en کنترل حرکتی و شاخه‌های وابسته بدان Motor Control and its Related Branches مقاله اصیل Original Article <div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Background. </strong>The motor response is a fundamental ability that is evident during any physical or motor activity. However, the need for this ability varies from one sport to another, depending on the specific skills required in each sport.<br> <strong>Objectives. </strong>This study aims to compare the average motor reaction times of the arm and leg among handball, basketball, and volleyball players aged 14 to 16 years.<br> <strong>Methods. </strong>The sample included 30 players aged 14-16 years from the sports talent care center, evenly distributed among handball, basketball, and volleyball. Standardized tests were used to measure the speed of motor response, including the Batak Micro test for hands, which records the number of responses to light stimuli in 30 seconds, and the Saqer test for legs, which measures the response time to a visual stimulus by running towards a colored cone and recording the best time of six attempts.<br> <strong>Results. </strong>The results showed statistically significant differences in the speed of motor response between handball, basketball, and volleyball players (F = 9.79, p = 0.01). Handball players excelled in the motor response test (55 &plusmn; 2.21), while volleyball players scored the best in the two-man motor response test (Saqer) (1.25 &plusmn; 0.12 seconds).<br> <strong>Conclusion. </strong>The study concluded that the speed of motor response in both arms and legs is crucial for athletic performance in this age group. Volleyball players outperformed their counterparts in handball and basketball in arm response speed, and they also excelled compared to handball players in the motor response test.</div> Handball, Volleyball, Basketball, Motor Response Speed 0 0 http://aassjournal.com/browse.php?a_code=A-11-2205-5&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Maath Abdull Kareem Fadhil moaz.abd0904@cope.uobaghdad.edu.iq 100319475328460017576 100319475328460017576 No College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq Mustafa Ahmed Obaid mostafa.a@cope.uobaghdad.edu.iq 100319475328460017577 100319475328460017577 Yes College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq Mutasim Abdul Karim Fadhil Mutasim.k.aljanabi@uokirkuk.edu.iq 100319475328460017578 0009-0003-4913-9193 No College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Kirkuk, Kirkuk, Iraq