Developing agility in primary school students through jump rope exercises

Developing agility in primary school students through jump rope exercises

Gheorghe Pricop

Jump rope exercises are an excellent activity for improving coordination and aerobic capacity. They can be performed in a safe and controlled environment, such as a gymnasium or the schoolyard. Jump rope training requires minimal equipment and can be practiced by individuals of all ages and fitness levels.

Through this topic, positive aspects related to the actual development of individuals are highlighted, achieved through the systematic practice of specific means within the field of Physical Education and Sport. These means stand out due to the uniqueness and creativity shaped by each individual’s agility, as well as by their inherent level of spectacle and dynamism.

In this study, we applied a series of tests to students of different genders, aiming to evaluate their initial and final levels of agility and to monitor their progress following the implementation of a training program based on specific jump rope exercises.

The results obtained were analyzed and interpreted in order to highlight the impact of this approach on the development of students’ motor skills. The research methods used in this study included: the literature review method, the pedagogical observation method, the pedagogical experiment method, and the investigation method.

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