Multisport-Integrated Training for Rugby Instructors: Success and Effects on Minirugby Players
Background/Objectives: The educational system thinking approach (ST) takes a holistic vision of instructors/teachers and learners’ relationships, making sports pivotal for reflection on education. This study evaluated the efficacy of a multisport ST-based course on minirugby instructors’ teaching co...
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| author | Marta Rigon Gabriele Signorini Raffaele Scurati Athos Trecroci Dario Colella Damiano Formenti Giampiero Merati Domenico Cherubini Pietro Luigi Invernizzi |
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| description | Background/Objectives: The educational system thinking approach (ST) takes a holistic vision of instructors/teachers and learners’ relationships, making sports pivotal for reflection on education. This study evaluated the efficacy of a multisport ST-based course on minirugby instructors’ teaching competence and children players’ motor conduct. Methods: The twenty-five rugby instructors (IAC) attended the 25 h course and the children of their teams (n = 109, Ch-IAC) participated in this study as experimental groups. Twenty-five rugby instructors who were not attending the course (I-CON) and their pupils (n = 111, Ch-CON) acted as control groups. Changes in instructors’ teaching competence (by the Instrument for Identifying the Teaching Style and the System for Observing Fitness Instruction Time) and children’s motor conduct (by the Körperkoordinationtest für Kinder test, the Game Performance Assessment Instrument, the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale, and the physical self-efficacy scale for children) were assessed. Results: Thanks to the education received, IAC improved in didactics and methodological competence. They learned to use more production teaching styles than CON (10.5 ± 9.3% vs. 0% of the lesson time, <i>p</i> < 0.05), reduce children’s inactive lesson time for management (−5.1 ± 3.3% vs. 1.1 ± 3.1%, <i>p</i> < 0.05) and promote more outside lesson topics (4.4 ± 3.2% vs. 0%, <i>p</i> < 0.05). In addition, compared to Ch-CON, Ch-IAC significantly improved motor coordination, game performance, enjoyment, and self-efficacy (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Conclusions: Children’s enjoyment and self-efficacy acted as mediators that amplified the effects of the multisport training course. At the same time, the instructor’s didactical and methodological competence were moderators directly favoring or worsening children’s motor competence. Such an integrated multisport model is applicable and suggested for improving sports performance and education processes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a68b26ec46b240b5b97148cf166ba7e22025-08-20T02:11:05ZengMDPI AGJournal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology2411-51422024-12-011011110.3390/jfmk10010011Multisport-Integrated Training for Rugby Instructors: Success and Effects on Minirugby PlayersMarta Rigon0Gabriele Signorini1Raffaele Scurati2Athos Trecroci3Dario Colella4Damiano Formenti5Giampiero Merati6Domenico Cherubini7Pietro Luigi Invernizzi8Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, ItalyDepartment of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, Università degli Studi dell’Insubria, 21100 Varese, ItalyDepartment of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, Università degli Studi dell’Insubria, 21100 Varese, ItalySport Faculty, San Antonio Catholic University of Murcia, 30107 Murcia, SpainDepartment of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milan, ItalyBackground/Objectives: The educational system thinking approach (ST) takes a holistic vision of instructors/teachers and learners’ relationships, making sports pivotal for reflection on education. This study evaluated the efficacy of a multisport ST-based course on minirugby instructors’ teaching competence and children players’ motor conduct. Methods: The twenty-five rugby instructors (IAC) attended the 25 h course and the children of their teams (n = 109, Ch-IAC) participated in this study as experimental groups. Twenty-five rugby instructors who were not attending the course (I-CON) and their pupils (n = 111, Ch-CON) acted as control groups. Changes in instructors’ teaching competence (by the Instrument for Identifying the Teaching Style and the System for Observing Fitness Instruction Time) and children’s motor conduct (by the Körperkoordinationtest für Kinder test, the Game Performance Assessment Instrument, the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale, and the physical self-efficacy scale for children) were assessed. Results: Thanks to the education received, IAC improved in didactics and methodological competence. They learned to use more production teaching styles than CON (10.5 ± 9.3% vs. 0% of the lesson time, <i>p</i> < 0.05), reduce children’s inactive lesson time for management (−5.1 ± 3.3% vs. 1.1 ± 3.1%, <i>p</i> < 0.05) and promote more outside lesson topics (4.4 ± 3.2% vs. 0%, <i>p</i> < 0.05). In addition, compared to Ch-CON, Ch-IAC significantly improved motor coordination, game performance, enjoyment, and self-efficacy (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Conclusions: Children’s enjoyment and self-efficacy acted as mediators that amplified the effects of the multisport training course. At the same time, the instructor’s didactical and methodological competence were moderators directly favoring or worsening children’s motor competence. Such an integrated multisport model is applicable and suggested for improving sports performance and education processes.https://www.mdpi.com/2411-5142/10/1/11teaching stylesteaching competencesystem thinkingmotor competencesports education |
| spellingShingle | Marta Rigon Gabriele Signorini Raffaele Scurati Athos Trecroci Dario Colella Damiano Formenti Giampiero Merati Domenico Cherubini Pietro Luigi Invernizzi Multisport-Integrated Training for Rugby Instructors: Success and Effects on Minirugby Players Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology teaching styles teaching competence system thinking motor competence sports education |
| title | Multisport-Integrated Training for Rugby Instructors: Success and Effects on Minirugby Players |
| title_full | Multisport-Integrated Training for Rugby Instructors: Success and Effects on Minirugby Players |
| title_fullStr | Multisport-Integrated Training for Rugby Instructors: Success and Effects on Minirugby Players |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multisport-Integrated Training for Rugby Instructors: Success and Effects on Minirugby Players |
| title_short | Multisport-Integrated Training for Rugby Instructors: Success and Effects on Minirugby Players |
| title_sort | multisport integrated training for rugby instructors success and effects on minirugby players |
| topic | teaching styles teaching competence system thinking motor competence sports education |
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