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The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of speed and agility training on the shooting skill youth male soccer players in the kurmuk dulshitalo. To achieve this goal, a quasi-experimental design was used. The target population of this study was kurmuk dulshitalo Soccer Project that included 24 male players’ who categorized as u13. These players were selected using a comprehensive sampling technique, and their ages were between 11 and 13 years old. Participants in this study were divided into two groups, namely: a speed training group (n = 12) and an agility training group (n = 12), performing speed and agility training for three days, respectively, per week for 3 months and 60 minutes per session. Both groups followed a normal training program. And both groups took pre- and post-tests. Thus, all subjects participated in one shooting skill tests: the accuracy shooting skill. Data collected from research subjects were analyzed using SPSS software version 26 using paired samples t-tests that were significant at the 0.05 confidence level. Both groups experienced significant improvements in shooting skill. However, the results of the study showed that the speed and agility training groups had significant differences in terms of shooting skill. There were significant differences between the groups, as the speed training group performed better than the agility training group. Assessed by Levine’s test for equality of variances in the speed training shooting accuracy (P = 0.000, MD-2.0833), agility shooting accuracy (p=0.010, MD =-0.833). Therefore, it can be concluded that continuous training is as effective as speed training in improving shooting skill, in 12-week fitness programs of male soccer project players. But an additional long-term study with follow-ups is needed to confirm this.
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