Original scientific paper
Differences in motor abilities of pupils by level of physical activity in leisure time
Marko Badrić
; Učiteljski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Goran Sporiš
orcid.org/0000-0002-8372-7728
; Kineziološki fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Tomislav Krističević
; Kineziološki fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Abstract
The aim of this research is to determine the
difference in motor abilities between students who were
classified according to the level of physical activity in
leisure time. The study included 434 boys from 5th- 8th
grades of primary school. The sample included the pupils
who belong to the territorial towns of Sisak and Petrinja.
The study measured 15 tests of motor skills, two measures
of morphological characteristics and by using the
questionnaire estimated the time spent in kinesiology
activities in leisure time. The results showed that pupils
who are engaged in additional physical exercise in leisure
time have better results in motor abilities. Discriminant
analysis has shown that the significant difference between
pupils of sixth, seventh and eighth grade, while among
the fifth graders significant differences were not found
significant differences. Also, it was found that pupils who
are physically inactive during leisure time have increased
body weight, and therefore more value to the body mass
index (BMI). Pupils who do not spend leisure time in
kinesiology activities at least 60 minutes a day, have less
developed motor skills, and non-participation in physical
activity contributes to higher values of body mass index
(BMI) than for students who are physically active in their
leisure time.
Keywords
motor abilities; pupils; school; body mass index; eisure time
Hrčak ID:
156344
URI
Publication date:
31.12.2015.
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