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    Assessment on the Implementation of Football Injury Prevention Strategies: in the Case of Some Selected Southern Nation Nationalities and People Regional State Primer League Football Clubs, Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa University, 2010-06-04) Adefres, Sosina; Tadesse, Wondimu (Professer)
    The purpose of this study was to assess the implementation of football injury prevention strategies: in the case of some selected clubs in south nation nationalities and people region primer league football clubs. Taking this as a general objective of the study, a comparative study research method is applied to investigate the problem. The target populations in the study were football players and coaching staffs who were participating in Wolaita Dicha football club and Hawassa Kenema football club. A comprehensive sample of 56 players and 12 coaching staffs were taken in the study. The data collection instruments designed for the studies were questionnaires, interview, and observation. The questionnaires were prepared for the players. The interview was conducted for the coaching staffs. The data collected from 40 players (16 questionnaires were discarded due to response errors) and 6 coaches through the interview were organized and analyzed using SPSS version 25. To attain the objectives of the study both descriptive and inferential statistic was applied. To test the significance between the two groups of club p. value is adjusted to 0.05 and then tabulated in tables. The data obtained from the interview were qualitatively analyzed in words. Based on the findings of the study it was found that there is Shortage of materials and equipment and also they don’t use equipment designed to reduce injury risk, lack of availability of suitable playing surface, there is appropriate and fit sportswear, there is warm –up period during training and match session, and also they have a cool-down period during training session but they don’t have cooling down period during match, not strength and flexibility training as a team or individually, not take appropriate carbohydrate intake, and here is lake of knowledge regarding to injury prevention. Based on the findings the following recommendations were drown. Coaches and players must know those injury prevention strategies and Implement them in their training and match session. Clubs should fulfill materials and equipment to reduce the risk of injury, employ qualified medical persons, and fulfill medical equipment’s. Coaches Should prepare their training plan by including injury prevention strategies, they must follow the principle of training to eradicate the occurrence of injury in their clubs, Must encourage players to wear appropriate and fit sportswear, to take rest and to consume carbohydrates and fluid before, during, and after training and match. Players must do appropriate warming ups and cooling downs activities, Participate in flexibility and strength training to develop strength for their body parts. The concerned body should provide good facilities and equipment, Suitable playing field, Formulate a proposal to the concerned donor to get funds.
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    Study on Assessment of Football Training Methods: In the Case Male First Division Clubs in Addis Ababa
    (Addis Ababa University, 2018-06-04) Birhanu, Sentayehu; Kiflu, Alemmebrate (PhD)
    Study on assessment of football training methods: in the case male first division clubs in Addis Ababa. Football training program is the base and the main source for a club and the future elite athletes (players) will be equipped with the fundamental and basic components as technical, tactical, physical fitness and psychological demands of the modern football. The purpose of this research was to study on assessment of football training methods in the case of male first division clubs in Addis Ababa and to suggest correct alternatives that would improve the training methods and the performance of the athletes. The study employed a descriptive survey method and it was conducted in 6 male first division clubs found in Addis Ababa city administration. These samples were selected by simple random and purposive selected technique. The sample of the subject consists of 10 first division clubs coaches, 146 first division players and 2 Addis Ababa football federation technical staff was included. For the implementation of the study, a descriptive survey design was employed. The study subjects were selected from the availability samples. In this study, data was collected through questionnaires, structured interview and observation with check list. The result of the study indicate that unbalance of knowledge between the coaches and players, the Addis Ababa football federation did not follow up the first division frequency. This resulted in lack of gaining the players to feed other league, the coaches that handled the clubs had lack of using systematic and methods of training to develop the first division players. Based on the findings the following recommendation were forwarded; the coaches expected to follow scientific football training methods and systematic way for their players, all coaches have to use different kinds of football training methods, players have to respect their coaches, the Addis Ababa football federation should give frequent workshops and different level of course for the coaches, the federation should introduce the coaches to new methods of training and instructional updating with the current coaching system and so on.