Changes in selected movement abilities through the use of movement games in physical education lessons at the gymnasium level.

STUN, DAVID; SEDLACEK, JAROMIR; BALINT, GHEORGHE

The aim of this study was to enhance the understanding of the level and development of specific movement abilities in older school aged boys through the use of movement games. Based on the mentioned research results, we can emphasize that the development of movement performance over the last 20 years is not optimal. Our research took the form of physical education experiment performed in a gymnasium that lasted for 8 weeks. The study included 38 students in experimental group and 37 students in control group. The boys underwent initial and final measurements using a test battery that included standing broad jump, sit-ups in 1 min., overhead medicine ball throw (2 kg), 50 m sprint and 12 min. run. Processing and evaluation were done with basic statistical methods (arithmetic mean, standard deviation, Fisher-Snedecor F-test, parametric t-test for dependent and independent groups) and with logical methods. The level of selected movement abilities of boys was in all test significantly lower comparing former testing of Slovak population (both 1990 and 2011). By application of movement games significantly improved results in some tests in experimental group (standing broad jump, sit-ups in 1 minute and 50 m sprint) while in control group there were proved significant improvement in test overhead medicine ball throw and worsening in test 12 min run. From these results we can recommend the used movement games like training mean for improving explosive power, running speed and strength of trunk mussels in conditions of gymnasium school physical education lessons.

PHYSICAL education; GYMNASIUMS; CONTROL groups; T-test (Statistics); EVALUATION

Journal of Physical Education & Sport, 2024, Vol 24, Issue 12, p2069

2247-8051

Academic Journal

10.7752/jpes.2024.12305