Th is study aimed to test average body heights in both the male and females of Kosovo, as well as the diff erences in heights of both sexes in relation to the Kosovo administrative regions. A total of 1623 subjects participated in the research: 830 boys and 793 girls all attending their fi nal year of secondary school. Th e anthropometric measurements were taken for subjects of both sexes from fi ve diff erent administrative regions of Kosovo. Th e measurements of body heights were taken by trained measurers in conformity with the ISAK protocol. Means and standard deviations were calculated for ages and body heights, as were frequencies for the calculation of the density of very short and very tall subjects. Th e results indicated that the average height of the male population of Kosovo was 179.52±5.96 centimetres and of the female population 165.72±4.93 centimetres. Th ese results classify both the male and female populations of Kosovo among the tallest in the world. Regarding the regional diff erences, some variations have been observed, and the diff erences in body heights among specifi c regions clearly confi rm the assumption that the population living in the Dinaric Alps is taller in relation to the rest of the population, while the specifi c average height of the central region, where the capital city is located, refl ects the expected situation conditioned by continuous migrations from all other parts of Kosovo, as well as the fact that there is a growing secular trend towards the territory of the capital city, due to better economic and living conditions.

The purpose of this study was to describe anthropometric characteristics and body composition of junior soccer and volleyball players from the Serbian National League as well as to make a comparison between them. Seventy-one male athletes were enrolled in this study, divided into three groups: twenty-fi ve soccer players, fourteen volleyball players and thirty-two healthy sedentary subjects. All subjects were assessed for anthropometric measures required for the calculation of body composition variables, using standardized procedures recommended by previous studies. Data was analysed using SPSS and the descriptive statistics were expressed as a mean (SD) for each variable, while the ANOVA and the LSD Post Hoc tests were carried out to detect eff ects of each type of sport. The results showed that a signifi cant diff erence was found in variables height, weight, and body fat, but no signifi cant diff erence was found in the remaining three variables, body mass index, muscle mass or bone content. Volleyball players were signifi cantly taller and heavier than soccer players or subjects from the control group, while there was no signifi cant diff erence between height and weight of soccer players and subjects from the control group. Subjects from the control group had significantly higher percentage of body fat than both soccer and volleyball players. Soccer players had the lowest percentage of body fat, while subjects from the control group had the highest values of the same variable. Therefore, these fi ndings may give coaches from the region better working knowledge and suggest to them to follow recent selection process methods and to be more careful during the process of talent identifi cation.

Background and Study Aim: The purpose of this study was to describe anthropometric characteristics and body composition of junior handball and basketball players from the Serbian National League, as well as to make a comparison between them. Material and Methods: Sixty male athletes were enrolled in the study and they were divided into three groups: fifteen handball players, thirteen basketball players and thirty-two healthy sedentary subjects. All subjects were assessed for the anthropometric measures required for calculation of body composition variables, using standardized procedures recommended by previous studies. Data were analyzed using SPSS software and descriptive statistics was expressed as a mean (SD) for each variable, while the ANOVA and LSD Post Hoc tests were carried out to detect the effects of each type of sport. Results: The results showed there was no significant difference in body weight, body mass index or in bone content, while a significant difference was found in body height as well as in muscle mass and body fat. Conclusions: These findings may give coaches from the region better working knowledge, and suggest to them to follow recent methods of selection techniques and to be more careful during the process of talent identification.

Interpersonal communication represents one of the most important aspects in the process of education. Its role may be seen at multiple levels. It can also be considered as a generator of interpersonal relations in the educational process as well as a consequence of the established interpersonal relations at the subject level in the educational process. In other words, interpersonal communication ensures generation of the social matrix within which education takes place in a broad sense and immediate educational process in a more restricted sense. Therefore, the study of interpersonal communication is of crucial importance for understanding and improving education as a whole. The analysis and systematisation of research directions of interpersonal communication in education have been conducted for the purpose of this paper with the aim of providing a systematic insight into the mentioned issues, and also ensuring the platform for further research.

This paper shows findings resulting from a research on bioelectrical activity of the brain while performing graphomotor activity in a seven-year-old boy subject. Measurements of brain potential was carried out by the method of electroencephalography and the obtained data underwent the spectrum analyses in the band of alpha, beta and mu waves. The implemented case analyses confirmed and increase of the beta rhythm while performing graphomotor activities. The obtained results imply a complexity of the process of visual-motor integration and the importance of functional integration of the central nervous system as a precondition for generating a movement and motor control.

The paper presents results of research on development of visual motor integration in children aged 6 to 10 years. Micromotor efficiency of graphomotor type was assessed by the use of a test for evaluation of visual motor integration (VMI). The obtained result showed continues progression in the field of graphomotor skills in children. Statistically significant point of increase of visual motor integration has been found between students from first and second grade, in both male and female subjects. The results also showed statistically significant difference in graphomotor skills between first graders in favour of female students. The findings imply significance of developmental period between 6 and 7 years in the process of visual motor integration in the field of graphomotor skills as a integrative part of ontogenetic development.Keywords: fine motor skills, graphomotor skills, primary education, ontogenetic developmentU radu su prezentirani rezultati istraživanja razvoja vizualno motorike integracije kod djece u dobi od 6 do 10 godina. Mikromotorička efikasnost grafo-motoričkog tipa procjenjena je uporabom testa za procjenu vizualno-motorike integracije (VMI). Dobiveni rezultati pokazuju kontinuirani napredak u polju grafo-motoričkih vjetina kod djece. Statistički značajana točka napretka u vizualno-motoričkoj integraciji pronađena je između učenika prvog i drugog razred i to kod učenika i učenica. Rezultati pokazuju statistički značajnu razliku u grafo-motoričkim vjetinama između učenika prvog razreda u korist učenica. Nalazi impliciraju značajnost razvojnog perioda između 6. i 7. godine u procesu vizualno-motoričke integracije u području grafo-motoričkih sposopnosti kao integrativnog dijela ontogenetskog razvoja.Ključne riječi: fine motoričk vjetine, grafomotoričke vjetine, primarna edukacij, ontogenetski razvoj

The research has been conducted with the aim of establishing correlations between motor abilities and motor skills of representative teaching themes of the physical education curriculum for fifth grade pupils in primary school. Accordingly, 21 tests for estimating motor abilities and 7 tests for estimating motor skills were applied on the sample of 152 eleven-year- old pupils. The results of the correlation analysis indicated a high level of linear connection between the two observed groups. Two significant canonical roots were isolated using the canonical correlation analysis. The first root was defined by the relations between the following tests: high jump (scissors technique), fast running (up to 60m) from the low start, basic floor shoot (handball) and volley above the forehead from the middle position (volleyball) with coordination, frequency movement velocity, and static and explosive strength. The second root is defined by two relations. The first points to the connection of the results of the following tests: hand stand along the vertical surface with the factors of strength, balance, flexibility and coordination, while the other is based on the connection between the tests basic floor shoot (handball) and volley above the forehead from the middle volleyball position (volleyball) with the trunk repetitive strength and explosive strength of arms and shoulders. Key words: fifth grade primary school pupils; motor learning; motor manifestations; physical education---Istraživanje je provedeno s ciljem utvrđivanja relacija između motoričkih sposobnosti i motoričkih znanja reprezentativnih nastavnih tema službenog plana i programa tjelesne i zdravstvene kulture za učenike petih razreda osnovne škole. Sukladno navedenom, na uzorku od 152 učenika u dobi od 11 godina primijenjen je 21 test za procjenu motoričkih sposobnosti te 7 testova za procjenu motoričkih znanja. Rezultati korelacijske analize ukazali su na visok stupanja linearne povezanosti dvaju promatranih skupova. Kanoničkom korelacijskom analizom izolirana su dva značajna kanonička korijena. Prvi korijen definiran je relacijama između testova: Skok uvis prekoračnom tehnikom „škare“, Brzo trčanje do 60 m iz niskog starta, Šut s tla osnovnim načinom (rukomet) te Vršno odbijanje iz srednjeg odbojkaškog stava (odbojka) s koordinacijom, brzinom frekvencije pokreta te statičkom i eksplozivnom snagom. Drugi korijen definiraju dvije relacije. Prva ukazuje na povezanost rezultata testa Stoj na rukama uz okomitu plohu s faktorima snage, ravnotežom, fleksibilnošću te koordinacijom, dok se druga zasniva na povezanosti testova Šut s tla osnovnim načinom (rukomet) te Vršno odbijanje iz srednjeg odbojkaškog stava (odbojka) s repetitivnom snagom trupa te eksplozivnom snage ruku i ramenog pojasa.Ključne riječi: učenici petih razreda osnovne škole; motoričko učenje; motoričke manifestacije; tjelesna i zdravstvena kultura