Correlations of Motor Abilities and Motor Skills in 11-Year-Old Pupils

The research has been conducted with the aim of establishing correlations between motor abilities and motor skills of representative teaching themes of the physical education curriculum for fifth grade pupils in primary school. Accordingly, 21 tests for estimating motor abilities and 7 tests for estimating motor skills were applied on the sample of 152 eleven-yearold pupils. The results of the correlation analysis indicated a high level of linear connection between the two observed groups. Two significant canonical roots were isolated using the canonical correlation analysis. The first root was defined by the relations between the following tests: high jump (scissors technique), fast running (up to 60m) from the low start, basic floor shoot (handball) and volley above the forehead from the middle position (volleyball) with coordination, frequency movement velocity, and static and explosive strength. The second root is defined by two relations. The first points to the connection of the results of the following tests: hand stand along the vertical surface with the factors of strength, balance, flexibility and coordination, while the other is based on the connection between the tests basic floor shoot (handball) and volley above the forehead from the middle volleyball position (volleyball) with the trunk repetitive strength and explosive strength of arms and shoulders.