The Pedagogical Aspect of Hisu Short and Long Interval Training Effects on Endurance Performance: Athletics Project Under 17 SinanaWoreda, Bale Zone, Oromia Region
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2016-08-01
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Addis Ababa University
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The purpose of the study was to investigate pedagogical aspects of short and long interval training effects in athletics endurance performance of Hisu Athletics project. Data were collected through questionnaire, interview, practical execution and observation checklist. Purposively 50 respondents participated as the source of data thus, 40 Athletes, 4 coaches, 4 Sinanaworeda and 2 zone youth and sport officers were participated in the study. To analysis the collected data, both qualitative and quantitative methods such as frequency counts, percentage, means, standard deviation, and t-test were on use respectively. There was a significant improvement observed in estimated VO2 max from 12MRT, 20m Shuttle run and RHR, Weight and BMI, 30m sprinting power test experimental and control group pre-post training tests mean values score due to the twelve weeks physical fitness training had positive effects on participants’ endurance performance and also there is a problem of selecting athletes, the quality and pedagogical knowledge of coaches was not following scientific method of training, very low level of communication among stakeholders, a great constraint of facilities and equipment and shortage of encouragements for coaches and Athletes. To overcome these problems, the following recommendations have been forwarded: coaches should develop and learn how to prepare training level, the woreda and zone should find a way to upgrade the pedagogical knowledge of coaches, arranging trainings on how to prepare training level, all the sport leaders should work smoothly for the same goal, the woreda and zone youth and sport offices should work with difference stake holders to fulfill the constrains of resources.
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athletics, performance, team, sport, coaches, training federation, motivation