Impact of a Peer Curriculum to Learn Some Basic Futsal Skills

Abstract

Objectives. The current study aimed to develop a peer-based curriculum for futsal skills for first-year students and to identify the impact of a peer-based curriculum on learning some basic futsal skills for students.

Materials and Methods. where the experimental approach was used to suit the current research, and the research community consisted of the players of first-year students in the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences at the University of Basra for the academic year (2023-2024). The sample was randomly selected by lottery from the Applied Sciences Department. The researcher selected the experimental group, which used the peer-based method, and the control group, which used the method used by the teacher. The sample consisted of (33) students. The researcher then excluded injured and absent students, numbering (6). Thus, the sample constitutes 78.78% of the original population.

Results. The results showed that the use of the reciprocal method achieved improvement and development in basic skills (rolling and dribbling) in football. The educational curriculum was then implemented according to the peer-based method, and post-tests were conducted to obtain data and compare them with the data for the tests. The pre-test was analyzed and statistically processed using the SPSS statistical program. The results were obtained, presented, and discussed.

Conclusion. The use of the reciprocal method as a teaching and training method by specialists in the field of sports. The researcher recommends the use of modern methods (modern technology) in the process of conveying information to develop the theoretical and practical aspects of students' learning. Similar studies and research in this field should be conducted for other sports.