Do Over-Active Kids Have Different Gross Motor Skills?

Abstract

This study describes whether there is any effect of physical activity in the form of a relay game on gross motor abilities in children with overactive. Over-active is some of part indication for ADHD. This journal will discuss only children who are over active because over active can be seen in plain view when researchers make observations. Over active is one indication ADHD is expected through relay games can see the gross motor skills of early childhood Through physical activity, especially the game relay expected the child with over-active can exhaust excessive movement when trying to concentrate. This research uses descriptive kuantitatif method. Data collection in this study uses the observation method. Observations were carried out twice by measuring the speed of the child completing the relay game. After knowing the gross motor skills of overactive and regular children through numerical data with a stopwatch, a description will be given. The description given is adjusted to the data in the field without any additional or treatment from the researcher. the researcher only applies as an observer. Keywords—physical exercise, motor skills, over-active