Vol. 5, Issue 2, Part B (2023)

The purpose of this paper is to effect of special exercises on developing the cognitive speed of football players. The researchers used the experimental method by designing the experimental and control groups to suit the nature of the research. The researchers chose the research sample intentionally, Al-Khalis Sports Club Sports football players in Diyala Governorate, who numbered (20) for the year (2022-2023). The sample was divided into two experimental and control groups by drawing a lottery. There are (10) players per group and goalkeepers have been excluded. After completing the tests, appropriate statistical treatments were used to obtain the results, after which the results were presented, analyzed and discussed. The two researchers reached the most important conclusions that special exercises in developing cognitive speed have an effect in increasing the speed of movement of football players. The most important recommendations were the necessity of using the special exercises used in the current study, as the positive results have proven in developing cognitive speed in football, and conducting more research and studies that address the impact of special exercises in other sports events and sports and on different samples.