Changes in Motor Performance in Early School-Aged Roma Children

Abstract

In their contribution, the authors approach the issue of the movement performance of Roma children of younger school age by following the trends in the development of somatic and movement characteristics over a 20-year period. Our research was attended by (668 children) from elementary schools from five cities in the East Slovak region. The aim of the contribution is to identify the current state and level of somatic and motor characteristics of Roma children in primary education in primary schools of the East Slovak region in relation to age and gender. To determine the level of movement skills, we used selected tests from the EUROFIT battery. We compared the achieved research results of all children in our research (File: R 2019) with the research results of twenty years ago (Horváth: R 2001). By analyzing and comparing the results, we point out development trends after a 20-year period and at the same time provide an analysis of the causes of possible changes.