Integration of Bilateral Coordination in Children’s Motor Learning Process
Keywords:
high jump, scissors technique, bilateral exercising, unilateral exercising, dominant leg
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to establish the differences in the bilateral and unilateral exercising effects on high jump performance using the scissors technique, with take-off from the dominant leg. As many as 74 participants aged 7 to 12, who were randomly chosen and divided into two experimental groups, took part in the study. The experimental groups had training twice a week for twelve weeks. Measurements were conducted at three points in time, and the results showed that the bilateral training intervention produced symmetrical effects equal to those from unilateral interventions of exclusively the dominant leg, which finding is extremely important for symmetrical muscular and locomotor development, as well as for a practical approach to children.
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Vujičić, L., Peić, M., and Petrić, V. (2020). Representation of Movement-Based Integrated Learning in Different Physical Environments of an Early Education Institution. Journal of Elementary Education, 13(4), 453–474.
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2022-09-23
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Ljubičić S., Antekolović L., & Petrić V. (2022). Integration of Bilateral Coordination in Children’s Motor Learning Process. Journal of Elementary Education, 15(3), 285-299. https://doi.org/10.18690/rei.15.3.285-299.2022
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