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FACTOR STRUCTURE OF MOTOR PERFORMANCE IN PREPUBERTAL CHILDREN
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Motor performance as a multidimensional concept cannot be defined and characterized through a single motor ability. Multidimensionality of the structural model of motor abilities was, however, initially formulated for adult population and mechanically transformed for child population. The purpose of the study is to determine a factor structure of motor and somatic indicators in primary school children. A sample of 436 children aged 7 to 10 years, of which were 222 girls and 214 boys, performed physical fitness tests - Eurofit test battery (Adam et al., 1988). The level of motor coordination was assessed using the test battery Körperkoordination-Test-für-Kinder (KTK) (Kiphard & Schilling, 1974). The anthropometric data (body weight, body height) were measured. Within the frame of explorative factor analysis (EFA) the method of Principal Components Analysis (PCA) was applied. The variance of motor performance in the examined group of children is explained to a large degree by somatic and coordination factors. However, the motor performance variance of children is explained to a large degree by complex factors which are filled by the variables representing both energy and information motor components. Physical development seems to be one of the key factor influencing the motor performance at this age. Framing of a hypothetical model of motor performance indicators and explanation of its inner relations contribute to actualization of theoretical bases inevitable for definition of education goals mainly in terms of their more precise operationalization.
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