Influence of agility levels and academic performance in secondary education students

Abstract: Introduction: Currently, a sedentary lifestyle represents a challenge for public health worldwide. In this context, it is essential to promote the development of motor competence (MC) within the Physical Education curriculum. Various studies support that there is a positive relationship between CM and academic performance (AR), suggesting that strengthening Physical Education, historically underestimated, could have a notable impact. It is necessary to carry out more detailed research on CM, focusing on aspects such as agility, assessable through the Canadian Agility and Movement Skill Assessment (CAMSA). Aim: Analyze the relationships between academic performance and motor competence using the CAMSA test in a sample of Compulsory Secondary Education schoolchildren. Methods: the CAMSA test was used to evaluate motor competence, and academic records were reviewed to measure performance. The sample included 200 participants aged 12 to 14, students of Compulsory Secondary Education. Results & discussion: the results reveal a very weak connection between both variables (r=0.165; r=0.256; r=220), with only one moderate index (r=0.319), which suggests that there is no significant relationship between motor competence and academic performance in the group studied.. Conclusions: there are no significant relationships between the CM in terms of the results obtained in agility through the CAMSA test, and the RA of the students studied.