Gender Differences in the Level of Achievement of Gymnastic and Acrobatic Skills

Physical education should provide the opportunities to progressively integrate motor tasks with different levels of complexity from early ages to adolescence. The objective of this research was to analyze gender differences in the level of achievement of basic acrobatic skills of students of physica...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2020-10, Vol.17 (19), p.7216
Main Authors: Ávalos-Ramos, M ª Alejandra, Vega-Ramírez, Lilyan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Achievement
Adolescent
Children & youth
Cross-Sectional Studies
Data analysis
Data collection
Education
Exercise
Female
Gender
Gender differences
Girls
Gymnastics
Humans
Male
Phases
Physical activity
Physical education
Secondary education
Sex Characteristics
Sex differences
Skills
Students
Task complexity
Teaching
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Summary:Physical education should provide the opportunities to progressively integrate motor tasks with different levels of complexity from early ages to adolescence. The objective of this research was to analyze gender differences in the level of achievement of basic acrobatic skills of students of physical activity sciences in their non-university stages. This cross-sectional study with descriptive design was carried out with a total of 675 first-year Spanish university students distributed over eight academic years. An initial test of two acrobatic skills was performed. The instruments used for data collection were a video camera and observation templates. The SPSS 26.0 computer program was used for data analysis. The main results show a poor and insufficient level of technical achievement by both genders, but more pronounced for men. The most deficient phases were those related to extension movements of different segments of the body and movements that require coordination and stability in the descent phases of acrobatics, and men were less flexible in both phases. Non-university training of the content associated with basic gymnastic and acrobatic skills is being deficient within the subject of physical education with a downward trend of not only the development of sports skills but also of physical abilities such as flexibility and strength.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph17197216