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Changes in some anthropological characteristics of non- athletic male children during the school year

The sample of participants was consisted of 52 boys who were not involved in any kind of organised sport activity aged 12 yrs ± ; ; ; 5 months. The anthropological characteristics were measured twice (in 5th and in 6th grade) using the battery of 11- item tests which were regularly used in the Croatian elementary schools. The aim of the study is to compare the anthropological status in first and in second measurement. The t-test for dependent samples was used to analyse differences of arithmetic means. The boys achieved better results in almost all variables regarding anthropological status in second measurement but work which is performed in primary schools (two times a week per 45 minutes) is insufficient for achieving improvement in all variables.

nonathlete boys ; anthropological characteristics ; differences

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