Purpose: To assess whether the practice of different sports may affect children’s coordinative abilities development. Methods: A total of 95 children aged 11–12 years were involved in the study and were divided into 4 groups in relation to the sport they practiced: control group (n = 15), sports games with balls group (n = 38), cyclical endurance sports group (n = 18), technical-combi- natorial sports group (n = 24). The four sub-tests of the Hirtz’ battery assessed kinesthetic discrimination and response orientation abilities before and after 5 months of the specific sport training. Specifically, the backwards ball throw test was used to assess upper limb kines- thetic discrimination ability, the low jump test to assess lower limb kinesthetic discrimination ability, the hanging target throw test to assess upper limb response orientation ability and the orientation shuttle run test to assess lower limb response orientation ability. Results: Upper and lower limbs orientation abilities significantly improved after the training period (4.0 ± 3.1 score vs 5.4 ± 3.0 score, p = 0.0001, pre vs post) (10.3 ± 1.4 s vs 9.2 ± 1.5 s, p\0.0001, pre vs post), regardless of sports typology. Technical- combinatorial sports group showed significant lower scores of upper limb orientation ability test than the other three groups (technical- combinatorial sports group 2.8 ± 2.4 score vs control group 4.7 ± 3.5 score vs sports games with balls group 5.9 ± 2.8 score vs cyclical endurance sports group 4.8 ± 3.3 score, p = 0.0002, respectively). Moreover, technical-combinatorial sports group showed significant lower scores of lower limb orientation ability test than the other three groups (technical-combinatorial sports group 10.5 ± 1.4 s vs control group 9.8 ± 1.5 s vs sports games with balls group 9.3 ± 1.6 s vs cyclical endurance sports group 9.8 ± 1.3 s, p = 0.0002, respectively). Conclusions: The technical specialization due to specific sports training affected the development of some coordinative abilities. References: Scotton C. Classificazione tecnica delle specialita` sportive. Edizioni Calzetti e Mariucci, Perugia 2010. Hirtz P, Arndt HJ, Holtz D, Jung R, Ludwig G, Schielke E, Wellnitz I, Willert HJ, Vilkner HJ. Koordinative Fa ̈higkeiten im Schulsport [Coordinative abilities in physical education]. Berlin: Volk und Wissen Verlag, 1985.
XIII National Congress SISMES
V. Bonavolonta';
2023-01-01
Abstract
Purpose: To assess whether the practice of different sports may affect children’s coordinative abilities development. Methods: A total of 95 children aged 11–12 years were involved in the study and were divided into 4 groups in relation to the sport they practiced: control group (n = 15), sports games with balls group (n = 38), cyclical endurance sports group (n = 18), technical-combi- natorial sports group (n = 24). The four sub-tests of the Hirtz’ battery assessed kinesthetic discrimination and response orientation abilities before and after 5 months of the specific sport training. Specifically, the backwards ball throw test was used to assess upper limb kines- thetic discrimination ability, the low jump test to assess lower limb kinesthetic discrimination ability, the hanging target throw test to assess upper limb response orientation ability and the orientation shuttle run test to assess lower limb response orientation ability. Results: Upper and lower limbs orientation abilities significantly improved after the training period (4.0 ± 3.1 score vs 5.4 ± 3.0 score, p = 0.0001, pre vs post) (10.3 ± 1.4 s vs 9.2 ± 1.5 s, p\0.0001, pre vs post), regardless of sports typology. Technical- combinatorial sports group showed significant lower scores of upper limb orientation ability test than the other three groups (technical- combinatorial sports group 2.8 ± 2.4 score vs control group 4.7 ± 3.5 score vs sports games with balls group 5.9 ± 2.8 score vs cyclical endurance sports group 4.8 ± 3.3 score, p = 0.0002, respectively). Moreover, technical-combinatorial sports group showed significant lower scores of lower limb orientation ability test than the other three groups (technical-combinatorial sports group 10.5 ± 1.4 s vs control group 9.8 ± 1.5 s vs sports games with balls group 9.3 ± 1.6 s vs cyclical endurance sports group 9.8 ± 1.3 s, p = 0.0002, respectively). Conclusions: The technical specialization due to specific sports training affected the development of some coordinative abilities. References: Scotton C. Classificazione tecnica delle specialita` sportive. Edizioni Calzetti e Mariucci, Perugia 2010. Hirtz P, Arndt HJ, Holtz D, Jung R, Ludwig G, Schielke E, Wellnitz I, Willert HJ, Vilkner HJ. Koordinative Fa ̈higkeiten im Schulsport [Coordinative abilities in physical education]. Berlin: Volk und Wissen Verlag, 1985.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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