<b>Sports trainning intiation’s influence on motor deveopment in childhood: a case study</b> - doi: 10.4025/reveducfis.v21i3.7853

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the contributions of sports initiation on the motor development of children 06 to 09 years old in the region of Maringá - PR. Participated on the study children from indoor soccer training (n = 40 beginners, n = 40 > 06 months of training). The Rosa Neto (2002) scale of motor development was used as the measuring instrument. For analysis of the results, one used the Mann-Whitney test and ANOVA (p <0.05). For the boys over 06 months of training, the Global Motor Age were higher than Chronological Age, with statistically significant differences for the group of 07 years (GMA = 92.34 ± 4.03, CI = 84.53 ± 2.23, * p = 0.022) and 09 years (GMA = 120.00 ± 5.00, CI = 108.12 ± 1.78, ** p=0.001). The boys of 07 and 09 years practicing for over 06 months showed high normal motor development classification (7 years MGQ: 93.63 ± 11.03 (beginners); 110.03 ± 4.80 (practitioners) * p = 0.041. MGQ 9 years: 100.3 ± 4.14 (beginners), 111.13 ± 4.60 (practitioners) * p = 0.049). It was concluded that sports training can provide positive contributions to the motor components of children, creating benefits for the motor development.