Effect of Selected Recreational Games on Physical Fitness of Children
Introduction:
Play and recreation are a natural part of childhood, and vital to normal development. Children are able to learn, master experience, express; they cope with anxiety, create, achieve and develop skills through play and recreation activity. Play also helps children learn to adapt to the healthcare experience.
Recreational activities are widely popular across the globe. Some enjoy touring to beautiful places around the world while others take interest in pursuing their hobbies as a means of recreation. Be it of any sort, recreation needs to be made a vital component of the fast life of the present times.
Kids need physical activity to build strength, coordination,
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The 30 male children of age ranging from 12-13 years of Dibrugarh were selected as subjects and divided into two unequated groups Viz. Experimental Group- A and Control Group- B. Experimental treatment was given to Group A and no specific treatment was given to Control Group- B. The data pertaining to the study were collected from the selected subjects by administering selected test on selected physical fitness components prior and immediately after completion of the training programme. The Selection of Recreational Games are Dodge Ball, Tunnel Ball Relay, Chain formation, Hoping Relay, In the Tank on the Bank, Plucking the Tail, Touching the ankle, Kangaroo Race, Tag of War, Collecting the Stone, Ready and Crab Walk Relay. The experimental treatment was given to the experimental group A for 45 minutes per day weekly 5 days for six (6) weeks. To analyze and interpret the collected data the raw scores were further converted to t-score and t-test statistical technique was employed. When differences were found to be significant by t- ratio, tabulated t value was observed to assess the significant difference between the means and the level of significance was observed at 0.05 level of …show more content…
Experimental Pre-test 253.43 29.22
32.47
10.11
3.21*
Post-test 285.90 26.07
Control Pre-test 229.11 16.52 2.97 7.07 0.42 Post-test 232.08 21.86
*Significant at 0.05 level of confidence Tabulated t0.05 (14) = 2.145
Figure- 1
Graphical depiction of pre test – post test composite means of Physical fitness variables of Experimental and Control Group
Table- 2
Comparison of post-test composite means of selected Physical fitness variables of Experimental group and Control Group
Group Test Mean S D MD SE t-ratio
Experimental Post-test 285.90 26.07 53.82 8.78 6.12*
Control Post-test 232.08 21.86
*Significant at 0.05 level of confidence Tabulated t0.05 (28) = 2.048 Figure- 2
Graphical depiction of post test composite means of Physical fitness variables of Experimental and Control Group
Table-3
Comparison of pre-test and post-test means of selected Physical fitness variables of Experimental group
Group Variables Test Mean S D MD SE t-ratio
Experimental
Explosive Leg Strength Pre-test 52.69 8.88
5
3.35
1.44
Post-test 57.69 9.49 Agility Pre-test 49.14 12.13
9.40
3.43
2.74*
Post-test 58.54 5.52 Balance Pre-test 50.36 8.58 7.24 4.30 1.68 Post-test 57.60
Four factorial ANOVA’s were performed examining the relationship between superhumanization score, target race, and how these factors influence the estimations of height and weight for each of Thomas and Timothy All four ANOVA’s failed to produce significant results. With that being said, four additional factorial ANOVA’s were performed examining the relationship between target race and the estimations of weight and height for both Thomas and Timothy. The relationship between target race and the height estimations of Timothy was significant, F (1, 122) = 25.03, p < .05, MSE = 5.7, η2 = .17. Similarly, the relationship between target race and Thomas’s height estimations was significant, F (1, 121) = 28.71, p < .05, MSE = 4.2, η2= .19. The relationship between target race and Thomas’s weight estimations was significant, Thomas Weight, F (1, 122)
Summary The passage ‘Children need to play, not compete’ is a profound analysis of a variety of negative impacts that the competitive sports have on the life of children. Jessica Statsky is of the view that competitive sports have a far more negative effects on children than the benefits of it. The ‘adult standards’ that are unfit for the children, need to be eradicated from children sports as they are inappropriate for their better physical growth. These include all kinds of sports that are contact as well as non-contact.
Concentrating on winning or losing spoils the fun that games hold. In addition, equal chances should be provided to every child to participate. Competitive nature can assist the children in their life later on, but the focus should be on better mental and physical health. (204 words) Response In “Children Need to Play, Not Compete,” the author has described sports as one of the ways that enhance mental and physical heath.
The sports must be used as a medium to make the children more healthy and physically and psychological
In 2013, the hypothesis of a study was energy drinks will allow a player to run more distances during the tournament (Coso, Portillo, Munoz, Abian-Vicen, Gonzalez-Millan, & Munoz-Guerra, 2013). The method used is a double-blind, placebo-controlled and randomized experimental design. The study used sixteen women from the Spanish Rugby Sevens National Team(Coso et al., 2013). They were in their twenties and weighed on average one hundred forty-six pounds. There were two competitive days, Monday and Thursday of the same week.
Health and contact sports are something parents worry about as over 500 deaths in the past 3 years from contact sports alone are making parents stand out against these sports and if the government doesn 't do anything about it the number of 7% overall contact sports drop will just keep getting lower and lower each time. Dr. William Speight also had this to say “Many other kids have suffered paralyzing spinal injuries”(Pennington). Kids being paralyzed is the fear for many athletes these days and the number f kids getting paralyzed has increases 2% which is equivalent to about 8,000 kids each year which is crazy to think about kids can 't play sports for the rest of thrie and maybe not be able to live their life because of it so next you hear mom or dad i wanna play sports your answer should be a simple NO. Kids under 10 need to stop playing contact sports because 45% of kids under 10 getting hurt are from contact sports and 5% of the time its ending that kids chances to play sports in the feature, Not to mention contact sports can also make kids go to their fullest and being burned out and although contact provide some kids will useful tools in life most of the time there is more negative than positive. Health, Age, Contact, parents, are some of the many reasons contact sports can be very dangerous for the youth.
Dr. Frank L. Smoll states, “All children and youth need vigorous physical activity as part of their daily lives, and sports provide the benefits of exercise and the potential for acquiring a sense of accomplishment.” (Smoll 1/2).
To most kids and students, competitive sports are a gateway to blow off some steam or to have fun. To parents, the sports that their children play and the lessons that they teach are an important part of their development and life. Despite what many ‘experts’ would like you to believe, both of these statements are completely true. I believe that kids should be allowed to play competitive sports due to the health benefits, the lessons that they can teach, and as a result of the advanced equipment and rules that are focused on making sports safe, as well as the fact that sports can keep kids out of trouble. One extremely important reason that forces me to take the position that kids should be allowed to compete in competitive sports is the health benefits that children who play sports recieve.
Children experience more harmful negative impacts, rather than beneficial positive ones, such as being at a constant risk of severe injury, wanting to opt out of sports early, and being under high levels of stress and anxiety. These impacts could lead to children being injured for an extended amount of time, children being inactive and unfit later in life, children dropping out of school, and many other catastrophic circumstances that children should not have to put up with. The opposing side suggests that children who participate in competitive sports experience positive impacts, such as staying healthy and in shape, and having positive psychological benefits. In some instances, these impacts may be true, however families with a child athlete opted for fast food, ready-made meals more than those of families who did not have a child athlete. Also, while competitive sports provide some psychological benefits, it has also been proven that they can cause stress, anxiety, and ultimately, attrition for the young athlete.
Summary In “Children Need to Play, Not Compete,” Jessica Statsky tries to demonstrate the negative effect of organized sports on the physical and psychological health of growing child. She claims that the games are not festive but they end up in the wrong development of a child’s brain. The coaches and parents have high hopes for their children that result in the pressure building. This changes the purpose of sports from teaching tolerance, teamwork and sportsmanship to merely winning by all means.
Putting the fun back into physical activity for children will do wonders to foster PA. You don’t see children playing in neighborhoods anymore. A constructive approach to developing outdoor free play is, in my opinion, the cornerstone of developing a love of doing, moving, and being physically active. Many children don’t enjoy the harshness of competitive sport (I was one of them) but do enjoy being out and about doing things. As a child play that involved running, cycling, swimming, and skating were all the things that I truly loved.
“In the U.S., about 30 million children and teens participate in some form of organized sports, and more than 3.5 million injuries each year” claims Stanford Children’s Health. It’s definitely true that competitive sports can cause all sorts of injuries from big to small. The media teaches people simply that sports leads to horrific injuries and can cause stress, but what the mainstream media hardly discusses are the great benefits of competitive sports. While there may be some negatives to competitive sports, that’s just life, and to add on to that; there are plenty of benefits which are sure to override to media’s facts. Kids should play competitive sports because competitive sports teach children powerful life lessons, contributes to their social and mental stability, and because of the physical gain competitive sports provides.
The first reason sports help kids these days is by making them have a healthy lifestyle with good food and lots of exercise. This huge, as it stops kids from always eating junk and binging T.V. Sports let kids exercise in a healthy way through the important practice and energy required in competitive sports, which is encouraged by kids desire to win and get better, and forces kids to exercise by also getting better. For example, Kirk Mango (a physical educator, former coach, and national champion) says, “fitness improvements achieved through training... In a society where obesity has become a major health issue”(Mango, 2012). This shows that sports are a good way to keep people healthy.
A study shows that “The exercise programs may actually enhance the development of specific types of mental processing known to be important, for meeting challenges encountered both in academics and later in life.” Also, the athletes are improved since high school. The kids that play sports have a higher chance to be smarter, and be physically well. The best part of sports is that you can improve major parts of your life, which is physical health, psychological health, social skills, and academic
Research from Livestrong has shown that kids who partake in sports and,that are active have a minimle chance of becoming obese. Further more, children have a less of a risk with getting diabetes, than kids who do not participate in athletics. Research done by Livestrong suggests that When kids participate in sports teams, they are encouraged to eat more healthy. In short, kids who play and are in sports teams are more healthy, and get more exercise than kids who are not in teams. Playing sports its not only “A game,” it teaches children important life lessons, and also lesson criminal activity.