The effect of a course of rope exercises on motor development and cognitive performance of male students
Poster Presentation
Paper ID : 1159-SSRC
Authors
1Master's student in motor behavior, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran
2Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran.
Abstract
Objective: Childhood period is the period of acquiring basic and fundamental motor skills. Learning these skills is important because it determines the progress in sports skills and the level of people's participation in physical activities in their future lives. According to the researches, most of the school-aged children do not reach the advanced stage of fundamental motor skills. rope exercises is a suitable physical activity to improve physical and motor fitness. The purpose of the present study was to investigate eight weeks of rope exercises on motor development and cognitive performance of male students in Hamedan city. Methodology: The current research method was a semi-experimental type with a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The participants included 30 male students (with an average age of 10.25 years) from the city of Hamadan who voluntarily participated in the research. At first, the participants were randomly divided into two control and experimental groups. In the following, all participants performed the motor and cognitive function pre-test. Ulrich motor development test (TGMD-3) was used to measure motor function and N-back test was used to measure cognitive function. The participants of the experimental group participated in rope exercises for eight weeks (3 sessions per week and 1 hour per session). Data were analyzed using independent and dependent t-test in SPSS software. Results: The results showed that eight weeks of rope training had a significant effect on improving motor development and cognitive performance of male students. Conclusion: Therefore, it is suggested that male students participate in rope exercises programs in order to improve their motor development and cognitive performance.
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