مستوى بعض القدرات الحركية لتلاميذ الحلقة الأولى من التعليم الأساسي بمحافظة مسقط

Translated title of the contribution: Motor abilities for students of the first cycle of basic education in the Governorate of Muscat

Hisham Moheeb, Kashef Zayed, Mansour Al-Tauqi, Mervit Al-Tawansi, Mahmoud Wajih Hamdi, Elham Abdelmenem, Hala Morsi, Mortada Nadia, Khalifa Mubarak Masaaod Al-Jadeedi

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Abstract

This study assessed the level of some motor abilities for students in the first cycle of basic education (grades I to IV) in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, aiming to know the level of motor abilities components so that organizers of the physical education and sport can determine the requirements and objectives of the programs offered. The study was conducted on 480 students (male) implementing a group of measurements namely: height, weight, muscle
strength (grip right & left hand – legs - back) as well as flexibility of the spine on the horizontal axis, legs explosive power, agility, coordination, static balance and reaction time.
The results show significant increase in most students motor abilities except flexibility, and there are variation in the rate of development that emerged clearly at the beginning of the third grade, while the increase of most motor abilities were close between the students in grades III and IV. However, the grip strength showed normal increase among the four grades.
The study recommend to designing school sports programs relevance to students' abilities in these grades considering flexibility. In addition, it recommends using the results as a guideline for evaluating students motor abilities development and comparing between Omani male students with female and their peers from other communities as well as conducting studies on other school grades.
Translated title of the contributionMotor abilities for students of the first cycle of basic education in the Governorate of Muscat
Original languageArabic
Pages (from-to)1-19
Number of pages18
Journalالمجلة العلمية لعلوم وتقنيات الأنشطة البدنية والرياضية، جامعة عبد الحميد بن باديس
Issue number7
Publication statusPublished - 2010

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