Royal Thinking and its Relationship to Some Basic Volleyball Skills Among Students

Abstract

This research aims to identify the relationship between royal thinking and some basic volleyball skills among second-year students at the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Kirkuk.

The researcher adopted a descriptive approach using correlational methods, as it is suitable for the nature of the research. The researcher defined the research population and sample using purposive sampling. The sample consisted of 124 second-year volleyball students at the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Kirkuk. The research sample comprised 40 students, while the pilot study sample consisted of 11 students selected from the research population after the application sample was drawn. In light of the research findings and discussion, the researcher reached the following conclusions: (Students of the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences possess a good level of royal thinking. They also have a good level of some basic volleyball skills, namely serving, setting, and receiving. Royal thinking contributes to enhancing students' skill performance by developing focus, attention, and speed of decision-making during physical activity).