Abstract
The significance of this study stems from the absence of recent comparative research examining the cooperative style and the command style in volleyball instruction. The research problem was encapsulated in the following question: Are students taught through the cooperative style superior to those taught through the command style, or vice versa, in enhancing the level of volleyball instruction? The study aimed to identify statistically significant differences between the cooperative style and the command style in teaching volleyball to students and to determine the effectiveness of employing the cooperative style in teaching selected volleyball skills. The research population was deliberately selected, comprising 164 students distributed across four classes. The primary experimental sample was chosen randomly by lot and subsequently divided into two equal groups. The experimental group was represented by Class A, consisting of 41 students, who were instructed using the cooperative style. The control group was represented by Class C, consisting of 42 students, who were taught using the command style. The researchers analyzed the data using International Business Machines (IBM) Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS, Version 29) to obtain the results. As for the conclusions, the cooperative style demonstrated an effective impact on learning the performance of the overhand front serve and the main court defense skill, as evidenced by the post-test results of both the experimental and control groups.
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Abdullah, Arshad Mohammed Issa and Abbas, Aqeel Hamid Hussein
(2025)
"A Comparative Study of the Cooperative Style and the Command Style in Teaching Selected Volleyball Skills to Intermediate-Stage Students,"
Modern Sport: Vol. 24:
Iss.
4, Article 4.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54702/2708-3454.2092