摘要：The aim of this contribution is to find out the level of general physical performance and the level of physical development of the 14-year-old pupils in Banská Bystrica and then, to compare it with previous researches in Slovakia. The following indicators of general physical performance were monitored: sit-and-reach, standing long jump, sit-ups, flexed arm hang, shuttle run 4 x 10 m, and endurance shuttle run. Also basic somatic indicators such as body height, body weight and BMI were found out. We tested ninth grade pupils of primary schools in the number of 301 pupils, 164 boys and 137 girls. The girls achieved on average better level of trunk flexibility. Contrary, in boys we recorded better average level in 5 tests, statistically significant in four of them. Referring to the level of maximum and minimum performance, differences in monitored tests are not as clear as in the average values. In comparison with the previous researches in Slovakia, we noted a lower level of general physical performance but a higher level of indicators of physical development of boys and girls from Banská Bystrica.
关键词：primary schools; physical education; school age; physical fitness; somatic characteristics
