Resumen de Predictive value of skill performance in terms of physical indicators in 14-year-old football players

Mahmood Abd Al Jaleel Abd Al Zahra, Ali Kadhim Hadi, Ahmed Khattar Saad

• The primary objective of thisstudy was to identify the reality of the physical fitness and skillsamong youngfootball players in the Najaf Governorate and to find a predictive value for the physical and skillsindicators for the selection of junior football players in Najaf Governorate. The researchersused the descriptive approach with two methods of interrelationships. The present study was conducted on the 14 years old players of football schools in Najaf Governorate inthe year 2021. The study was conducted in the playgrounds of the football school in the center of Najaf Governorate (Iraq)within the timeframe from January 2021 to March 2021.A total of 40 14-year-old football playersparticipated in the study.Based on the findings of thisstudy, the researchersconcluded that the physical fitness of the football players is directly and significantly related to their skill performance.