THE CONTRIBUTION OF FOOTBALL ELEMENTS TO THE ACTIVITIES OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN IN THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASS

Abstract

The goal of this research was to examine the contribution of an innovative program that contains football elements to the activity of preschool children in physical education classes. The research was carried out using a quasi-experimental design with two classes of children of preschool age at Preschool Institution "Cika Jova Zmaj" from Pirot, divided into an experimental (18 subjects) and a control group (16 subjects). The standard physical education program and the experimental football program were implemented over the course of 12 weeks, with a total of 36 hours of physical education or training. The results showed that there are statistically significant differences in the active time of the subjects in class in favor of the experimental group and that this difference was the largest in the seventh week. This research proposes the elements of the football game as one of the traditional forms of physical exercise that shall contribute to the comprehensive motor development of preschool children and additionally activate them in physical education classes.

Keywords

• children's activities
• preschool age
• football