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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN IN EFFECTIVENESS OF WINDSURF TEACHING

Basic goal of this research was to determine whether the method of teaching, equipment development and influence of other factors in teaching process are changing the relation between men and women regarding the knowledge of the basic elements of technique attained during seven days teaching program in elementary windsurf school. Furthermore, as windsurf board is very unstable in it’s construction, and sails are adding to this instability, it was the special aim of the authors to determine how much is balance, as motor ability, influencing the effectiveness of windsurf elements demonstration. The research was done on specimen of 79 Kinesiology faculty students of Zagreb University (54 male and 25 female students). The efficacy in practical part of the exam in Windsurf sailing course was assessed by three judges in three technique elements. The balance was assessed by three tests: horizontal (HORI) and vertical (VERT) balance position astride on a platform, and balance position astride on duplex platform (BODP). The results of research determined that there’s no statistically significant difference in the amount of gained knowledge between men and women after passing the seven- days windsurf teaching model. Furthermore, the connection, although very small, was determined between balance tests and exam technique elements realization success. Such results authors are attributing to the more advanced and modern equipment (construction characteristics of the modern windsurf boards – wider boards, new sail shape and shorter bow.)

windsurf ; teaching process ; differences between the sexes ; balance

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