Design of a device to measure the level of motor response speed for the technical performance of the heading skill with an auditory-visual stimulus for youth football players.

Abstract

The aim of the research was to develop tests to measure the speed of motor response for the technical performance of the heading skill in football with stimuli (auditory-visual, auditory-visual, without stimulus), and to determine which is faster: vision, hearing, or without stimulus. To achieve this, the descriptive method was used on a sample of 50 young football players from the Olympic Champion Project, aged 14-15 years. A device was designed and manufactured to measure the speed of motor response for the technical performance of heading the ball, which included three tests with stimuli (auditory, visual, without stimulus). The researcher presented the device and tests to the esteemed experts, and a 75% agreement rate among the experts was adopted to measure the effectiveness.The measurement was conducted while considering the adjustments suggested by the experts, and the scientific procedures for the designed tests were carried out. The results showed the ability of the device designed and manufactured by the researcher to accurately measure the speed of motor response. The speed of motor response for the technical performance of the skill of heading the ball without a stimulus recorded the least time, followed by the auditory stimulus, and finally the visual stimulus, which recorded the highest time. The researcher recommended adopting the tests on the device to measure the speed of motor response for the technical performance of the skill of heading the ball and using the device as a means to train the technical performance of the skill of heading the ball from jumping (jumping, flying, triple jump), from standing, as well as training the bicycle kick with the foot, and the arm strength of the goalkeeper.