The Effect of Circuit Training on Some Selected Motor Fitness and Physiological Variables Among Welketa U-17 Basketball Players

Assaye Gashaw; Mekdes Mamo; Tamiru Ayele

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The Effect of Circuit Training on Some Selected Motor Fitness and Physiological Variables Among Welketa U-17 Basketball Players

Assaye Gashaw^*, Mekdes Mamo, Tamiru Ayele

Published in Science Futures (Volume 2, Issue 1)

Received: 21 November 2025 Accepted: 3 December 2025 Published: 29 December 2025

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The goal of the study was to assess the effect of circuit training on some selected motor fitness and physiological variables among Welkite Kenema U-17 male basketball project participants. 30 male U-17 basketball players from Welkite Kenema were selected as subjects for this study. The experimental group, EG (n = 15) and the control group, CG (n = 15) assigned randomly. For two months, the training period lasted three days a week for 30 to 50 minutes per session. All the data that were gathered before and after the treatment were provided as the groups mean value and standard deviation to summarize and determine the effect of circuit training on chosen motor fitness and physiological variables. A t-test can also be employed to find out the significant difference among the groups on the selected motor fitness and physiological variables individually. The statistical package software (SPSS) version 25 was utilized for data entry and analysis. The result demonstrates that there is a considerable mean difference between the control and experimental groups in the pre-and post-test outcomes. The researcher determined that circuit training has a substantial influence on motor and physiological characteristics. Therefore, coaches, trainers, and scholars can use circuit training into their training.

Published in	Science Futures (Volume 2, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.scif.20260201.16
Page(s)	67-75
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Circuit Training, Motor Fitness, Physiological Variables

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Sport Science Department, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia

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Sport Science Teacher, Hossana High School, Hossana, Ethiopia

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  title = {The Effect of Circuit Training on Some Selected Motor Fitness and Physiological Variables Among Welketa U-17 Basketball Players},
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  pages = {67-75},
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  abstract = {The goal of the study was to assess the effect of circuit training on some selected motor fitness and physiological variables among Welkite Kenema U-17 male basketball project participants. 30 male U-17 basketball players from Welkite Kenema were selected as subjects for this study. The experimental group, EG (n = 15) and the control group, CG (n = 15) assigned randomly. For two months, the training period lasted three days a week for 30 to 50 minutes per session. All the data that were gathered before and after the treatment were provided as the groups mean value and standard deviation to summarize and determine the effect of circuit training on chosen motor fitness and physiological variables. A t-test can also be employed to find out the significant difference among the groups on the selected motor fitness and physiological variables individually. The statistical package software (SPSS) version 25 was utilized for data entry and analysis. The result demonstrates that there is a considerable mean difference between the control and experimental groups in the pre-and post-test outcomes. The researcher determined that circuit training has a substantial influence on motor and physiological characteristics. Therefore, coaches, trainers, and scholars can use circuit training into their training.},
 year = {2025}
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