Effectiveness of a Physical Strength Improvement System in School-Age Children Based on the Action Plan of City O

Ken-Ichi Watanabe,Keiko Abe,Kan-Ichi Mimura,Katsunori Fujii,Takafumi Yamate

doi:10.11648/j.ajss.20210902.14

Abstract

For school-age children to live with health and vitality in modern society, they need suitable physical strength and athletic ability, and measurements of physical strength and athletic ability that assesses those abilities are often considered essential. To address the problem of declining physical strength in recent years, City O has adopted an action plan. This action plan was established from a continuous 7-year survey of physique, physical strength, and athletic ability in fifth grade elementary school students and second year junior high school students. This study, to assess the effectiveness of City O’s action plan, examined whether the trends in physical strength and athletic ability over those 7 years were rising or falling by analyzing the changes over time. The system adopted in this action plan is to measure the same items as in the physical strength and athletic ability survey conducted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. From the results it is thought that an increase in exercise time was one factor in increased physical strength in City O. Behind this increase in exercise time was an increase in the percentage of children who belonged to a school team or sports club, and an increase in the percentage who responded that “Physical education class is fun.” Above all was that action plans were included in the annual programs of all elementary and junior high schools in City O. and intentionally and systematically implemented. Therefore, in the system for increased physical strength and athletic ability based on the action plan of City O, exercise and physical activity time is ensured with participation in school teams or sports clubs. Furthermore, it is recognized that increasing the percentage of students who say that “physical education class is fun” was effective in raising the total score for physical strength and athletic ability over time. Particularly in second year junior high school girls, it would seem that the optimal valid physical strength of City O junior high school students could be advocated as a model for improving physical strength and athletic ability.

Highlights

Nishijima [1, 2] has long argued the problem of declining physical strength in youth, but the decreased physical strength in school-age children has still not recovered to the level of around 1985
Behind the increase in exercise time is conjectured to be increases in the percentage of students who belonged to school teams or sports clubs, increases in the percentages who responded that “physical education class is fun,” and more than anything the intentional and systematic implementation of the action plan in all elementary and junior high schools in City O with its positioning in their annual programs
In the system for increased physical strength and athletic ability based on the action plan of City O, exercise and physical activity time is ensured with participation in school teams or sports clubs

Summary

Introduction

Nishijima [1, 2] has long argued the problem of declining physical strength in youth, but the decreased physical strength in school-age children has still not recovered to the level of around 1985. Watanabe et al [7] has described the background that forms the basis of the problem of decreased physical strength using the most recent findings. That is, they show where decreases or increases in physical strength can be viewed as problems. They show where decreases or increases in physical strength can be viewed as problems Is it better that children’s physical strength recover to the level in about 1985, or should we seek physical strength suited to modern society? There are American Journal of Sports Science 2021; 9(2): 51-59 no grounds for assuming that the year that shows the highest physical strength in more recent years should be the model year. A clear view of the purpose of optimal valid physical fitness is needed

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