Department of Kinesiology, Health Education and Recreation Faculty of Education Obafemi Awolowo University, United Kingdom
Research Article
Sex Differentiation, Sport Skill Intervention and Physical Fitness Status of in-School Adolescents in Two Selected High Schools in Nigeria
Author(s): Aderonmu Kehinde Adebayo and Ogundiya Olaniyi*
This The purpose of the study was to examine the effect of sport skill acquisition in two
selected sports on the physical fitness status of male and female in-school adolescence
in secondary schools. Experimental research design was adopted for the study. The
American Alliance for Physical, Health Education, Recreation & Dance (AAPHERD) Youth
Fitness Test (1976). A battery test designed to measure both the performance-related
and health-related components of physical fitness respectively was administered
on 160 participants who took part in an eight-week structured exercise intervention
using the pre-post- test method. The result revealed a significant effect of the sport
skill training intervention on physical fitness status of participants. Thus, it could be
concluded that basketball and badminton skill training had a significant effect on the
physi.. View More»
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