Abstract
Gender-related differences in motor abilities of children in the fencing school
Highlights
The physical activity of girls and boys is largely determined by: their gender, the structure of the movement and the morphological characteristics
Using the multivariate variance analysis (MANOVA), it was found that there was a statistically significant difference in the overall system of analyzed motor abilities tests, depending on the gender of children included in the sample (Table 1)
Results of the long jump from the standing start test were in favour of the boys, while in the tapping with hand test there was no statistically significant difference between boys and girls
Summary
The physical activity of girls and boys is largely determined by: their gender, the structure of the movement and the morphological characteristics. Different intensity of physical activity of boys and girls during physical education classes and outside of them affects both their physical development and the transformation of motor abilities. The authors came to the conclusion that the level of manifestation of motor abilities in the younger school children varies considerably in relation to the gender (Cvetkovic, Popovic, & Jaksic, 2007; Obradovic, Cvetkovic, & Krneta, 2008; Bigovic, 2006; Bigovic & Krsmanovic, 2007 Matic, 2007; Batez, Krsmanovic, Dimitric, & Pantovic, 2011; Krsmanovic & Radosav, 2008). The greatest similarities occur in the case of the manifestation of the speed of alternative movements, where there is no statistically significant difference in relation to the gender. The results obtained are largely similar to the results obtained by observing the differences in the motor abilities of pre-school children (Cvetkovic et al, 2007; Bala, 1981)
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