The thesis was submitted by Younis Nebraz Younis Ali under the supervision of Asst. Prof. Dr. Ali Abdul Wahid Lazim. The discussion panel consisted of Prof. Dr. Alaa Abdulla Felah as chairwoman, Asst. prof. Dr. Ali Meki Muhdi and Asst. Prof. Dr. Jabbar Ali Khadem as members and asst. Prof. Dr. Ali Abdul Wahid Lazem as supervisor
In the presence of professor Dr. Sabah Qasem the dean of the college and a number of professors the viva was held on Wednesday 13/9/2023 to discuss the thesis entitled “The Effect Of Using Manufactured Aiding Tools On Learning Hitting In Baseball for Players U12 The importance of the study lies in designing and manufacturing aiding tools for learning hitting in baseball and forming correct motor pathways for the skill which is considered one of the most important skills in baseball due to its effect on forming good baseball player. Hitting is also one of the vital skills for match points. The problem of the study lies in the weakness of beginners U12 years old in learning hitting because of the skill’s difficulty and the outdated teaching styles used by coaches without aiding tools. The study aimed at designing teaching tools for learning hitting in baseball for players under U12 years old as well as identifying the effect of these tools on learning hitting in baseball for players U12. In addition to that, the study aims at identifying the effect of using teaching tools in learning hitting in baseball compared to traditional training styles. The researcher used the experimental method on (20) beginners under (12) years classified according to the international and national federations of the sport. The subjects were equally divided into two groups; 5 experimental and 5 controlling groups while the remaining two participated in the pilot study. The main experiment lasted from 25/2/2023 till 17/4/2023 with total of (25) teaching sessions with three sessions per week. The researcher designed aiding tools that suit the exercises applied throughout the teaching program’s main part. The tools were used in the teaching sessions with exercises during the main part for (45minutes) with (5 minutes) theoretical aspect that concentrated on how to use the tools with the exercises, time of execution. The controlling group followed the tradition program prepared by the coach. The researcher recommended the necessity of using the tools proposed by the researcher for learning striking in baseball due to their great effect on improving level of performance, creating suspense, saving learning time in learners. One of the aims of sustainable development in Iraq is the importance of achieving good learning through increasing learning accessibility to everyone as well as improving learning quality through curriculum development and teacher – skills development. In addition to that, sustainable development aims at improving artistic and occupational leaning through developing youth skills, equality of learning, concentrating on improving school and colleges’ infrastructure, reinforcing scientific research, innovations and finally the role of teacher in confronting economic and social challenges like poverty and unemployment
