2023 Volume 43 Issue 1 Pages 33-53
The purpose of this study was to develop the criterion of observational movement evaluation of no-breath front crawl for the 4th grade children of swimming classes in elementary school physical education and verify for its effectiveness. Participants in this study were 4th grade 68 children (24 boys and 44 girls). Specifically, no-breath front crawl performance test was conducted, and the analysis was performed according to 2 data: reaching distance and movement score.
The main results were as follows:
・This study developed the criterion of observational movement evaluation for no-breath front crawl with three site movements (”stroke”, ”trunk movement” and ”flutter kick”) , six evaluation items (“pull”, “push”, “posture”, “rolling”, “leg movement” and “kick width”) and a three-level scale.
・The reliability of this criterion was high because the response stability and consistency in the movement evaluation of the no-breath front crawl were significantly recognized.
・The validity of this criterion was high because there was a significant correlation between no-breath front crawl performances score and the reaching distance.
These results indicated that the developed criterion can be used for the movement evaluation of no-breath front crawl for children in the 4th grade.
