Design and teaching of physical education for children and youth

Abstract

The reduction of physical activity is a phenomenon that affects the world population at all ages (childhood and adolescence, adulthood and third age) whose effects do not only concern the predisposition to risk factors for health but also more generally well-being and good individual bio-psycho-social functioning. Sedentary lifestyle, unfortunately, no longer affects adults and the elderly, but it is an unhealthy habit that is grafted more and more precociously, also extending to children and adolescents. In fact, during the developmental age we observe alarming trends of involution of motor skills with a general trend of reduction in the quality and quantity of movements in both children and adolescents; over the last fifty years, unfortunately, the coordination of school-age children has regressed, manifesting itself with a significant delay in the development of coordination especially in urban populations, as well as being affected by a serious and widespread problem of overweight and obesity in age paediatric. This paper analyses some special educational needs of movement during childhood and adolescence, even in the presence of disabilities, and tracks the main teaching methods that enhance the body and movement and the sensory perceptive system.

Linking psycho-physical profiles to different training condition during COVID-19 confinement

“…Aim of the study was to compare different training conditions performed before and during the lockdown home-confinement linked to psycho-physical parameters in healthy adults. Reduced level of physical activity can alter bio-psyco-social functioning and wellbeing (D'Elia et al 2020). Previous research by the authors…”

Outdoor movement education in primary school during COVID-19 pandemic in the synthetic perceptions of primary school university training student

“…The definition of core curricula (D'Elia 2019ab, Invernizzi et al, 2020) to teach physical education in the degree courses where educators and teachers are trained arises from the need for sensitize future teachers to a more active and experiential teaching that focuses on body and movement (D'Elia et al, 2020, Raiola 2011, 2013, considering them the centre of the teaching and learning process (Raiola, 2017), as well as placing future teachers in the conditions to adequately teach physical education in the primary school. Physical activity-related training and resources provided to primary school teachers appears to be very important: if future teachers training includes adequate focus on physical activity they will be better disposed to improve children physical activity (qualitative and quantitative) levels.…”

Removing the division into categories between cycling and para-cycling (Handbike category H) by designing a single performance and training activity

“…© 2021 University of Alicante counterweights can be used. As sometimes happens in the design and teaching practices of physical education for young people and children (D'Elia et al, 2020). Counterweights can benefit or disadvantage some athletes, in order to eliminate the differences in performance in competition induced by the situation of disability, as a strategic contribution of sport to the management of diversity (Di Palma et al, 2017).…”