Pohlavné a vekové rozdiely základných pohybových kompetencií detí vo veku 11-12 rokov
The Gender and Age Differences of Basic Motor Competencies of 11-12 Years Old Children

Summary/Abstract: Goal is to contribute to the knowledge of basic motor competencies in the 5th and 6th grade boys and girls from elementary schools. We tested 216 students (119 boys (55 %), 97 girls from five 5th grade and seven 6th grade classes at 5 basic schools of Slovak region Liptov. The primary data on the basic motor competencies of the examined groups were obtained by means of the MOBAK 5 test battery (Herrmann – Seelig, 2016). The children in the four groups were compared by gender, class the children attended and/or age. Basic descriptive characteristics were used in the presentation of the research data. Within the statistical processing of values, we used one-factor analysis of variance. Boys achieved significantly better results compared to girls in Object control in the 5th grade and even in the 6th grade. In Self-movement girls achieved non-significant better results than boys. Students of the 6th grade did not achieve statistically significant better performances in Object control compared to the students of the 5th grade. The results provide evidence of differences in basic motor competencies by gender. This requires differentiating the gender in terms of the content of physical education lessons. From the point of view of the grades, it is permissible and possible to teach the physical education of the 5th and 6th graders together when planning the school educational program and/or creating a weekly schedule focusing on physical education.

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