The effect of a selected football training course on the development of perceptual motor skills of 8 to 12-years boys with mental disabilities
Poster Presentation
Paper ID : 1147-SSRC
Authors
1Master's student in motor behavior, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran
2Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran.
Abstract
Abstract
Objective: Mentally retarded children have more cognitive, motor and social problems than normal children of the same age. There are many ways to improve the cognitive and motor functions of these children, which can be mentioned using medicine, music therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy. Physical and sports activities are also one of the important tools to help these children to solve their cognitive and movement problems. The aim of this research was to investigate the effect of selected football exercises on the development of perceptual-motor skills of mentally retarded children. Research method: The current research was a semi-experimental type that was conducted as a pre-test and post-test with a control group. 20 educable mentally retarded boys from Hamedan city with an average age of 10.23 years and an IQ of 66.73 were voluntarily selected to participate in the research. They were placed in two experimental and control group of 10 people. The participants of the experimental group took part in the selected football training program for 8 weeks with three sessions of 60 minutes per week. Bronix-ozeretsky test was used to measure children's perceptual motor skills. In order to analyze the research data, statistical analysis of covariance and independent and dependent t-tests were used. results: The results showed that eight weeks of selected football training has a significant effect on the improvement and perceptual motor ability of children with mental disabilities. Conclusion: According to the results of the research, it is suggested to use football exercises in the physical activity programs of mentally retarded children so that they can increase their perceptual and motor skills.
Objective: Mentally retarded children have more cognitive, motor and social problems than normal children of the same age. There are many ways to improve the cognitive and motor functions of these children, which can be mentioned using medicine, music therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy. Physical and sports activities are also one of the important tools to help these children to solve their cognitive and movement problems. The aim of this research was to investigate the effect of selected football exercises on the development of perceptual-motor skills of mentally retarded children. Research method: The current research was a semi-experimental type that was conducted as a pre-test and post-test with a control group. 20 educable mentally retarded boys from Hamedan city with an average age of 10.23 years and an IQ of 66.73 were voluntarily selected to participate in the research. They were placed in two experimental and control group of 10 people. The participants of the experimental group took part in the selected football training program for 8 weeks with three sessions of 60 minutes per week. Bronix-ozeretsky test was used to measure children's perceptual motor skills. In order to analyze the research data, statistical analysis of covariance and independent and dependent t-tests were used. results: The results showed that eight weeks of selected football training has a significant effect on the improvement and perceptual motor ability of children with mental disabilities. Conclusion: According to the results of the research, it is suggested to use football exercises in the physical activity programs of mentally retarded children so that they can increase their perceptual and motor skills.
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