Motor Skills in the Structure of Physical Fitness of 7-Year-Old Boys

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the weight of motor skills in the structure of motor fitness of 7-year-old boys. Materials and methods. The study participants were 38 7-year-old boys. The children and their parents were informed about all the features of the study and gave their consent to participate in the experiment. The research methods used in the study include analysis of scientific and methodological literature, pedagogical observations, testing of motor fitness, probabilistic approach to assessing the learning process, methods of mathematical statistics. Results. The level of fitness of the 7-year-old boys is homogeneous by the development of “agility” and “movement coordination”, inhomogeneous – by the development of arm strength and vestibular stability. The 7-year-old boys’ motor fitness is determined by their physical development, the level of general physical fitness and the level of motor skills development. A graphic representation of a two-factor model of testing results shows that analysis identifies two sets of data with high correlation coefficients. The first set includes tests No. 2, 1, 4, and 5, which characterize physical development, agility and endurance; the second – the level of proficiency in exercises No. 14, 13, 12, and the result of test No. 7 “Mixed hang rope pull-ups”. Conclusions. Based on factor analysis, the study found that the level of proficiency in exercises determines the variation of testing results by 28.437%, and the development of motor skills is a priority in the educational process at primary school. The development of “agility” and “movement coordination” ensures the formation of motor skills, and the development of arm strength and vestibular stability is the reserve in training boys aged 7 which will make it possible to increase the effectiveness of the educational process.

Motor Skills in Physical Fitness Structure of 8-Year-Old Girls

“…The obtained results supplement the data on the relationship between the level of proficiency in gymnastic exercises and the level of development of strength and vestibular stability (Ivashchenko, Berezhna, & Cieślicka, 2020;Ivashchenko & Sirichenko, 2020). As with 7-year-old girls, there is considerable variation in the development of flexibility, arm strength, and vestibular stability.…”

Gender-Related Peculiarities of 7-Year-Old Schoolchildren’s Motor Fitness

“…on the level of proficiency in acrobatic exercises. The results obtained supplement the data of Ivashchenko, Berezhna, and Cieślicka (2020) who found that the level of proficiency in exercises determines the variation of testing results in 7-yearold boys by 28.437%, the development of "agility" and "movement coordination" ensures the formation of motor skills, and the development of arm strength and vestibular stability is the reserve in training 7-year-old boys that will increase the effectiveness of the educational process; and also the data of Ivashchenko and Sirichenko (2020), according to which the level of proficiency in exercises determines the variation of testing results in 7-year-old girls by 29.772%. A discriminant analysis revealed the indicators that have the greatest weight in assessing gender-related peculiarities of motor fitness of 7-year-old schoolchildren.…”

Peculiarities of Motor Fitness Structure of 9-Year-Old Girls

“…300 m running (s)", 5 -"30 m sprint running from a standing start (s)", 6 -"Seated forward bend (cm)", 7 -"Mixed hang rope pull-ups (times)", 8 -"Shuttle run 4×9 m (s)", 9 -"Combined movements of arms, torso and legs (points)", 10 -"Maintenance of stable posture -standing on one leg with closed eyes (s)", 11 -"Walking along straight line after 5 rotations (deviations in cm)", 12 -"Rope climbing in two steps, level of proficiency". 13 -"Rope climbing in three steps, level of proficiency", 14 -"One leg swing upward circle, level of proficiency" the level of motor abilities development (Ivashchenko, Berezhna, & Cieślicka, 2020;Ivashchenko & Sirichenko, 2020). The results of factor analysis confirm the integrity of the process of motor skills formation and motor abilities development in children and supplement the data of Khudolii, Ivashchenko, and Chernenko(2015); Ivashchenko, Iermakov, Khudolii, Cretu, and Potop (2017).…”