Efectos de la implementación de un programa ludotécnico de miniatletismo para mejorar la coordinación en escolares

Abstract

Motor coordination as a capacity, is decisive when executing a motor action in an efficient and harmonious way. However, a poor stimulation of this capacity during the school stage produces both motor and cognitive problems. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effects on motor coordination after the implementation of a mini-athletics ludotechnical program in middle school students of the Ángel Polivio Chávez School of Basic Education. Regarding the methodology, this study has a quasi-experimental design. The participants were 27 males and 21 females between 9 and 11 years of age, selected by non-probabilistic convenience sampling. In the control group 30 schoolchildren participated, while the intervention group consisted of 18 schoolchildren. Coordination was assessed using the 3JS test. The intervention program lasted 12 weeks, 3 sessions per week. For statistical analysis, the data was entered into the SPSS program. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used. Regarding the results, there was a significant increase in the level of coordination of the schoolchildren belonging to the experimental group (Z=3.6; p<0.05). However, the male gender presented a higher increase (Z=2.8; p=0.005) compared to the female gender (Z=2.4; p=0.01). In conclusion, the implementation of the miniathletics ludotechnical program produced positive effects on the motor coordination capacity of the students of the Ángel Polivio Chávez Basic Education School.