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Differences in morphological characteristics, motor skills and bmi between female high school students age 14-18 engaged in some recreational program and those lacking any

The research was carried out on a sample of 208 girls aged 14 to 18 from grammar school in Zagreb, Croatia. The aim of the research was to establish potential differences in morphological characteristics, motor skills and body mass index between girls who are engaged in some organized sport activities outside school and those not engaged. Six anthropometric measures were taken (body height, body mass, upper arm circumference, upper leg circumference, upper arm skinfold and lower leg skinfold) and seven motor tests (obstacle course over and through (coordination), standing long jump (explosive strength), sit-ups (muscular strength of the torso), hold on chin up (muscular endurance of the shoulder girdle and arms), hand tapping (movement frequency), forward bend (flexibility) and one legged balance bench standing (balance)). The results of discriminative analysis have pointed out the significant differences in the in motor skills between some age groups of the girls who are engaged in some organized sport activities outside school and those not engaged.

body mass index; discriminant analysis; female students; grammar school

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