Abstract
This study was to examine the effect of a teaching program in a soccer class which associated knowledge of physical fitness with skills. The subjects were 40 male junior high school students. In pre- and postprogram, we conducted skill tests (ball juggling), physical fitness tests (150m sprint with direction-changes; 6 x 25m sprints with direction-changes with rest intervals of 30s). In addition, a questionnaire regarding technique, physical fitness, psychology was conducted after each class. Before and after classes, another questionnaire was conducted regarding knowledge, conception and judgment aspects. The present study observed that this soccer teaching program could improve knowledge toward the method of enhancing physical fitness among participating subjects, although physical fitness levels could not be enhanced in this study.
