The Effect of Selected Exercise Trainings on Skill -Related Physical Fitness Factors in Elementary School Girl Students

Introduction: Skill related physical fitness is considered to be an indirect marker of health and wellbeing and reflecting the interplay and integration of systems and body function. The aim of this study was to evaluation the effect of selected exercise training on skill-related physical fitness factors in elementary school girl Students. Method: In this semi-experimental study, 28 girl’s students from the fifth and sixth grade of elementary school in shiraz city selected and divided into training and control groups. The training group performed exercise training for six weeks, three sessions per week and 45 minutes per session. The control group had only their daily activities during this period. Before the beginning of the study, and at the end of the study, skill related physical fitness factors measured. For statistical analysis of data used ANCOVA and dependent t-test (p≤0.05). Results: Six weeks selected exercise training was significant effect on increase of agility (p=0.005) and speed (p=0.01), however, has no significant effect on reaction (p=0.61) and power (p=0.33). Conclusion: It seems to that six weeks selected exercise trainings lead to improvement in some skill related physical fitness in student girls.