The effect of Rich Environment (Home) on the Speed Progress Learning of football dribbling in Boys 6-13 Years old

The present study aimed at investigating the effect of rich environment at home on the speed of acquisition progress in football dribbling skill of boys. The statistical population included children aged between 6 and 13 in district 1, Tehran city. The present study was semi-experimental with pretestposttest design. Based on the results of the distributed questionnaires, 30 subjects were selected as the sample and were divided into two groups: rich and non-rich. Firstly, both groups participated in football dribbling test as the pretest. Then, both rich and non-rich groups received training for 9 days and one session per day. At the end of each training session, both groups completed football dribbling test again. To compare the groups, the 2 × 9 mixed analysis of covariance was used, and dependent t test was applied to examine intragroup changes. Wilks Lambda index indicated that the effect of environment on the speed of learning progress was significant (F(9&19)=3.27), P<0.014, correlation ratio=0.608). The rich group had a higher speed of learning progress than the non-rich group. The comparison of the training days of both groups showed that the rich group was significantly better than the non-rich group for all days except for day 4. The results of dependent t test showed a significant difference between pretest and day 9 in rich (P<0.001) and non-rich (P<0.001) groups. Overall, these results show that enriched home environment significantly improves the speed of learning progress.