COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MOTOR COORDINATION ABILITIES OF 9-10-YEAR OLD BOYS ON THE BASIS OF REGIONAL (DEMOGRAPHYC) BENCHMARK CONTEXT
Journal Title: Journal of Applied Sports Sciences - Year 2019, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
Changes in socio-economic life are related to new challenges affecting the growing children as well. Reduced motor activity as a consequence of the ubiquitous presence of new technologies, urbanization and social changes, increasing of schooling activity and others, lead to degradation of the physical health, changes in the physical development and fitness of the younger generation. The purpose of the study is to establish whether there is a difference in the manifestation of motor coordination abilities of 9-10-year-old boys from different regions of Bulgaria classified by population. Backwards ball throw test, Low jump test and Orientation shuttle run test were used for measurement of the motor coordination abilities of 9-10-year-old-boys. The demographic factor was determined forming 5 groups depending on the population. The results provide clear evidence that there are statistically significant differences in manifestation of the motor coordination abilities of 9-10 years-old boys depending on the number of town population. The most significant practical difference was observed for Orientation shuttle run test or for kinesthetic ability of the low limbs. Multiple comparisons showed that for the first test - Backwards ball throw test there were not statistical differences between small cities and Sofia city. Probably the pupils from the small cities are as talented to perform the coordination exercises as those in Sofia city. For the second test – Low jump test results showed statistically significant differences for almost all compared pairs. The same conclusion is valid also for Orientation shuttle run test. This means that the number of the population can be a differentiating factor for the manifestation of various motor skills, including motor coordination abilities.
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Nikolina Tankoucheva
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