Author/Authors :
ŞAHİN, Metin Selçuk Üniversitesi - Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Yüksekokulu, Turkey , SARAÇ, Halit Erciyes Üniversitesi - Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Yüksekokulu, Turkey , ÇOBAN, Oktay Erciyes Üniversitesi - Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Yüksekokulu, Turkey , COŞKUNER, Zeki Fırat Üniversitesi - Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Yüksekokulu, Turkey
Abstract :
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of regular taekwondo training on motor development of 7-8 year old males. The children participated in the study voluntarily (35 children in the experimental group, 25 in the control group). The children’s age, height, body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage, vertical jump, flexibility, 30 m. sprint, left and right grip strength, shoulder width, elbow width, hip width and knee width parameters were measured before and after training. Paired sample t-test was used to determine the differences between groups. For the control group, no statistical significance was found when the pre-test and post-test results were compared. For the training group, significant differences were found between the pre-test and post-test values of body fat percentage and left hand grip strength (p 0,05), vertical jump (p 0,01), right hand grip, flexibility and 30 m. sprint (p 0,001). However, no significance was found in this group’s age, height, weight, BMI and width values (p 0,05). For both groups, no significant difference was found in variables measured before training. However, in measurements after training there was a significance in body fat percentage, right hand grip strength, flexibility, vertical jump and 30 m. sprint at the level of p 0,001 and at the level of p 0,005 in left hand grip strength. As a result, it was found that regular taekwondo training for 10 weeks made a significant increase in the children’s motor development values while the children who didn’t have regular training had a more limited development. Also regular training done for a short time period didn’t have a significant effect on the levels of width.
