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Influence of extracurricular and out-of-school sports activities on elementary school students

He active leisure time for students can be supplemented by at-tending extracurricular and out of school sports activities.PUR-POSE: To determine if attending extracurricular and out-of-school sports activities influence students’motor skills.METHODS: 94 students (47 male) from first and third grade (45from first and 49 from third grade) were tested in three motorskill tests according to CROFIT: run across with sponges(MAGPRP) ; bend the upper body from sitting position (MFLPRU) ; raising of the torso from a lying position (MRSPTL). The heightand weight, as well as the body mass index, were also mea-sured. Out of the total sample, 25 students were in the groupengaged in extracurricular and out of school activities (G1), while 23 students were in the group engaged only in out ofschool activities (G2). In the group engaged only in extracurricu-lar activities (G3) were 23 pupils. There were 23 pupils in thegroup (G4) which was not engaged in either extracurricular orout of school activities.RESULTS: G1 performed better in allmotor skills tests and results were superior as compared to G4.G2 performed better than G4 andG3 achieved better results inMAGPRP then group G4.CONCLUSION: Additional physical ac-tivities have great impacts on the development of motor skillsfor elementary school pupils.

extracurricular sport activities, out-of-school sport activities, motor skills, free time, additional physical activity

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