THE EFFECTS OF THE “SPORTS IN SCHOOLS” PROGRAM ON THE MOTOR ABILITIES OF OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE CHILDREN

Ivana Arsić, Marko Lasković, Slobodan Jovanović, Nenad Stojiljković

DOI Number
https://doi.org/10.22190/FUPES230904009A
First page
111
Last page
120

Abstract


The aim of this study was to determine the effects of the “Sports in schools” program on the motor abilities of overweight and obese boys and girls. The sample involved 543 students, aged 6 to 11, from 30 elementary schools in the Republic of Serbia. The program was performed as an addition to regular Physical Education classes, twice per week for 45 minutes, during the period of one school year. The overweight (n = 377) and the obese (n = 166) children attended two testing sessions, where the battery of tests was used to assess speed, agility, aerobic endurance and strength. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to determine a significant effect of the program in both groups (Sig. < 0.05). In overweight children, a large effect (r = 0.536 - 0.867) was observed for all variables except for frequent hand movement speed, where the effect was categorized as medium (r = 0.345). A medium effect size (r = 0.158 – 0.495) was noted in obese students for all variables except for the agility test, where the impact of the program was large (r = 0.583). These findings indicate that the “Sports in schools” program contributes to the development of motor abilities in overweight and obese elementary school students. Further research is needed in order to determine the impact of the program on the motor abilities of children with normal nutritional status.

Keywords

obesity, students, elementary school, fitness, physical education

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