ESA Program - Enriched Sport Activities Program

SCIENCE ALERT!

Did you know that providing children with challenging exercises during the school year can preserve their intrinsic motivation in sport?

Find out in this new publication from ESA Consortium!
ESA Program - Enriched Sport Activities Program

The Influence of an Enriched Sport Program on Children’s Sport Motivation in the School Context: The ESA PROGRAM PurposeBesides the evident positive effect on body development, physical activity has proven to boost executive functions, especially if the exercises are enriched with cognitive stimuli. Previous studies have shown that introducing challenging exercises in the physical activity routine can also enh...

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32782766/

One more paper from our ! :-)

Percentile values of the standing broad jump in children and adolescents aged 6-18 years old - PubMed The standing broad jump (SBJ) is a valid, reliable and feasible field-based test, which can evaluate explosive strength of the lower limbs and physical fitness. This study aimed to provide normative data for the SBJ for male and female children and adolescents and describe differences in performance...

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The Effect of an Enriched Sport Program on Children’s Executive Functions: The ESA Program PurposeThe effects of physical exercise on executive functions (EFs) are well-documented. EFs are involved in daily activities, and their development determines the quality of people’s future life, both in terms of mental health and quality of life. The purpose of the current paper is to evaluate ...

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Effects of the Enriched Sports Activities-Program on Executive Functions in Italian Children Physical activity (PA) during childhood plays an important role in brain development. This role is played in both the structural domain, prefrontal cortex area, and in the functional domain, involving the higher cognitive functions, including the executive functions (EF). Working memory (WM), inhibi...

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