A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF FLEXIBILITY AMONG YOUTH OF AL-A'DHAMIYAH CLUB IN SWIMMING

Abstract

Flexibility is one of the basic components of physical fitness and is necessary for practicing most types of motor activity in principle under the result of the output of a certain force to push or move a mass, as it is necessary for many sporting events. Flexibility is an important element of physical fitness necessary for human movement in general and for success in the work of the athlete in particular, as it has a prominent role in developing sports results and numbers in various diverse events. Flexibility has been defined by multiple definitions according to the opinions of scientists and researchers, as many researchers agree (Clark, Matthews), it is the range of movement in a joint or a successive group of joints. The development that has taken place in all areas of life is the distinctive feature of our current era, which has given sports a prominent and important place in the lives of nations and peoples. Life has wanted to provide people with many activities and events in which they can show their abilities in various areas of life. We must develop these two.