Motor coordination and executive function of Judo practicing children
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1981-4690.2025e39184262Keywords:
Judo, Motor coordination, Childhood, Executive functionAbstract
The study aimed to compare the motor coordination and executive function of children practicing and not practicing judo. 47 children between 6 and 10 years of age participated in the study, divided into a judo group and a control group. The research instruments were: anamnesis, body composition, attention cancellation test, trail test A and B and the KörperkoordinationtestfürKinder test (KTK). Children who practiced judo obtained higher values in comparison to the control group in the variables body mass, height, balance beam, single-legged jump, lateral jump, transfer platform, motor quotient, motor quotient score, test B trails and executive function (p < 0.05). The results indicated a positive relationship between children practicing judo and greater domains of motor coordination, cognitive flexibility, processing speed and executive function compared to children who do not practice.
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