EFFECTS OF INTERVAL TRAINING ON PHYSICAL FITNESS ON FOOTBALL PLAYERS: IN CASE OF ALETA CHUKO TOWN 01 KEBELE UNDER 17 MALE FOOTBALL PROJECT TRAINEES

This study attempted to explore effects of interval training program on physical fitness; speed,<br> agility and explosive power, of under 17 male project football players. Purposive sampling<br> method was applied to selected 30 under 17 male football players in experimental and control<br> group each consisting 15 players. The main objective of this study was to assess the effect of<br> interval training on physical fitness; speed, agility, and explosive power, of Chuko 01 Kebele<br> Male Under 17 football project players in Aleta Chuko Woreda of Sidama National Regional<br> State. The subjects in both experimental and control group took part in the experimentation<br> process for 8 weeks from March 16/03/2021G.C to May 8/05/2021G.C for training of three days<br> in a week for two months each training session lasting 40 – 50 minutes. The physical fitness<br> components were speed (50m dash in seconds), agility (30m run in seconds) and explosive power<br> (vertical jump in meters).<br> Data were analyzed by using paired sample t-test with pair wise comparison of means at 95%<br> confidence interval. The results of the analyzed data indicated that there were significant<br> improvement on speed, agility and explosive power on players under the experimental group<br> which resulted due to interval training. Accordingly, this study confirmed that interval training<br> significantly improves and affects players physical fitness; speed, agility and explosive power