Combined Effects of Recreational Games with Gymnastics Training on Selected Fundamental Motor Skills of School Students

Abstract :

The present study is to find out the combined effects of recreational games with gymnastics training on selected
fundamental motor skills of school students. 20 subjects were selected from nearby school of Ramakrishna Mission
Vidyalaya, Coimbatore. The subjects were between 11 and 14 years. They were divided into two groups of ten in each. One group was acted as the experimental group and another group was acted as control group. The experimental group underwent the combined training for 18 weeks of 5 days per week. Each training session was for one hour in the evening from 3.00 PM to 4.00 PM. To achieve the result, the collected data on following criterion measures namely fundamental motor skill variables like catch, kick and overhand throw were tested. The standardized tests were taken before and after the combined training. The paired‘t’ test was applied to analyze the collected data and in all cases the criteria for the statistical significance was set at 0.05 level of confidence. Itis concluded that the recreational games with gymnastics training significantly increased the catch, kick and overhand throw of school students.

Author Name : Shaik.Meeravali & Dr.M.Srinivasan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.556561

Keywords: Recreational games, gymnastics training, catch, kick and overhand throw.