The Effect Of Warm-Up On Motor Skill Performance In Volleyball Activity Among Middle School Students

This study aimed to highlight the relationship between warm-up and motor skill performance in volleyball activity among fourth-year middle school students, by examining the relationship between warm-up (the preparatory stage) and their motor skill performance in volleyball during physical education classes.

The study relied on a sample of 25 male and female students from fourth-year classes at Lunissi Maqrane Middle School in the Bejaia province. We used the experimental approach with a single group, pre- and post-test design, to measure flexibility and agility. We selected the multi-directional running test and the trunk flexion backward test, adapting both to fit the characteristics of the sample. Results showed statistically significant differences between the pre- and post-test averages at a degree of freedom of (3) and a significance level of (0.05), in favor of the post-test. This makes it clear that warm-up contributed to improving students' flexibility and agility.