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Use recess time for short coordination interventions without disrupting regular physical education classes

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Evidence · 1 claim (1 for) · 1 study (1 causal), q3 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description

The article argues that recess periods can host brief, effective coordination interventions because they require little time and leave regular physical education untouched. The experimental program occupied only two to three of five weekly 20-minute recesses over five weeks and still produced significant agility gains. The authors state that "effective use of the recess time also enables intervention to be carried out without disrupting regular physical education classes and produces significant results".

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

  • A regular daily recess period of about 20 minutes available two to three times per week
  • School staff support; the home room teacher and principal approved and commented that the program made effective use of time

Constraints

  • Evidence comes from one five-week study with 60 third-grade students at a single public elementary school in Tokyo

Target Learners

  • Elementary school students

Learning Goals

  • Improve physical fitness, specifically agility and coordination

Claims

Examples

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Key Sources

  • Tatsuo Yasumitsu, Haruo Nogawa, Yoshiro Hatano. (2012). Effects of the Coordination Exercise Program on School Children's Agility: Short-Time Program during School Recess. Journal of Research, volume 6, issue 2. https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Effects+of+the+Coordination+Exercise+Program+on+School+Children%27s+Agility
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type design
id recess-time-short-coordination-intervention
title Use recess time for short coordination interventions without disrupting regular physical education classes
description The article argues that recess periods can host brief, effective coordination interventions because they require little time and leave regular physical education untouched.
status review
generated by process:settle-candidates on 2026-11-02
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