Integrating audio-video technology in teaching children the long jump and oina ball throw

Abstract

The purpose of the research was to highlight the effect produced by audio-video technology on the training process conducted in two athletics events by using rating scales for technical execution, which were completed by the coach after watching the videos recorded for each participant. At the initial and final assessments, the investigated athletes performed two tests, namely the running long jump and long throw of the oina ball (140 g), which were video-recorded to measure their performance in meters. The videos recorded in the two testing phases and the two rating scales were used as tools for the assessment of technical execution. The study participants were 12 girls aged between 9 and 10 years. The training programme was implemented from September 2021 to July 2022, involved three training lessons per week and included daily 10-minute viewings of technical execution. The results of the athletes participating in the research highlighted progress in both the technical execution at all moments established by the rating scales and the performance achieved in the two tests. There was a significant difference with a large effect size between the initial and final assessments of the running long jump and long throw of the oina ball (r = 0.88).