Effect of the station training program on shooting accuracy in futsal

The objectives of this study were to develop and compare the effects of a station training program on shooting accuracy in futsal. The sample included 24 male students enrolled in the futsal course at Khuan Niang Wittaya School, selected through simple random sampling. A futsal shooting accuracy test was performed, and scores were ranked from highest to lowest. Participants were then divided into two groups of 12 students each and randomly assigned to the experimental group and the control group. The experimental group trained using the station training program developed by the researcher, while the control group trained using Khuan Niang Wittaya School's futsal skill training program. Both groups trained for 8 weeks, 3 days a week, with 30-minute sessions. A Futsal Shooting Moving Ball Test (FSMT) was used to measure shooting accuracy. Data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation. The Wilcoxon Matched Pairs Signed-Rank Test compared the mean shooting accuracy within each group before and after training. The Mann-Whitney U test was employed to compare the mean shooting accuracy between the control and experimental groups before and after the 8-week training period. The results showed that the station training program developed by the researcher was adequate and suitable. Additionally, both the experimental and control groups exhibited significantly higher mean shooting accuracy after training compared to before training at the .05 level of statistical significance. Furthermore, after 8 weeks of training, the experimental group demonstrated significantly higher mean shooting accuracy than the control group at the .05 level. These findings provide guidelines for enhancing shooting accuracy in futsal players and may benefit athletes, coaches, and individuals interested in futsal in the future.