Efectos de la implementación de un programa lúdico para el desarrollo de la fuerza en niños de 8 y 9 años, pertenecientes a la Unidad Educativa Julio Abad Chica

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to create a playful program for the development of strength in children of 8 and 9 years old, belonging to the Julio Abad Chica Educational Unit. This program is focused on strength training, based on different authors and researches that maintain a positive stance towards strength, which provides some benefits for vitality, physical conditioning and an integral development of children with their environment. If strength training is incorporated at an early age, it will improve their locomotor system and they will be ready to start physical or sports activities in the future. The research design of this project will be quasi-experimental, the research is structured for 96 children and a sample of 85 children belonging to the Julio Abad Chica Institution. To make an initial assessment of the children's strength, the following tests will be applied: upper extremities will be measured with the manual pressure strength test and in the lower extremities the long jump test with feet together will be used. The present study will consist of carrying out group and individual games, based on playful activities focused on the improvement of children's strength; the bibliography states that it improves children's ability to organize themselves, plan, get along with others and control their emotions; based on this information, we can use this tool to develop children's strength with the best possible effectiveness. The two-sample t-test will be applied to evaluate the changes in strength after applying the intervention program, to analyze the inferential data the statistical program IBM SPSS version 25 is used. Through this research it is expected that the recreational program will contribute significantly; comparing the level of development in strength for children of the Julio Abad Chica Educational Unit.