[Evaluation of somatic development, physical fitness and motor skills of girls from the Textile Technical College in Lódź (I)].

Thirty-five girls from a technical college (TC) and forty-five from a grammar school (GS) (a control group) were included in a long-term examination. Somatic traits have been investigated for 4 years, while aerobic capacity and motor efficiency have been studied for 3 years. The preliminary selection was noticed in girls--candidates to technical college and grammar school. These two groups of girls differed in respect of social factors and somatic predisposition. At the beginning of the examination the girls from the technical college revealed a considerably lower motor efficiency as compared to those from the GS. After 3 or 4 years of learning traits of the body length were still weaker in the girls from the technical college. However, they had a more massive skeleton, stronger trunk muscles and stronger hands. In addition, these girls were characterized by a remarkable improvement of general physical efficiency, particularly endurance, speed and nimbleness. In the final stage of the study in all girls from both TC and GS aged 18 lower aerobic capacity in comparison with data from the previous year was found, which could results from inefficient physical activity during the educational process. This fact may be especially unfavourable for the girls from TC as far as their future profession is concerned.