Abstract
The aim of the article was to find out the relationship between motor abilities and motor skills of children attending the first year of compulosry education in primary schools in Nitra. The sample consisted of 271 pupils (152 male; mean age=7.438 y., and 119 female; mean age=7.227 y.). 2 tests of motor skills and 5 tests of motor abilities were used for the comparison of results and finding the correlations between abilities and skills.
The observed general motor performance was also compared with the findings of other authors (Moravec, Zapletalová, Sedláček). Based on the comparison we came to the conclusion that no significant relationship was observed between the abilities and skills tested.
Bothof them are relative independent components of motor performance and their accelerated development will start later.