Optimisation of a throwing distance to test throw accuracy of 11–14 year old children Cover Image

Optimalizace odhodové vzdálenosti pro test přesnosti hodu na cíl u mládeže věkové kategorie 11–14 let
Optimisation of a throwing distance to test throw accuracy of 11–14 year old children

Author(s): František Vaverka, David Zahradník
Subject(s): Evaluation research, Sports Studies
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Throw; accuracy; dexterity test; 11-14 year old children;

Summary/Abstract: Throw accuracy is not being currently quite developed within school PE lessons; it is being developed only as part of skills of a particular sports discipline. This shortcoming may stem from the lack of a suitable test assessing this skill. In the literature we have seen only three throw accuracy tests intended for school youngsters (Bös 2001, Mecner 1975, Měkota; Blahuš 1983). These tests consist of a few repeated series of throws, failing to distinguish a throwing distance for boys and girls and even age groups, and requiring a rather complicated graphic record of successful target hits that cannot be assessed easily and quickly during a PE lesson.

  • Issue Year: 5/2011
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 153-160
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Czech