Relation between physical fitness and motor performance of eutrophic children of 7 and 8 years of age / Relação entre aptidão física e desempenho motor de crianças eutróficas de 7 e 8 anos de idade

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2010

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The aim of this study is to investigate whether a relation exists between the scores on tests which assess physical fitness and motor performance of eutrophic children. 50 children have participated (25 male and 25 female), which were identified in the eutrophic nutritional state and aged between 7 and 8 years old. The variables used were strength of upper limbs, lower limb speed and strength of lower limbs and the "Test of Gross Motor Development - Second Edition (TGMD-2). The inferential Kendall tau statistics of correlation was used adopting α <0.05. The results shows a relationship between the score of the run (TGMD-2 test) and the score of 20-meter race (Physical Fitness test), although that relationship exist its weak (0,209). It can also be noted that the score of the horizontal jump test of the physical fitness had a weak relationship with running, hop and leap (TGMD-2), however these relationships were negative (-0.259, -0.263, -0.207 respectively). Analyzing the underhand roll test (TGMD-2) and the overhand throw of medicine ball (Physical Fitness), there was a weak relationship. When it was decided to see if there was a correlation between the physical fitness score and the gross motor quotient of the TGMD-2, the results showed a weak relationship (0.249). However, the results of this study can be interpreted as evidence for a positive association between motor performance in fundamental motor skills and performance on tests of physical fitness in children. Further studies may be conducted in a longitudinal and transverse field, with a greater number of participants, and the results serving as support for physical educators and aimed the development of fundamental motor skills and therefore improve the physical fitness levels in childhood.

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crianças children capacidade motora nas crianças motor ability in children educacao fisica physical fitness motor performance aptidão física desempenho motor

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