Development of Motor Coordination in Children's Horizontal Target Jump

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate some developmental characteristics of horizontal target jump in children. The subjects of this study were a hundred twenty nine boys aged from four to six. Targets for horizontal target jump were set as follows: 40%, 60% and 80% distance of each subject's longest distance in standing long jump. The error in target jumping was measured and analyzed from the viewpoint of age, standing long jump distance and jumping pattern level.
The rapid development of horizontal target jump was observed among the subjects of 5 years of age, those who could jump over 80cm and those who were able to perform jumping in the pattern of level 3. It was also observed that the accuracy in target jumping improved from the stage influenced by the ratio of target distance to the stage not influenced.