The Impact of Integration-Based Skill Exercises on Creative Thinking and Learning Some Offensive Football Skills for Students

Abstract

       Given the importance of diversifying teaching strategies, the "integration" process emerges as an effective mechanism that allows teachers to employ innovative methods aimed at stimulating creative thinking. This, in turn, is reflected in the mastery of sports skills, particularly offensive skills, which give students the opportunity to grasp complex motor tasks within the educational environment.

The significance of this research lies in developing integrated physical and skill exercises using the "integration" method within educational units. This aims to develop students' creative thinking skills and enhance their self-confidence and ability to actively participate in sports activities. To achieve this objective, the researcher adopted an experimental approach with two groups (experimental and control) using a sample of 40 first-year students from the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences. The students were equally divided between the two groups. The experimental group underwent the proposed integration exercises along with the application of a creative thinking scale.

After conducting pre- and post-tests and statistically analyzing the data, the results showed statistically significant differences favoring the experimental group. This leads to the conclusion that using skill-based exercises using the integration method has a significant positive impact on developing creative thinking and improving the performance of offensive football skills