Abstract

                      The problem of the current research arose in conducting an experimental study to reveal the effect of possession of the ball training exercises on some of the physical characteristics of young football players. To reach to an acceptable scientific explanation to solve the problem of the current study, the following question is raised: "Does the ball possession exercises have a positive effect on the total physical characteristics under investigation?". So, the aim of the research is to reveal the effect of the ball possession exercises on some of the physical characteristics of football players, and to reveal the significance of statistical differences in a number of the physical characteristics of the football players between the experimental and control groups in the post-test. The research community deliberately involved the players of the Bright Future Youth Football Club in Nineveh governorate for the football season (2019-2020), whose number was (30) players, and the research sample consisted of (20) players representing a percentage of (75%) of the research community, and the researchers concluded:                                                 
                                                                                                                                          
           1- The latest training design for ball possession exercises carried out by the experimental group has developed in all physical characteristics (agility and maximum transitional speed, explosive power of the leg muscles, the characteristic force of velocity for the muscles of the legs, the characteristic strength of the speed of the abdominal muscles, elongation of force for the muscles of the legs, speed elongation, and elongation the public.                                                                                                         
2- The training design of the control group, implemented by the trainer, brought about a significant development in the two characteristics of general elongation and strength and speed of the abdominal muscles.                                                                                     
3- The experimental group that used ball possession exercises in the post tests outperformed the control group in all the general and special physical characteristics that were dealt with in the research.