{"title":"The effect of a sport development programme on sprinting and long jump abilities in 10-15 year old boys from disadvantaged communities in South Africa","authors":"Ankebé Kruger, A. Pienaar","doi":"10.4314/SAJRS.V31I2.46330","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Sixty-two (N=62) boys between the age of 10 and 15 years from two different farm schools in the Potchefstroom district were subjected to a Talent Search testing protocol. Potentially talented athletes (n=21), with a mean age of 12.0 ± 1.67 years, at one of the farm schools were randomly assigned to the experimental group. A control group was selected in the same way consisting of equally talented boys from the other farm school, with an average age of 12.1 ± 1.26 years. The talented children in both groups then underwent a specific test battery designed for sprinting and long jump. Maturity was determined by means of a maturity questionnaire. The development programme contributed statistically significant to the improvement in flexibility, muscle endurance, 0-40 meter speed and long-jump ability. Explosive power, reaction time, speed endurance, acceleration and stride length did not improve. The results revealed that a development programme of 10 weeks had a positive effect on the conditioning of motor and physical abilities and skills for sprinting and long-jump in talented 10 to 15 year old boys, regardless of poor socioeconomic circumstances and a restricted environment.","PeriodicalId":45543,"journal":{"name":"South African Journal for Research in Sport Physical Education and Recreation","volume":"31 1","pages":"83-96"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2000,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"3","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"South African Journal for Research in Sport Physical Education and Recreation","FirstCategoryId":"95","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4314/SAJRS.V31I2.46330","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Sixty-two (N=62) boys between the age of 10 and 15 years from two different farm schools in the Potchefstroom district were subjected to a Talent Search testing protocol. Potentially talented athletes (n=21), with a mean age of 12.0 ± 1.67 years, at one of the farm schools were randomly assigned to the experimental group. A control group was selected in the same way consisting of equally talented boys from the other farm school, with an average age of 12.1 ± 1.26 years. The talented children in both groups then underwent a specific test battery designed for sprinting and long jump. Maturity was determined by means of a maturity questionnaire. The development programme contributed statistically significant to the improvement in flexibility, muscle endurance, 0-40 meter speed and long-jump ability. Explosive power, reaction time, speed endurance, acceleration and stride length did not improve. The results revealed that a development programme of 10 weeks had a positive effect on the conditioning of motor and physical abilities and skills for sprinting and long-jump in talented 10 to 15 year old boys, regardless of poor socioeconomic circumstances and a restricted environment.
期刊介绍:
The South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical education and Recreation (SAJRSPER) is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research articles, systematic reviews, commentaries, and letters on topics related to Sport and Exercise science, Physical education and Recreation. This includes research of topics such as bio-mechanics, motor control, sport injuries and rehabilitation, clinical exercise interventions, physical education, as well as outdoor and recreation related topics. Material that is particularly unique and relevant to the subject content at an international and national level would be considered.