The present study aims to analyze the influence of the Sport Education (SE)/Teaching for understanding (TGfU) hybrid unit on enjoyment, perceived competence, intention to be physically active, skill execution, decision making, performance and game involvement. A short-term (12-lesson) pre-test/post-test quasi-experimental design was conducted in two groups: control (technical approach: 70 students; age = 14.43 ± 0.693; n = 32 female) and experimental (hybrid unit SE–TGfU: 67 students; age = 13.91 ± 0.900; n = 30 female). The coding instrument was based on the Game performance Assessment Instrument. The Enjoyment and Perceived Competence Scale and the Measure of Intentionality to be Physically Active questionnaire were also used. The results of pairwise comparisons between the groups showed higher post-test scores for most dependent variables for boys and girls using the hybrid SE/TGfU unit. Lower post-test scores were found in pairwise comparisons for several dependent variables in both boys and girls. The present study showed that the application of hybrid models SE/TGfU could increase and help facilitate students’ game involvement and game performance, enjoyment, perceived competence and intention to be physically active, in both boys and girls. In future studies, it would be necessary to analyze psychological variables in the educational context for a deeper assessment.

El presente estudio valoró la influencia de una unidad híbrida sobre la motivación, la satisfacción de las NPB, la intención de ser físicamente activo y la satisfacción hacia la clase de EF. El género fue considerado como variable de interés. Se hibridaron los modelos Educación Deportiva (MED) y Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) en una unidad de minibalonmano para cuatro grupos de Educación Secundaria, de entre 13 y 15 años (n=70). En otras tres clases (grupo control, n=67) se planteó un enfoque tradicional. Se planteó un análisis inferencial MANOVA inter e intragrupo, pre y post test. El grupo experimental mostró mejoras significativas para casi todas las variables. Las diferencias de género previas se minimizaron o eliminaron en todas las variables. Ambos géneros parecen tener valores similares de motivación más autodeterminada, mejorando su satisfacción hacia las clases de EF y la intención de ser físicamente activos, favoreciendo un entorno más equitativo.