Running technique execution, efficacy perception, and theoretical knowledge of schoolchildren in regard to their chronological age

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  • José Manuel Palao Andrés Universidad Católica San Antonio. Murcia
  • Rodrigo Pérez Martínez Suelotto Brasil Volei Clube. Sao Paulo. Brasil
Keywords: Development, basic skill, sport, track and field

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze and compare the technical execution, displacement time, theoretical knowledge, and efficacy self-perception of running technique among prepubertal, pubertal, and post-pubertal children. The sample of the study was composed of 376 children (192 boys and 184 girls) from two schools in the Region of Murcia, Spain. The study's design was non-experimental, descriptive, correlational, and cross-sectional. The study's variables were the degree of fulfillment of key features of running, speed of displacement (20 meters fly), theoretical knowledge, and efficacy perception. The statistical tools used were the Mann-Whitney test and Spearman Rank Correlation. Quality of technique and conceptual knowledge in all the age groups presented low but similar values. Speed of displacement was higher for the pubertal and post-pubertal groups. The pre-pubertal group had a higher efficacy self-concept when compared to the post-pubertal group. The quality of technique variable presented significant correlations, although low in value, with the displacement time and efficacy perception variables. The obtained results point toward the existence of a lack in the teachinglearning process of this skill in school.

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Palao Andrés, J. M., & Pérez Martínez Suelotto, R. (2010). Running technique execution, efficacy perception, and theoretical knowledge of schoolchildren in regard to their chronological age. Sport Psychology Notebooks, 10(1). Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/cpd/article/view/110301
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