Role of the environment on out of school physical activity of children

The aim of the research was to investigate the possible differences in the frequency, form and contents of the out-of-school physical activity between the pupils attending central schools and those attending branch schools. The study was carried out on a sample of 468 Slovene pupils attending central schools and 390 pupils attending branch schools. The average age of respondents was 10,52. From the results emerged no statistically significant differences in the frequency of the Out-of-school physical activity and in the participation in organized form of those activities (clubs, sports associations, school circles). Statistically significant differences, however, were established in the participation in non-organized forms of physical activity, and in the case of pupils attending branch schools, who participate more in physical activities together with their parents and friends. As the top five popular sports disciplines, students in both groups ranked walking, mountaineering, badminton, running and swimming. Walking, badminton and swimming are favoured by the pupils attending branch schools.