Influence of sports specificity on motor coordination in brazilian children
Objective: this study analyzed the influence of the specificity of sports practice on Brazilian children's motor coordination levels. Methodology: the sample consisted of 80 male children with an average age of 10.4 (standard deviation = 1.3 years), engaged in different sports modalities (fu...
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| author | Lucas Savassi Figueiredo Rodrigo Fábio Bezerra da Silva Lucas de Castro Ribeiro Thaís da Silva Sérvio João Vitor Alves Pereira Fialho Juliane Venturelli Silva Lima Henrique de Oliveira Castro Fabiano de Souza Fonseca |
| author_facet | Lucas Savassi Figueiredo Rodrigo Fábio Bezerra da Silva Lucas de Castro Ribeiro Thaís da Silva Sérvio João Vitor Alves Pereira Fialho Juliane Venturelli Silva Lima Henrique de Oliveira Castro Fabiano de Souza Fonseca |
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Objective: this study analyzed the influence of the specificity of sports practice on Brazilian children's motor coordination levels.
Methodology: the sample consisted of 80 male children with an average age of 10.4 (standard deviation = 1.3 years), engaged in different sports modalities (futsal, handball, and capoeira) and school physical education, and children not participating in extracurricular systematic sports training. Motor coordination level was assessed using the KTK (general motor coordination) and TECOBOL (motor coordination with a ball) tests.
Results: the results revealed that, for general motor coordination, children practicing capoeira (p = 0.016) and futsal (p = 0.004) showed a higher overall score than the physical education group. The futsal group also scored higher overall than the handball group (p = 0.025). In motor coordination with a ball, the handball group outperformed the physical education (p < 0.001), capoeira (p = 0.001), and futsal (p = 0.004) groups in the dribbling test.
Conclusions: the findings suggest that the specificity of sports practice influences motor coordination, and engaging in systematic sports improves children’s motor coordination.
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| spelling | doaj-art-7022a13f02164a02981c7b578bb228d42025-01-18T17:11:27ZengFEADEFRetos: Nuevas Tendencias en Educación Física, Deportes y Recreación1579-17261988-20412025-01-0163Influence of sports specificity on motor coordination in brazilian childrenLucas Savassi Figueiredo0Rodrigo Fábio Bezerra da Silva1Lucas de Castro Ribeiro2Thaís da Silva Sérvio3João Vitor Alves Pereira Fialho4Juliane Venturelli Silva Lima5Henrique de Oliveira Castro6Fabiano de Souza Fonseca7Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Campus Avançado Governador Valadares (Brazil)Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (Brazil)Universidade de Trás-Os-Montes and Alto Douro Porto (Portugal)Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (Brazil)Olympico Club (Brazil)Centro de Instrução e Adapatação da Aeronáutica (Brazil)Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (Brazil)Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (Brazil) Objective: this study analyzed the influence of the specificity of sports practice on Brazilian children's motor coordination levels. Methodology: the sample consisted of 80 male children with an average age of 10.4 (standard deviation = 1.3 years), engaged in different sports modalities (futsal, handball, and capoeira) and school physical education, and children not participating in extracurricular systematic sports training. Motor coordination level was assessed using the KTK (general motor coordination) and TECOBOL (motor coordination with a ball) tests. Results: the results revealed that, for general motor coordination, children practicing capoeira (p = 0.016) and futsal (p = 0.004) showed a higher overall score than the physical education group. The futsal group also scored higher overall than the handball group (p = 0.025). In motor coordination with a ball, the handball group outperformed the physical education (p < 0.001), capoeira (p = 0.001), and futsal (p = 0.004) groups in the dribbling test. Conclusions: the findings suggest that the specificity of sports practice influences motor coordination, and engaging in systematic sports improves children’s motor coordination. https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/retos/article/view/109562motor coordinationchildrenyoungsportsmovementphysical education |
| spellingShingle | Lucas Savassi Figueiredo Rodrigo Fábio Bezerra da Silva Lucas de Castro Ribeiro Thaís da Silva Sérvio João Vitor Alves Pereira Fialho Juliane Venturelli Silva Lima Henrique de Oliveira Castro Fabiano de Souza Fonseca Influence of sports specificity on motor coordination in brazilian children Retos: Nuevas Tendencias en Educación Física, Deportes y Recreación motor coordination children young sports movement physical education |
| title | Influence of sports specificity on motor coordination in brazilian children |
| title_full | Influence of sports specificity on motor coordination in brazilian children |
| title_fullStr | Influence of sports specificity on motor coordination in brazilian children |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of sports specificity on motor coordination in brazilian children |
| title_short | Influence of sports specificity on motor coordination in brazilian children |
| title_sort | influence of sports specificity on motor coordination in brazilian children |
| topic | motor coordination children young sports movement physical education |
| url | https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/retos/article/view/109562 |
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