The Relation of Physical Fitness and School Success of Children with Intellectual Disabilities

Numerous studies revealed that during childhood the child’s motor abilities improve with age [1,2]. Recently, a certain number of researches appeared dealing with the influence of gender to the structure of motor abilities. Based on the results of such researches, the structure of motor abilities does not change in the course of life, i.e. it is common for males and females [3,4]. However, in certain studies which are attempted to establish differences in motor abilities between boys and girls in early childhood, boys achieve better scores in majority of motor tests, particular in the tests of strength [1,5,6].