Performance of technical skills among adolescent students of different genders

Abstract

The performance of technical fundamentals and the practice time of futsal students can interfere with the level of learning between the genders of adolescents in elementary school. The objective was to compare the performance of technical fundamentals and the practice time between the genders of adolescents in futsal. 22 adolescents (11 boys and 11 girls) aged 12 to 15 years old, were divided into two groups of women (G1) and men (G2). The groups were evaluated by the Skills test. Age, body mass, height, ball handling, ball control, kick accuracy and passing accuracy were obtained. Comparisons of variables between groups were performed using the Student's t test for independent samples (parametric) and the Mann-Whitney U test (non-parametric) and the level of significance was set at 5%. Significant differences were identified between groups G1 and G2 only in driving (G1=21.0 ± 4.6 s; G2=15.6 ± 3.4 s, p<0.05) and in the pass with the left foot (G1=6.2 ± 4.7 correct answers; G2 = 10.2 ± 4.2 correct answers, p<0.05). Similar values ​​were found between groups in age, body mass, height, practice time, domain1.95 m, domain 3.05m, kick and pass with the right foot (p>0.05). Therefore, the performance is higher in male adolescents only in the variables of speed of the ball conduction and in the accuracy of the pass with the left foot when compared to the female in elementary school.