Study on the importance of the futsal game in the extracurricular activities to improve the technical elements and procedures of driving and kicking the ball with the students of the faculty of physical education and sports

Aim. The purpose iof this research is to demonstrate the importance of the futsal game, as a means of extracurricular activities, in improving the technical elements and procedures of driving and kicking the ball with the first year students the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports in Galați. Method. There are 32 researched subjects, divided into two groups of 16 each, all students in the 1st year. In order to assess we have used to a set of technical tests in which we targeted some of the elements and technical procedures of driving and kicking the ball: frequency, pass-precision; driving-dribling; shot on goal – precision. For the data analysis we used the IBM SPSS statistics software package, version 26. Results. The research provided us with concrete data on the results obtained, highlighted that the students under research were relatively close as performance level and highlighted the importance of the futsal game in improving the technical elements and procedures for driving aand kicking the ball. Conclusion. The game of futsal is a pleasant and useful means in reaching certain objectives imposed by the teacher considering that students can touch the ball several times, and the intensity is higher. The results of the individual values ​​obtained by the students at the two tests, with a significant improvement in the final test compared to the initial test, confirms the working hypothesis.