male football players randomly selected from a population of 30, and they were equally assigned to an experimental group and a control group (14 subject per group) by matching their pre-test scores. The experimental group participated in the S.A.Q. training program based on Hale’s concept for 8 weeks, 3 day per week, with each day lasting 90 minutes. The control group followed the school’s regular football training program. The instruments used for data collection included a 40-meter sprint test and the Illinois agility test. The data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and t-test statistics. The results showed that after 4 and 8 weeks of training, the experimental group demonstrated significantly higher speed and agility than the control group at the .05 level of statistical significance. Moreover, a significant improvement in speed and agility was also found within the experimental group when comparing pre-test and post-test scores. In conclusion, After the training, speed and agility were significantly higher than before the training at the .05 level. It can therefore be concluded that the SAQ training program was effective in significantly improving speed and agility among secondary school football players. Accordingly, the program is appropriate for application in developing the physical fitness of athletes in other sports within educational institutions.
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ข้อความที่ปรากฏในบทความแต่ละเรื่องในวารสารวิชาการเล่มนี้ ไม่ใช่ความคิดเห็นและความรับผิดชอบของคณะผู้จัดทำ บรรณาธิการ กองบรรณาธิการ และมหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏอุดรธานี ซึ่งความรับผิดชอบด้านเนื้อหาและการตรวจร่างบทความแต่ละเรื่องเป็นของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่าน
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