Reference levels for the assessment of musculoskeletal fitness elements in primary school pupils

Abstract

The study aims to determine the normative levels of musculoskeletal fitness in male primary school students (9- 11) years in the state of Oran and for this purpose we used the descriptive method by survey method on a sample consisting of (1830) pupils randomly selected, and to collect data, three tests were used to measure both muscular strength, muscular endurance and joint flexibility, and after collecting the results and processing them statistically, it was reached to build standardized levels of musculoskeletal fitness for males in the primary stage, and on this basis the study recommended that these standardized levels should be adopted in evaluating students in an objective manner