Study on Assessment of Football Training Methods: In the Case Male First Division Clubs In Addis Ababa Sentayehu Birhanu A Thesis Submitted to The Department of Sport Science Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of the Degree of Master of Science in Sport Science Addis Ababa University Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 2018 i Addis Ababa University School of Graduate Studies This is to certify that the thesis prepared by Sentayehu Birhanu, entitled: Study on Assessment of Football Training Methods; in the case of male first division clubs in Addis Ababa and submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement of degree of master of science in sport science complies with the regulation of the university and meets the accepted standards with respect to originality and quality. Signed by Examining Committee: Examiner (Internal) Signature Date Examiner (External) Signature Date Advisor Signature Date ______ ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to express my gratitude of all who generously gave their time, energy and knowledge in helping me while working this research. Without the contribution of these people the study could not have come to completion. My highest gratitude goes to the almighty of GOD for being there in all my endeavors. Next my deepest gratitude goes to my advisor Dr. Alemmebrate Kiflu for his polite and friendly approach, knowledgeable advice, and constructive comments that have shaped my thesis immeasurably. I always appreciate him for his insightful and critical comments for further improvements, and also He demonstrated great patience and motivation, especially during the most difficult times. Special thanks goes to my father Birhanu Seifu and my mother Zerfe Kebede, my love Yordanos Bedilu, my uncle Shume kebede and all my family members for their continuous support and encouragement. I would like to thank my classmates and Addis Ababa University sport science department. Finally I am also thankful to the research participants; first division coaches‘ and players and Addis Ababa football federation for their hospitality, cooperation and participation to provide the necessary information required for my study. i Table of Contents Addis Ababa University .................................................................................................................. ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................................................................................... i ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................................... vi ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATION ....................................................................................... vii CHAPTER ONE ............................................................................................................................1 1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................1 1.1Background of the Study ............................................................................................................1 1.2 Statement of the Problem ...........................................................................................................2 1.3 Research Questions ....................................................................................................................3 1.4 Objective of the Study ................................................................................................................4 1.4.1 General objective of the study ............................................................................................4 1.4.2 Specific Objectives of the study .........................................................................................4 1.5 Significance of the Study ...........................................................................................................4 1.6 Delimitation of the Study ...........................................................................................................4 1.7 Limitation of the study ...............................................................................................................5 1.8 Operational Definition of Terms ................................................................................................5 1.9 Organization of the Study ..........................................................................................................6 CHAPTER TWO ...........................................................................................................................7 2 REVIEW OF RELATED AND LITERATURE ......................................................................7 2.1 Historical Background of Football.............................................................................................7 2.2 History of football in Africa ......................................................................................................9 2.3 History of football in Ethiopia ...................................................................................................9 2.4 Planning ...................................................................................................................................10 2.4.1 Principle of Planning ........................................................................................................11 ii 2.5 Football Training .....................................................................................................................14 2.8 Methods of Soccer Training.....................................................................................................29 2.8.1 Direct Approach Can Be Effective: ..................................................................................31 2.8.2 Guided Method of Teaching: ...........................................................................................32 2.8.3 Guided Method Can Be Effective: ...................................................................................33 2.8.4 Potential Shortcomings of the Guided Method: ...............................................................35 2.9 Coaching Methods in Soccer/Football .....................................................................................37 2.10 Football Athlete Skills Assessment .......................................................................................42 2.10.1 How to assess football Players .......................................................................................43 2.10.2. Technical and Skill Analysis .........................................................................................45 CHAPTER THREE .....................................................................................................................47 3 RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY ......................................................................47 3.1. Research Design ......................................................................................................................47 3.2 Research Methodology ...........................................................................................................47 3.3 Source of data ..........................................................................................................................47 3.3.1Primary data ......................................................................................................................47 3.3.2Secondary data ..................................................................................................................47 3.4 Population of the study ............................................................................................................48 3.4.1Sample and Sampling Techniques ....................................................................................48 3.5 Data Collection Instrument ......................................................................................................49 3.5.1Questionnaires ...................................................................................................................49 3.5.2Interviews ..........................................................................................................................50 3.5.3Observation .......................................................................................................................50 3.6Data Collection procedures .......................................................................................................51 3.7Method of data collection .........................................................................................................51 iii CHAPTER FOUR ........................................................................................................................53 Data Analysis, Interpretation and Discussion ................................................................................53 4.1. Result of Data Collected .........................................................................................................53 CHAPTER FIVE .........................................................................................................................68 SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................................68 Conclusion .....................................................................................................................................70 Recommendations