Aim of the research: this research aims at identifying the effect of practicing sport shows on improving the psychological coordination in the students of physical education. The one-group experimental method was used through pre-measurements and post-measurements and the study was conducted on a sample of 120 second year students of the faculty of physical education. Two shows were designed for the opening ceremonies of the 5th Alexandria Universadof 2014. The Suez Canal Panorama, to represent the effort exerted to achieve the national plan for digging the new Suez Canal, and the second show represented the energetic, vivid nature and the physical and mental abilities of the youth and their ability to perform the coordinated exercises in alternate consecutive periods of light and darkness. The main results were:
- Sport shows have a significant positive effect on improving the level of the general psychological coordination (personal – social) in the second year students in the faculty of physical education for boys.
- There is a positive relationship between practicing sport shows and the improvement of psychological coordination with a positive effect on the level of performance in sport shows
Recommendations
In the light of the research procedures, the researcher made the following recommendations:
- Developing psychological eduacatioal training courses to improve the level of sport shows trainers in sporting institutions and providing physical and human resources, in view of the important role they play.
- When designing sport shows, appropriate exercises should be directed and standardized in order to be compatible with the motor abilities of participants and the aim of the show.
- Participating in sport shows as they help improve the general psychological coordination.
Organizing sport shows for participation in all important events.