PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT AND PHYSICAL FITNESS OF FEMALE STUDENTS FROM THE UNWE’S BASKETBALL GROUPS

• Main Author: L. Kasabova
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Trakia University 2020-12-01
• Series: Trakia Journal of Sciences
• Subjects: study courses; assessment; characteristics; growth
• Online Access: http://tru.uni-sz.bg/tsj/TJS%20-%20Suppl.1,%20Vol.18,%202020/133_L.Kasabova.pdf

The dynamic times we live in require that curricula and scales for assessment of physical development and fitness to be updated. This circumstance gave birth to the idea of conducting our study. The research aims to analyze the changes in the characteristics of physical development and physical fitness of UNWE students. The study contingent is 110 students from the UNWE Sports Optional - Basketball groups, of which 46 are under 18, 42 are 18-20, and 22 are over 21. At the beginning and end of the experiment, testing of key indicators of physical development and fitness was conducted. The data obtained were processed by variation analysis. The physical development of female students is the highest growth in the earliest student age. The smallest growth was at the age of 21 years, which should be taken into account in the construction of the educational process and the preparation of curricula for UNWE students. The physical fitness of female students over 21 years of age is marked to a significant decrease.