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Motor proficiency in the initial phase of learning rhythmic gymnastics skills

The aim of this research was to determine the influence of basic motor skills on the achieved level of specific motor skills in rhythmic gymnastics. 70 children aged 6 (30 girls and 40 boys), from two kindergartens, participated in this research. They were measured in five specific techniques of the hoop, and took a short test form of BOT-2 which measures eight motor areas: motor precision, motor integration, ambidexterity, upper-limb coordination, balance, bilateral coordination, speed and agility, as well as strength. To determine the influence of basic motor skills on the achieved level of specific motor skills of rhythmic gymnastics, we used multiple regression. The obtained results indicate a satisfactory correlation between judges in all the analysed tests for assessing the degree of skills acquisition in the initial measurement. Furthermore, the results of multiple regression analysis indicate a statistically significant effect of the basic motor skills on the degree of hoop skills which was not the case in previous researches with the rope. It is possible to conclude that the performance of different skills in the field of rhythmic gymnastics in the initial phase does not necessarily follow the same rules when it comes to different apparatus.

fundamental motor skills ; preschool childre ; , BOT-2

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