Comparison of Gross Motor Skills of 8-10 Years Old Students Active in Different Sport Branches - Research study summary

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Footballers demonstrated significantly better gross motor skills compared with the other sports branches.

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This study investigates basic gross motor skill levels of 8–10-year-old children participating in different sports branches, using the TGMD-III test and examining differences by gender and sports branch. The sample includes 239 young athletes who had trained for at least one year. After normality checks showed non-normal distribution, nonparametric methods were applied, including Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests. Results indicate significant differences in TGMD-III locomotor and object control outcomes, with footballers performing better than other branches, likely due to branch-specific motor and physiological demands and training factors.

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Asian Journal of Education and Training Vol. 5, No. 4, 582-588, 2019 ISSN(E) 2519-5387 DOI: 10.20448/journal.522.2019.54 .582.588 © 2019 by the authors; licensee Asian Online Journal Publishing Group Comparison of Gross Motor Skills of 8-10 Years Old Students Active in Different Sport Branches Ebru Aydin1 Meryem Gulac2 􀀣 1PhD Student, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Physical Education and Sports, Dumlupınar University, Turkey. 2Kütahya Dumlupınar University, School ofPhysical Education and Sports, Kütahya, Turkey. (􀀣 Corresponding Author) Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the basic motor skill levels of 8-10 years old children active in different sports branches according to TGMD-III test depending on the levels of gender and sports branches. The study encompassed 239 athletes of 8-10 age groups on a voluntary basis who had been doing sports for at least one year. The data required to achieve the objectives determined in the research were obtained using TGMD-III test protocol. Kurtosis-Skewness and Kolmagorov-Smirnov analyses were performed for normality test of data and it was found that the data were not distributed normally and so nonparametric tests were used. Mann Whitney U test was used for paired groups and Kruskal Wallis analysis was used for comparison of the others. In TGMD-III gender comparison of the athletes, a significant difference was found in total Locomotor tests, total object control and total TGMD-III (p<0.01) . There are significant differences in the comparison ofTGMD-III sports branch of the athletes in Locomotor tests total, object control tests total and TGMD-III overall total (p<0.01) . As a result, the gross motor skills of the footballers were found to be significantly better compared to the other branches. It is thought that the difference between the branches resulted from the motoric and physiological characteristics required by the structures of the branches. In addition, sports age and training styles ofthe athletes are thought to have affected the measurement results. Keywords: Psychomotor development, TGMD-III, Locomotor skills, Object control, Sports branches, Football. Citation | Ebru Aydin; Meryem Gulac (2019) . Comparison of Gross Motor Skills of 8-10 Years Old Students Active in Different Sport Branches. Asian Journal of Education and Training, 5(4): 582-588. History: Received: 10 September 2019 Revised: 11 October 2019 Accepted: 18 November 2019 Published: 16 December 2019 Licensed: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License Publisher: Asian Online Journal Publishing Group Acknowledgement: Both authors contributed to the conception and design of the study. Funding: This study received no specific financial support. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interests. Transparency: The authors confirm that the manuscript is an honest, accurate, and transparent account of the study was reported; that no vital features of the study have been omitted; and that any discrepancies from the study as planned have been explained. Ethical: This study follows all ethical practices during writing. Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................................... 583 2. Method ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 583 3. Findings ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 584 4. Discussion................................................................................................................................................

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Which sports branch showed the best gross motor skill results?

Footballers demonstrated significantly better gross motor skills compared with the other sports branches.

Oct 15, 2026

Uploaded by Marglet