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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Gallotta, M. C.
• Marchetti, R.
• Baldari, C.
• Guidetti, L.
• Pesce, C.

Titel

Linking co-ordinative and fitness training in physical education settings

Ist Teil von

• Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports, 2009-06, Vol.19 (3), p.412-418

Ort / Verlag

Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2009

Quelle

Wiley Online Library All Journals

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• To assess whether an enrichment of the co‐ordinative demands of physical education (PE) during the curricular time may more efficiently improve co‐ordinative abilities than the traditional PE program. One hundred and fifty‐two middle school students aged 11–12 years were randomly assigned either to an experimental (n=77) or to a traditional (n=75) PE program lasting 5 months. The experimental intervention was structured in different modules focused on co‐ordination abilities. Pre‐ and post‐intervention tests assessed students' fitness (1 mile run/walk, curl‐up, flexed arm hang, trunk lift, sit and reach, 30 m run, standing long jump, basketball forward throw) and motor co‐ordination abilities (four field tests of kinesthetic discrimination and response orientation ability). After the intervention period, both groups showed a significant increment in most fitness tests. However, only the experimental group showed a significant improvement or a significantly more pronounced improvement than the control group in co‐ordinative performances. The results show that both experimental and traditional PE interventions lead to increase physical fitness levels, but only the experimental one also improves co‐ordinative abilities. Thus, focusing on a multivariate PE approach linking co‐ordination and fitness training seems to add quality to students' experiences without reducing their effectiveness in terms of physical fitness.