Preferencias deportivas y tiempo de práctica en escolares de 10 a 12 años de la región de Murcia
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Universidad de Murcia
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ISSN: 1989-6247
Year of publication: 2015
Volume: 7
Issue: 6
Pages: 823-834
Type: Article
More publications in: Trances: Transmisión del conocimiento educativo y de la salud
Abstract
This research aims to know the habits of physical sports in schools, as well as differences in relation to sex. The study has a sample of 1433 subjects aged between 10-12 years from different schools in the Region of Murcia. There has been a relationship between the different variables following contingency tables and Pearson χ2 applied to the analysis of waste. Inferential statistics has been developed using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The results show that males are doing more physical sport than women in both hours and days a week, also it is seen as the favorite sport of physical-sport of men's football, however in women, their sporting preferences are more varied, with rhythmic gymnastics, swimming and cycling. Therefore, you should make a greater awareness from school and families to practice physical sports is increasing.