SPRINTING SPEED OF PREPUBERTAL GIRLS AND BOYS

• DOI: 10.31382/eqol201302039j
• Publication Date: 2024-08-22T16:52:14Z
• Authors: Vladimir Jakovljević; Adriana Ljubojević; Tamara Karlić; Nikolina Gerdijan; Željko Vukić; Goran Pašić
• Keywords: boys; basic motor skills; age 9 years; girls; GV557-1198.995; Sports

<p>The research problem was to analyze manifestation of sprinting speed and to compare the results<br />obtained in prepubertal children in relation to gender. The aim of this study was to analyze the<br />basic motor ability related to velocity in children before puberty. The study was conducted on the<br />sample of 71 subjects who were divided into two subgroups: 37 boys and 34 girls, aged 9 years<br />+/- 6 months. Three tests were applied for measurement of sprinting speed: time running 10<br />meters, high start time running 20 meters, high and start time running 20 meters flying start. The<br />results showed that there was no statistically significant difference between subjects with respect<br />to gender, in all three tests applied to estimate sprint speed at the level of p <0.05. On this basis, it<br />was concluded that prepubertal period of half of the respondents in the prepubertal period, as a<br />criterion, does not constitute a basis for a statistically significant difference in the exercise of<br />sprint speed.</p>