Development of a new jumping exercise program to promote the development of physical fitness and motor skills in preschool children

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K20100
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 59030:Physical education, and physical and health education-related
• Research Institution: Seiwa Junior College
• Principal Investigator: Sakaguchi Shota 聖和短期大学, その他部局等, 准教授 (10747231)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 発育発達 / 伸張―短縮サイクル運動 / 運動介入 / 疾走能力 / 調整力

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aimed to formulate a new exercise program to effectively develop jumping and sprint ability and coordination in preschool children. In this study, the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle was used to improve the content of the program and make it more effective, and its effectiveness was examined. The results showed that an exercise program consisting mainly of jumping exercises such as rebound jumps could improve the coordination ability of preschool children. Simultaneously, it was shown that the exercise program could be made more effective by using the PDCA cycle to improve the content of the program each time it was implemented.

Free Research Field

スポーツ科学，身体教育学，保育学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の成果は，保育・幼児教育の現場において幼児の運動能力を高める上で役立つ知見と言える．連続的な跳躍運動を主体とした運動プログラムを実施することにより，跳躍能力そのものだけでなく，それを遂行していく上で求められる，次の跳躍に向けて跳ぶ姿勢を維持るする能力（平衡性），運動を素早く遂行する能力（敏捷性），次の運動にスムーズに移行する能力（巧緻性）も併せて高められる可能性が示された．そのため，保育・幼児教育の現場において，幼児の発育発達状況や運動できる空間の広さに合わせて身体活動を展開していく際の方策の一つとして活用できると考えられる．