The influence of coordination exercises on the development of children's abilities to switch attention

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PhD, Associate Professor G.G. Polevoy1,2
ORCID - 0000-0002-3300-3908
PhD, Associate Professor A.B. Sablin1
1Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics, Moscow
2Moscow Polytechnic University, Moscow

Objective of the study was to establish the influence of the "Classics" exercise on the ability of schoolchildren aged 9-10 years to switch attention.
Methods and structure of the study. The scientific experiment was carried out for nine months, in which 40 schoolchildren took part. The level of development of coordination abilities was assessed by the "Shuttle run" test, and the indicators of attention switching were assessed by the "Method of numbers" test. The results were processed using bio-stat 2009, excel 2016 and t-student programs.
Results and conclusions. After the end of the study, in the control group in the "Shuttle run" test, the indicators improved from 10.2±0.6 to 9.9±0.5 (p>0.05), and in the test for the level of attention switching, the indicators improved by 5, 4% (p>0.05). In the experimental group, in the "Shuttle run" test, the indicators improved from 9.9±0.5 to 8.5±0.4 (p<0.05), and in the "Method of Numbers" test, the indicators improved by 26.6%.
If you perform the exercise “Classics” in physical education lessons at school, then not only the indicators of coordination abilities will improve, but also the indicators of switching the attention of schoolchildren.

Keywords: switching of attention, coordination abilities, schoolchildren, physical culture, exercise "Classics".

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