Analysis of Students' Somatic Health and Emotional State During Sports Games Classes

Abstract

The aim: Is to investigate the impact of sports games (football) on the level of somatic health and emotional state of students in the process of studying. Materials and methods: The study was conducted at Kharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture and Sumy State University (Ukraine) in 2018-2019. The study involved 87 male students of the main department. Two groups were formed: an experimental group (EG, n=42), the students of which were engaged in a sports-oriented form of physical education (in the class of football), and a control group (CG, n=45), the students of which were training according to the traditional methods of organizing physical education classes at higher education institutions. The somatic health of students was assessed according to the method of H. L. Apanasenko, which provided for the determination of body mass, life, power, and Robinson indexes, heart rate recovery time after a standard exercise. The emotional state of students was determined by the WAM (Well-being, Activity, Mood) methodology. Results: At the end of the study, the EG students showed a significantly better level of somatic health than the CG students; the difference was significant and accounted for 3.18 points (p<0.001). At the same time, during the study, the EG students had a more pronounced significant increase in all studied health indicators (p<0.001). The best emotional state level of the students of both groups was recorded at the end of the study, but in the EG students it was significantly (p<0.05) better than in the CG students by 0.55-0.73 points. Conclusions: It was found that sports games classes, including football, had a positive effect on the level of somatic health and emotional state of students. Significant changes were observed in the performance of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems of students. The high level of somatic health and good emotional state of students will help to improve mastering academic disciplines at higher education institutions, provide preparation for active life and help to improve future professional activities.

Influence of Physical Exercises on the Development of Morphofunctional Indices of Student Youth

“…Some authors believe that a fairly high load can be achieved in lessons on the study of movement techniques. Properly organized and individually dosed motor activity has a positive effect on the physical condition of students, in particular, expands the functional and adaptive capabilities of the cardiovascular, respiratory and other systems, improves redox processes, also increases the total lung capacity, is physiologically appropriate development of the capillary system, helps to increase the overall adaptability of the organism to adverse environmental factors [7].…”

Peculiarities of Using Modern Innovative Technologies in the Process of Physical Education of Students

“…In recent years, a new direction related to the informatization of education has appeared in pedagogical science. The main task of this area is the process of providing the field of education with methodology, technology and practice of developing the optimal use of modern infocommunication technologies focused on the implementation of psychological and pedagogical goals of teaching and education [3].…”

“…Nowadays, motivational and value orientations in general and physical education in particular are largely formed through audiovisual means, mainly through television, videos, and the Internet [3].…”

“…An urgent issue in European countries is the creation of information data banks in higher education institutions, which provide an opportunity to systematize information about the level of health of student youth, their physical development, physical fitness, level of physical activity. Such data banks will allow to analyze the results of pedagogical influences on the principle of feedback and adjust them [3].…”

“…Computer learning technologies, the latest teaching aids and the introduction of computerized management of the pedagogical process can transform learning from physical education into a highly productive, motivated and innovative process [3]. Monitoring research in the field of physical culture and sports is accompanied by obtaining a large array of operational information, the analysis of which is impossible without the use of modern information systems [1].…”