Croatian and Worksop College in Great Britain. Anthropometric and motor measurements have been performed in the morning, upon the pupils' arrival to school ...
Kinesiology Research Trends and Applications
DIFFERENCES IN SOME ANTHROPOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS AND MOTOR SKILLS IN BOYS FROM GREAT BRITAIN AND CROATIA
Srna Jenko, Ivan Prskalo and Vatroslav Horvat Faculty of Teacher Education, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract The research was carried out on a sample of 133 boys aged 14 and 15 from the Republic of Croatia and Great Britain. The aim of the research was to establish potential differences in some anthropometric characteristics and motor skills of the boys who live in these two countries. Six anthropometric measures were taken (height, body weight, body mass index, forearm scope, lower leg scope, and waist size) and five motor tests (bend forward, sit up, chin up, long jump, and polygon backwards). The results have pointed out the differences in the morphological status between Croatian and British boys. These differences can be accounted for by some exogenous and endogenous factors. Key words: anthropometric characteristics, motor skills
The development of the morphological characteristics and motor skills is mostly defined by the biotic regularities of growth and development. Conversely, there are certain factors of non-biotic origin which influence that development to a lesser or greater extent. These are a number of various exogenous factors (way of living, diet, living conditions, etc.) which inevitably have a positive or negative effect on particular anthropologic dimensions. Studies carried out on a wider geographical area may enable the acquisition of certain insights about possible differences which are more or less influenced by different internal or external factors. Such studies allow us to estimate the effect of specific factors on the development of specific anthropometric dimensions. The results of this research are part of the scientific project “Kinesiological Education in Pre-School Education and Primary Education” carried out under the patronage of the Ministry of Science Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia.
Research aim To establish the differences in some anthropometric characteristics and motor skills between Croatian and British boys aged 14 and 15. Hypotheses H1 - there are significant differences between Croatian and British boys in some anthropometric characteristics H2 - there are significant differences between Croatian and British boys in some motor skills
Methodology The research was carried out on the sample of 133 boys aged 14 and 15 attending XIII Grammar School in Zagreb, Croatian and Worksop College in Great Britain. Anthropometric and motor measurements have been performed in the morning, upon the pupils’ arrival to school. Six variables were used to assess anthropometric characteristics: LDV-height, VMT-body weight, BMI - Body Mass Index, VMP - forearm scope, VMPOT - lower leg scope, and VMS – waist size. Motor skills were assessed on the basis of five variables: MPR – bend forward (measure for flexibility), MPT – sit up (measure for repetitive strength), MIV – chin up (measure for stamina), MSD – long jump (measure for explosive strength), and MPOL – polygon backwards (measure for coordination). The performance on all motor skills tests was measured three times. Anthropometric characteristics were measured once. Body Mass Index (BMI) was obtained from the results of body weight and body height. The formula suggested by the CDC (Centre for control and prevention diseases) was used to calculate the Body Mass Index. BMI = ((VMT / LDV) / LDV) * 10000
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5th International Scientific Conference on Kinesiology, 2008, Zagreb, Croatia
The standard procedure was used to calculate the basic descriptive parameters of every measuring instrument: the Mean and the Standard deviation. Kolmogorov-Smirnov procedure was used to test distribution normality; “t” test and “U” test were used to find the level of significance (p) and the difference in the Mean values; linear and canonical discriminative analyses were used to find the structure differences. The statistics program Statistika 7.1 licensed for the University of Zagreb was used for data analysis.
Results The anthropometric characteristics and motor skills of boys aged 14 and 15 were assessed in the space of anthropometric characteristics. Descriptive analysis was used to check the basic central and descriptive indicators. The data analysed have shown the distribution abnormality BMI - (max D=0,25 and p
