Original scientific paper
The Effects of Mini-Handball and Physical Education Classes on Motor Abilities of Children of Early School Age
Dinko Vuleta
; Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb
Dragan Milanović
; Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb
Lidija Bojić Ćaćić
; Croatian Handball Federation
Abstract
The research was carried out on a sample of 48 second-grade male pupils of primary school, divided into an experimental (21 pupils) and a control group (27 pupils). The chronological age of the pupils was eight years. Nine variables were used to assess basic motor abilities: maximum speed in 10m sprint (SPR10M) and 20m sprint (SPR20M), the horizontal jump (MFESDM), sit ups (TRB30S), back extensions (LEĐ30S), the front plank (UPPRED), the figure of eight with a bend (MAGOSS), zigzag run (MAGSLA), and the figure of a star without the ball (ZVIBLO).
In a three-month period, the experimental group participated in a total of 36 mini-handball practice periods, whereas the control group had a total of 36 PE class periods.
There was no significant difference between the measured initial states of the boys in the experimental and the boys in the control group (λ=0.24 and p=0.44), suggesting that both groups had a similar starting position.
The analysis of the experimental group data showed a statistically significant difference in the arithmetic means of the initial and the final measurements for the following basic motor ability variables: maximum speed in 20m sprint (SPR20M), sit ups (TRB30S), back extensions (LED30S), the front plank (UPPRED), and the figure of eight with a bend (MAGOSS).
The analysis of the control group data showed a statistically significant difference in the arithmetic means of the initial and the final measurements only in case of the front plank variable (UPPRED).
The analysis of differences between the results of boys in the control and the experimental group in basic motor ability tests carried out using discriminate analysis (λ=0.74 and p=0.01) clearly showed that the experimental mini-handball programme produced much more significant effects on basic motor ability indicators than the physical education programme in the control group.The results of this study should be taken with caution due to the small sample size used in the study.
Keywords
basic motor abilities; boys; changes; mini-handball; PE classes
Hrčak ID:
114968
URI
Publication date:
30.12.2013.
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