Simultaneous thinking and its relationship to the performance of some basic football skills for students

Abstract

he research aimed to develop a simultaneous thinking scale and determine the correlation between simultaneous thinking and the performance of some basic football skills by students. The researcher adopted the descriptive approach with correlational relationships. The research population consisted of third-year students from the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences at Al-Kut University for the academic year 2025-2026, totaling (155) students. The constructing sample consisted of (100) students, representing (65%), while the application sample consisted of (30) students, randomly selected to represent (19%) of the research population. The study procedures involved developing a simultaneous thinking scale and verifying its scientific basis using statistical methods. The study concluded that the simultaneous thinking scale is a valid measurement tool as it meets the scientific requirements. Furthermore, a positive correlation was found between the research variables, namely simultaneous thinking and the performance of some basic football skills by students, in a direct direction. The study recommended employing and activating simultaneous thinking among students due to its positive impact on the performance of basic football skills. It also recommended conducting similar studies on the concept of simultaneous thinking in other activities.