ABSTRACT

Aim: To determine the effectiveness of health behaviors oriented education program on third degree football referees’ physical fitness at the Football Referee Training Centre in Baghdad City.

Methodology: Quasi-experimental design, using one group test-retest approach, is carried throughout the present study for the period of October 25th 2019 through March 10th 2021.

Non-probability, convenient sample of (40) third degree football referee while they are attending the Referees’ Football Training Centre for the purpose of training.All subjects, who have agreed to participate in the study, have signed consent form for maintenance of their confidentiality and ethical considerations. Third Degree Football Referees’ Physical Fitness Scale is adopted for the purpose of the study. Content validity of the scale is determined through panel of experts and test-retest reliability for equivalence is obtained throughout a pilot study.

Results: Results of the study depict that physical fitness of third degree football referees has dramatically and positively changed after they have been exposed to the education program.

Conclusion: The study concludes that the third degree football referees’physical fitness has been positively changed as a matter of pursuing benefits out of the education program.

Keywords: Effectiveness, Third Degree Football Referees, Physical Fitness,