Ben J. Pullen|Jon L. Oliver|Rhodri S. Lloyd|Camilla J. Knight
The Effects of Strength and Conditioning in Physical Education on Athletic Motor Skill Competencies and Psychological Attributes of Secondary School Children: A Pilot Study
Cardiff Metropolitan University|Cardiff Metropolitan University|Sport Wales|Auckland University of Technology|Cardiff Metropolitan University|Auckland University of Technology|Waikato Institute of Technology|Sport Wales|Swansea University
leading global physical activity guidelines advocate young children need engage activities strengthen musculoskeletal tissues improve movement skill competency purpose study examine effects delivering strength conditioning part physical education curriculum athletic motor skill competencies amsc physical performance psychosocial factors fortysix school children aged 1114 included study subdivided firstly sex intervention control groups intervention groups received nine lessons strength conditioning based activities sixweek period control groups continued traditional physical education curricula resistance training skills battery rtsb tuck jump assessment tja assessed amsc standing long jump distance assessed lower limb strength online surveys examined motivation physical selfefficacy selfesteem male female intervention groups significantly improved rtsb p gt 005 whereas changes observed control groups changes observed intervention groups tja trivial small nonsignificant changes standing long jump performance significant increases motivation male intervention group occurred strength conditioning integrated physical education improve amsc shortterm interventions