The relationships between gross motor coordination and sport-specific skills in adolescent non-athletes

Abstract

Purpose. While the usefulness of gross motor coordination score as predictor of sports performance in young athletes has been demonstrated, practical applications in the settings where the focus is not on elite performance is limited. Further, little is known about the extent to which gross motor coordination score is associated with sport-specific skills among adolescent nonathletes. The aim of this study was to analyse the relationship between the degree of gross motor coordination and execution in specific volleyball tests among adolescent non-athletes. Methods. The total of 34 students (27 females and 7 males) aged 13-14 years who regularly participated in volleyball during physical education classes were randomly recruited. Gross motor coordination was assessed with the Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder. Motor performance on volley-specific skills was indicated by two product-oriented tasks: volleyball under service and service reception. correlation and linear regression analyses were applied to examine the associations between motor coordination scores and motor performance in volley-specific skills. Results. Motor coordination score was positively correlated with motor performance on specific skills (r = 0.503, p = 0.02). Linear regression analysis revealed that motor coordination score accounted for 23% of the variance in the motor performance on volleyball skills (R 2 = 0.253, R 2 adjusted = 0.230, F = 10.836, p = 0.02). Conclusions. The degree of gross motor coordination seems to play a significant role in the execution of specific volleyball tasks. Key words: motor skills, adolescents, volleyball, physical education, school sports Citation: chagas DV, Ozmun J, Batista LA. The relationships between gross motor coordination and sport-specific skills in adolescent non-athletes. Hum Mov.

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“…A study by Daniel V. Chagas, John Ozmun, & Luiz Alberto Batista (2017) shows that when mastering the technique of playing volleyball, coordination skills are of paramount importance, this is confirmed by our data. It was found that the increase in vestibular stability significantly increased such parameters as seizures in 30 seconds, transfer of the ball in pairs, impact and catching ball from the course and others.…”

“…In recent years, many scientists have focused on understanding the concept of "coordination abilities" (Bolotin, & Bakayev, 2018, Bykova, 2017. It is proved that the development of coordination abilities should be an integral part of the training process (Chagas, Ozmun, & Batista, 2017;Doroshenko, 2013), as their level determines the level of technical preparedness of athletes (Deprez, Fransen, Lenoir, Philippaerts, & Vaeyens, 2015;Nicole, & Nicole, 2017).…”

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