Introduction: the aim of the present study was to analyse the effect of an intervention programme delivered through the hybridisation of the Ludotechnical Model (LTM) and the Sport Education Model (SEM) on the satisfaction of Basic Psychological Needs (BPN), motivation, and intention to be physically active in the subject of Physical Education among high school students. Method: the quasi-experimental pre-post design included 112 participants (52 boys and 60 girls), aged 11–13 years. They belonged to seven different school classes, of which five implemented the hybridisation of the models described above (experimental group), while the other two followed a traditional methodology (control group). The instrument used to measure the satisfaction of BPN was the PNSE, while the BRSQ assessed motivation, and the MIPA scale evaluated the intention to be physically active. For data analysis, a repeated measures MANCOVA test was performed. Results: it was revealed significant differences between the groups, favouring students who received LTM/SEM hybrid teaching in the psychological mediator index (PMI), competence satisfaction, relatedness, autonomous motivation, self-determination index, and intention to be physically active. Regarding sex-based differences, improvements were observed for both boys and girls in the experimental group in the SDI and MIPA factors. Conclusions: the application of hybrid models yields improvements in terms of satisfaction of BPN, motivation, and intention to be physically active for both sexes, compared to a traditional methodology. One of the limitations of the study was the sample selection, suggesting that future studies should use a randomized sample, representative of the target population and with a well-balanced number of participants in each group.
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