The role and contribution of intuitive speed in learning the performance of the skills of receiving and blocking in volleyball for fifth-grade preparatory school female students.

Abstract

Intuitive speed is considered a facet of intelligence and an attractive trait in one's social personality. The importance of researching the contribution of intuitive speed to improving skill performance in volleyball has emerged. However, the problem identified in the research is the evident weakness in learning and performing the skills of receiving serves and blocking in volleyball. The research aims to identify the level of intuitive speed and to recognize the numerical values of the performance of the skills of receiving the serve and blocking in volleyball. It also seeks to understand the role and contribution of intuitive speed in learning performance of the skills of receiving the serve and the blocking in volleyball among fifth-grade preparatory students. The researchers hypothesized that intuitive speed is associated with, contributes to, and affects the learning of the performance of the skills of receiving the serve and the blocking in volleyball among the research sample. The descriptive approach was adopted using the correlational studies method on a sample of fifth-grade preparatory students, numbering (68) students. They were deliberately chosen constituting (35.979%) of the original population represented by the female students of Al-Aqeelah Preparatory School for Girls - Al-Karkh II - Baghdad during the academic year (2021-2022). After adopting the measurement tools and conducting a pilot study for the researched variables, the main study was carried out at the end of the second semester of the current academic year. The data obtained were processed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The study found that fifth-grade girls need high intuitive speed. Additionally, they require an advanced level of performance in the skills of receiving serves and blocking in volleyball. Moreover, there is a positive correlation, contribution, and impact of intuitive speed on the learning of receiving serves and blocking skills among fifth-grade preparatory school female students. The researchers recommended that it is essential to intensify efforts and collaboration to support the enhancement of intuitive speed among female students in preparatory schools. It is due to its significant role in skill learning. Utilizing academic and sports expertise can help achieve motor learning goals. This approach aims to provide a foundation for female learners in the game of volleyball based on scientific and non-improvisational principles