Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.15516/cje.v20i3.2985
Gymnastics Skill Level and Fitness in Students Selected for Physical Education Programs
Besim Halilaj
orcid.org/0000-0002-3391-5747
; University of Montenegro, Faculty for Sport and Physical Education
Dejan Madić
; University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sport and Physical Education
Goran Sporiš
orcid.org/0000-0002-8372-7728
; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology
Abstract
The primary purpose of this study was to determine the relationships between fitness tests, and the results in selected gymnastic skills in students enrolled in Physical education teacher education (PETE) program. The secondary purpose of this study was to establish which assessment tests best represent, or correspond, with selected gymnastics skills. A total of 170 male students were recruited from the Faculty of Sport and Physical Education of the University of Priština to participate in the study. The participants were tested for several fitness tests, and performance in selected gymnastic skills. There were significant correlations between the results of fitness tests and performance in gymnastic skills. Significant correlation was found between flexibility, abdominal muscle strength and endurance and performance in gymnastics. Moreover, several fitness tests could serve as significant predictors for performance in several gymnastic skills. The results of this research suggest that, among the students of the Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, abdominal strength and flexibility are a significant predictor for the successful acquisition of the gymnastics program content.
Keywords
assessment; correlation; gymnastics; motor abilities; PETE program
Hrčak ID:
207413
URI
Publication date:
27.9.2018.
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