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Abstract:The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of IAAF Kids' Athletics on motivation, physical fitness and track and field event performance of children (11-12 years old). The IAAF Kids' Athletics is a track and field teaching program that was developed by the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federation). In total 215 elementary students participated in the study. IAAF Kids' Athletics was implemented in an experimental group and the traditional skill teaching method for track and field was used in the control group. The experiment was conducted in an elementary school environment for twelve weeks. The Perceived Locus of Causality, the Perceived Enjoyment and Effort subscales of the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory, and the questionnaire which measured the intention to continue practicing track and field, were administered to the students before and after the experiment. Pre-and post-experimental physical fitness and track and field event performance measurements were recorded. Split plot ANOVAs were used to estimate the time and group interaction effect on each variable. The students in the IAAF Kids' Athletics group improved perceived effort and intention to continue practicing track and field more than those who were exposed to the skill learning method. They also regulated their motivation for track and field to a more self-determined direction, by improving the identified regulation. The same positive results were revealed for most of the physical fitness and event performance variables. In conclusion, the IAAF Kids' Athletics program can motivate elementary school students to learn track and field, by helping them to realize the importance of this sport and at the same time it can help them to improve their physical fitness and their track and field performance.

Effects of IAAF Kid’s Athletics Programme on Psychological and Motor Abilities of Sedentary School Going Children

“…The findings of our study are in line with the previous study conducted by Petros et al (2016). The study (Petros et al, 2016) was conducted on elementary school students aged 11 to 12 years for 12 weeks and reported significant improvement in all motor fitness components in Kid's Athletics group than the traditional method group. Petros et al (2016) also suggested that Kid's Athletics may motivate the elementary students to learn track and field as a new sport.…”

“…The study (Petros et al, 2016) was conducted on elementary school students aged 11 to 12 years for 12 weeks and reported significant improvement in all motor fitness components in Kid's Athletics group than the traditional method group. Petros et al (2016) also suggested that Kid's Athletics may motivate the elementary students to learn track and field as a new sport. In addition, the Kid's Athletics programme also helped the students to ISSN 1993-7989 (print).…”

“…It also aims to resolve the issue of early specialization in the training programmes, which temporarily boosts performance at a young age but later becomes a reason for drop out from sport. Previous studies (Calik et al, 2018;Cillik & Willweber, 2018;Petros et al, 2016;Willweber & Cillik, 2018) have tried to find the benefits of Kid's Athletics programme in various age groups (6 to 7 years, and 11 to 12 years) and on motor variables such as sprint, jump, flexibility, agility, coordination, etc. and psychological variables such as self-esteem.…”

“…and psychological variables such as self-esteem. The duration of the studies ranged from 12 weeks to 6 months (Calik et al, 2018;Cillik & Willweber, 2018;Petros et al, 2016;Willweber & Cillik, 2018). Although the results of the studies reported positive outcomes, there is a lack of research conducted on the short term effect (6 weeks) of Kid's Athletics programme.…”

Influence of With Pair Jump Rope Training and Ladder Drill Model on Kids Athletic Improvement

“…Bila dilihat dari karakteristik gerakannya menurut (Rumini, 2014), kids athletics memiliki gerak dasar yang terdiri dari unsur lari, lompat dan lempar. Mengacu pada konsep tersebut, maka pengembangan kemampuan kids athletics anak harus melalui pendekatan latihan fisik yang memiliki karakteristik berupa gerak dasar motorik lari, lompat dan lempar (Petros et al, 2017). (Rumini, 2014).…”