The effect of using sand in developing some special physical abilities and the performance level of 100 m running among students of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Science

Abstract

The aim of the research was to identify the effect of sand in developing the level of performance and some special physical abilities of first-year students as well as identifying the effect of sand on the result of running 100 meters. The results showed that training using different types of sand have a positive effect on improving performance level and some special physical abilities in 100m running for students as well as statistical differences between pre and posttests in some special physical abilities and 100m running results in favor of the posttests in 1st-year students of physical education and sport sciences college/university of Baghdad.