Tenis de mesa en Educación Física: percepciones del profesorado sobre las barreras para su implementación

Introduction: Table tennis (TM) is a very popular sport with remarkable educational potential due to its ease of learning and its benefits at the motor level. However, its presence as educational content in physical education (PE) classes is limited. Objective: To analyse the perceptions of primary education (PE) teachers about the reasons that facilitate or limit the incorporation of MT as educational content. Methodology: A cross-sectional, descriptive, correlational study was conducted using the "Racquet Sports Attitude Scale (RSAS)" questionnaire. The RSAS was applied to 393 PE teachers in Aragon. Chi-square tests and effect size estimates were performed. Results: There was unanimous disagreement with the exclusion of MT as content (88.5%). The danger of its use reached the highest rejection (99.4%), while the item not demanded by the students obtained a value of 88.5%. The main barrier identified was the lack of material resources (75.7%). Discussion: The results obtained align with previous studies, which state that educational centres face structural problems in their implementation due to the scarcity of facilities and materials. A significant lack of teacher training and a shortage of teaching resources for its implementation are highlighted. Conclusions: PE teachers show a very positive attitude towards the use of TM as content in PE classes. The provision of equipment and specific teacher training appear to be the main factors influencing the effective integration of TM into the PE curriculum of primary schools.