<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The authors have evaluated the combined track-and-field events performed by the female students of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport of Comenius University in Bratislava (CU FPES) in the years 2013 – 2017. The combined track-and-field events are an obligatory part of the final Athletics examination in the teacher-training study program. The selected disciplines reflect the first day of the men’s decathlon with the exception of the last one, which is replaced by 800 m. The number of points in the combined event enters into the overall assessment of the subject Didactics of Athletics II together with an oral examination. The authors analysed not only the total number of points in the pentathlon but also in the individual disciplines and their percentage share in the final result. They have discovered that the shot put and high jump are among the most stable disciplines. The greatest variance of the percentage share in the overall number of points was observed in the 100 m dash, 800 m and in the long jump. The performance of a high number of students (almost two-thirds) came below the average performance in the particular year as expressed in points.</p></abstract>

The authors have evaluated the combined track-and-field events performed by the female students of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport of Comenius University in Bratislava (CU FPES) in the years 2013 – 2017. The combined track-and-field events are an obligatory part of the final Athletics examination in the teacher-training study program. The selected disciplines reflect the first day of the men’s decathlon with the exception of the last one, which is replaced by 800 m. The number of points in the combined event enters into the overall assessment of the subject Didactics of Athletics II together with an oral examination. The authors analysed not only the total number of points in the pentathlon but also in the individual disciplines and their percentage share in the final result. They have discovered that the shot put and high jump are among the most stable disciplines. The greatest variance of the percentage share in the overall number of points was observed in the 100 m dash, 800 m and in the long jump. The performance of a high number of students (almost two-thirds) came below the average performance in the particular year as expressed in points.

Performance Levels of Female Students in Combined Track-and-Field Events

Acta Facultatis Educationis Physicae Universitatis Comenianae

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The authors have evaluated the combined track-and-field events performed by the female students of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport of Comenius...

Performance Levels of Female Students in Combined Track-and-Field Events

Data publikacji: 26 maj 2018

Zakres stron: 58 - 68

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/afepuc-2018-0006

Słowa kluczowe
combined track-and-field events, CU FPES female students, physical performance, final athletics examination

© 2018 Ladislava Doležajová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Performance Levels of Female Students in Combined Track-and-Field Events

Data publikacji: 26 maj 2018

Zakres stron: 58 - 68

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/afepuc-2018-0006

Słowa kluczowecombined track-and-field events, CU FPES female students, physical performance, final athletics examination

© 2018 Ladislava Doležajová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
combined track-and-field events, CU FPES female students, physical performance, final athletics examination