SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PHYSICAL ABILITY OF 11-12-YEAR-OLD STUDENTS

Abstract

The aim of the present study is to improve the teaching of physical education and sports by revealing the peculiarities of the physical ability of the students. The object of research are the main signs of the students' physical ability. The research contingent are 58 students (29 boys and 29 girls) from the 5th grade of the "Panayot Volov" Secondary School (Shumen). To solve the PURPOSE and tasks of the research, the following METHODS were used: theoretical analysis of specialized literature and sports-pedagogical testing. The used test battery is borrowed from the System for evaluating the physical performance of students from the 1st to the 12th grade and includes 5 indicators. The RESULTS of the research were subjected to mathematical-statistical processing through: variation analysis and Student's t-test. The comparative analysis proves that in four of the five investigated characteristics the observed differences in both sexes are insignificant and can be explained by random reasons. The only exception is observed regarding the level of development of the explosive power of the lower limbs, which gives us reason to assume that, in general, physical education and sports training had a similar impact on the physical performance of students of both sexes.

Keywords

• students
• physical ability
• assessment