Effect Of Maturation And Extracurricular Sports Activities On Motor Coordination. A Longitudinal Study

Abstract

The objective of this study was to analyze the behavior of
motor coordination during the school period between 6
and 11 years of age and to longitudinally study the effect
of participation in extracurricular sports activities and
peak height velocity on this variable motor development.
A longitudinal descriptive design was used (67 primary
school children). Motor coordination was measured
using the 3JS test. During the investigation, the subjects
regularly participated in extracurricular sports activities. The maturation is reduced by calculating the peak height velocity. The present longitudinal study carried out over six years in boys and girls in Primary Education showed: 1) an increase in the level of motor coordination from 6 to 11 years of age, 2) a different motor coordination behavior between the group of children and girls who performed regular extracurricular sports activities and the group that did not perform these activities, and 3) the predictive value of the level of motor coordination at 6 years of age, regular participation in extracurricular sports activities, and peak height velocity over the degree of motor coordination at age 11