The Analysis of Motor Abilities Development Trend Conducted on Young Girls Engaged in Practising Rhythmic Gymnastics

Slobodanka Dobrijević, Milinko Dabović, Lidija Moskovljević. Sports Club "In", Belgrade, Serbia; University of Belgrade, Faculty of sport and physical education, Serbia.
Abstract The development or enhancement of motor abilities follows certain patterns; during the growth period of the human organism these patterns are closely related with the characteristics which define a certain age. The aim of this study is to determine the development/ enhancement trend of specific motor abilities of young girls engaged in practicing rhythmic gymnastics. The study was carried out on a sample of 202 girls aged 5 to 14 years, divided into subsamples according to their age. The evaluation of the status of motor activities was conducted through a series of specific tests intended to estimate coordination, agility, explosive strength and balance, while a t-test was applied to determine the signifi cant differences in results achieved by the subjects of different ages engaged in this research. Based on the obtained results, it can be concluded that the enhancement trend of motor abilities in the observed period of development does not follow a steady course. The study proved that generally the most sensitive period in the development of all analysed motor abilities lies between the ages of 6 and 11 and that during this period each of the studied motor abilities showed a different developent trend.
	COORDINATION / AGILITY / EXPLOSIVE STRENGTH / BALANCE / SENSITIVE PERIODS	Full Article Download (211kB)

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