International Journal of Applied Educational Studies

The purpose of this study wasto evaluate Nero-muscular coordination for hands among physical education students at the Hashemite University. Nero-muscular coordination was evaluated using the soda pop test and the effect of two variables including sex (male vs. female) and hand (dominate and none dominate). The data was collected from a sample of (305) students via survey method. Results indicated that sex (male vs. female) and hand (dominate vs. none dominate) appeared most powerful predictors of Nero-muscular coordination in favor of female and dominate hand of the student. The study ended by offering a number of theoretical and practical recommendations for the field of study.

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