The effectiveness of exercises using (kettle ball) in developing the strength characteristic of speed and achieving the 50-meter freestyle swimming event for juniors

Abstract

The research focuses on the preparation of exercises using kettlebells to develop the strength characteristic of the speed of the arms and legs. The aim is to improve the effectiveness of 50m free swimming for juniors. The exercises using Kettle ball can positively affect the abilities of the swimmers to reach high ability and efficiency to achieve the skill performance requirements for the effectiveness of 50m freestyle swimming for juniors. The study involved participants aged between 12-15 years, and the researcher used the experimental method with two groups, the control and the experimental, with two pre and post-tests. The research was conducted on the Samawah Sports Club swimmers for the sports season of 2022-2023. In the third chapter, the researcher discussed the tests used in the research and the appropriate statistical methods used for the study sample, including the standard deviation, the torsion coefficient, the t-test for correlated samples, and the t-test for independent samples. The researcher's results were discussed through field and statistical procedures, and the following conclusions were drawn. The results presented to test the strength characteristic of the speed of the legs and arms and the effectiveness of 50-meter freestyle swimming showed significant differences between the pre and post-tests, favoring the post-tests of the control group. The researcher reached the following important conclusions:

1. The training program using kettlebell exercises, which was applied to the research sample, led to an improvement in the strength characteristic of the speed of the arms and legs under study.
2. The training program using Kettle ball exercises, which was applied to the research sample, led to an improvement in the achievement level of the 50-meter freestyle swimming event.

Based on the results, the researcher recommended the following:

1. The need to use the training program using Kettle ball exercises to improve some biokinetic capabilities, such as the strength characteristic of speed, because of its effective impact on the effectiveness of 50-meter swimming.

The need to use the training program using kettlebell exercises to improve the achievement of the 50-meter swimming event.