Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine


ISSN: 2300-9705     eISSN: 2353-2807    OAI    DOI: 10.18276/cej.2025.3-04
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Issue archive / Vol. 51, No. 3/2025
Control of Physical Fitness of 5th–9th Grades School Students

Authors: Ihor Bakiko ORCID
Lutsk National Technical University, Lutsk, Ukraine

Volodymyr Kovalchuk ORCID
Lutsk National Technical University, Lutsk, Ukraine

Sergiy Savchuk ORCID
Lutsk National Technical University, Lutsk, Ukraine

Volodymyr Faidevych ORCID
Lutsk National Technical University, Lutsk, Ukraine

Anatoliy Volchinskiy ORCID
Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University, Lutsk, Ukraine

Оlexander Valkevich ORCID
Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University, Lutsk, Ukraine

Olexander Krypliuk ORCID
Academy of Recreational Technologies and Law, Lutsk, Ukraine
Keywords: physical education students speed endurance strength
Whole issue publication date:2025
Page range:12 (47-58)
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Abstract

Background and Study Aim: Recently, in Ukraine, along with the deterioration of health, there has been a decrease in the level of physical fitness of schoolchildren. Management of the process of physical education of schoolchildren is based on a system of control over the level of their physical fitness. Testing of physical fitness is an element of stage control both in the system of sports training and in the practice of physical education. In recent years, scientific literature and reports by researchers and practitioners have actively discussed the appropriateness of using movement tests to assess schoolchildren’s physical fitness during physical education. These discussions focus on the informational value of such tests in relation to physical health indicators, as well as the standards for interpreting the test results. Purpose: to determine the dynamics of physical fitness of students of grades 5-9 during their studies at school. Material & methods: 300 students of grades 5-9 of Lutsk comprehensive school No. 17 took part in the study. Nine control exercises were used to determine the level of physical fitness. The research was at the school stadium and in the school's sports hall. We obtained parental consent for their children's participation in the experiment. Results: Studies have shown that children have an average level of physical fitness. A low level of physical fitness was demonstrated during the endurance test. Below average physical fitness was found during the speed test and the long jump test while the sit up test demonstrated above average results. Conclusion. The relevance of our research lies in the fact that it has revealed which physical qualities are underdeveloped in schoolchildren. This will help the physical education teacher to introduce appropriate adjustments to the pedagogical process to enhance the physical fitness of students.
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