Motor pattern of the horizontal jump in children from 7 to 12 years old regarding gender, physical activity level and nutritional state - doi: 10.4025/reveducfis.v21i1.6971

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between motor development stage, physical activity level and nutritional state in relation to the long jump task performance. Volunteered for the study 41 scholars (9.5±1.8 years old). For data collection it was used a 30 Hz video camera, Gallahue’s long jump analytical matrix which allows classifying children according three maturation stages (initial, elementary and mature), the PAQ-C questionnaire to verify physical activity level and the PED, a program which allows to verify the nutritional state. Data were analyzed through descriptive statistics (mean  SD, frequency distribution), Chi-square and Spearman Hank Correlation (p<0,05). In conclusion, the sedentary level was predominant for both boys and girls, most of the children were classified in the eutrofic status and it was found a moderate correlation between sex and motor development stages.