STUDY REGARDING THE USING OF BASKETBALL IN SEVENTH GRADE

Abstract

The goal and tasks of this paper represent the desire to contribute to the improvement of the seventh grade physical education teaching, through the use of basketball. The study was conducted at the "Mihai Drăgan" School, in Bacău, over the course of approximately one year, 2012-2013. The research consisted in applying control drills for the general physical training, and specific basketball drills.  The results presented for each drill, in the two stages, initial and final, are accompanied by the results imposed by the standards of the curriculum. The development of the experiment and the interpretation of the results have lead to the following conclusions: The autonomous use of basketball in the physical education lesson creates the possibility for the teacher to concentrate more on the children, with positive results in attaining all the objectives: developing the psycho-motor skills, and forming and perfecting the motor skills.