Factor structure of physical development, physical workability and specific preparedness of 8-year-old school children

• Published in: Journal of Physical Education and Sport Vol. 18; p. 2070
• Main Authors: Petkova, Miroslava, Aleksieva, Milena
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pitesti Universitatea din Pitesti 01.11.2018
• Subjects: Basketball; Children & youth; Educational Experiments; Experiments; Hypotheses; Physical education; Primary Education; Students; Teaching Methods; Velocity
• ISSN: 2247-8051; 2247-806X
• DOI: 10.7752/jpes.2018.s5309

The standard teaching of basketball fundamentals in schools reveals that the methodology laid down in the physical education and sports program is not up to date. The requirements of the modern basketball game are related to the provision of game-based training in which movements, variations and games play a key role. The activities involving 7-11-year-old children have to be conducted in a positive emotional environment that is natural to the game activity. The aim of this research is to reveal the factor structure and to identify the main factors of the physical development, physical workability and specific preparedness of 8-year-old school children after the application of the game approach to teaching basketball. The tasks set out in the course of the research in order to achieve this aim are as follows: 1. Examination of the condition of the main signs providing information about the physical development, physical workability and specific preparedness of the school children included in this research. 2. Disclosure of the factor structure and identification of the main factors of the physical development, physical workability and specific preparedness of 8-year-old school children after the application of the game approach to teaching basketball. The subject of this research is the signs of the physical development, physical capacity and specific preparedness of school children from the initial stage of primary education. The sample size of the research was 15 eight-year-old school children. The experimental group participated in game-based basketball training. The anthropometric and velocity-force factor along with the weight factor have become the first and second most important factor respectively, which confirms that the capabilities relating to height and the force-velocity qualities are at the core of basketball training and their development is a priority in the game approach which has been applied.