The effect of special exercises for the retracting fingers on developing performance and aiming accuracy junior archery players.

Abstract

The research included an introduction showing the importance of the hand in the game of bow and arrow in determining the path, directing the arrow, launching power, and agility in performance, and the problem of the research, which lies in the presence of weakness among emerging players in controlling the fingers of the hand and thus weakness in performance and accuracy of aiming. The importance of the research lies in preparing special exercises for the pulling fingers of the hand. It has an impact on aiming accuracy. The objectives of the research are to prepare special exercises for the fingers and to know the effect of these exercises on the accuracy of aiming. As for the research hypotheses, there are statistically significant differences between the pre- and post-tests with the correction test, in favor of the post-test for the research sample. The sample was chosen deliberately, represented by Al-Amana Club bow and arrow players for juniors. The researcher adopted the one-group experimental method with pre- and post-test differences. The researcher conducted the exploratory experiment and then conducted the pre-tests. After applying the finger exercises, which took (8) weeks, the post-tests were conducted under conditions similar to the pre-tests. The researcher conducted the exploratory experiment and then conducted the pre-tests. After applying the finger exercises, which took (8) weeks, the post-tests were conducted under conditions similar to the pre-tests. After transcribing the data, the statistical program SPSS was used, and the data was then presented in tables and then discussed. Which resulted in the following conclusions that the exercises for the drawing fingers had a positive impact on developing performance in shooting accuracy. As for the recommendations, the researcher recommends using these exercises for other categories with the bow and arrow for both genders, and they can be used in other individual and group activities because they have an effective positive effect.