DIFFERENCES IN COORDINATION AND ENDURANCE BETWEEN CHILDREN SELECTED FOR ATHLETICS AND NONATHLETES UDC 796 . 41-053 . 2
The study was conducted in order to determine the differences in coordination and endurance between girls selected for athletics and non-athletes. The sample of 36 participants was divided into two subsamples: girls selected for athletics (18) and girl non-athletes (18) who were not included in systematic athletics training, but only attended physical education classes. The sample of measuring instruments for assessing coordination and endurance consisted of: agility in the air (OKV), coordination with a baton (KOP), twenty steps twirling a baton (20IP), squats (ČUČ), push-ups (SKL) and the 800m run (TR800). An analysis of variance led to results which showed that there were no differences in coordination between the girls selected for athletics and the non-athletes, but in terms of endurance there were statistical differences in the squats (ČUČ) and the 800m (TR800) run, where the girls selected for athletics had better results.