Physical literacy in students of 6th semester on Colegio de Bachilleres de Chihuahua

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the Physical Literacy (PL) of 3 high school schools. Method: the Chihuahua High School Centers (COBACH) 1, 8 and 10, a convenience sample of 100 students for each COBACH, the study is descriptive through an instrument by Sum et al., (2016) of self-assessment that was applied to a total of 300 students and former students, the variables were health, sports and social skills. Results: A greater physical literacy is shown in the students of campus 10 with more than 65% related to sports, likewise, 10% in all the variables are students with low PA and there is a gap of 15 to 25% of students who neither agree nor disagree with the PL. Conclusions: A higher percentage of PL is shown in COBACH 10 compared to the other schools of COBACH 1 and 8. It is proposed to manage programs to improve PL in all educational centers, emphasizing 1 and 8.