Experiment On Teaching Mini Football To Children With Down Syndrome

Abstract

In the framework of cooperation undertaken by the Russian State Social University and the Downside Up Charitable Foundation, a research group, with support of FIFA's social program "Football for Hope", has been implementing since 2015 an experiment for teaching Down syndrome children to play mini football. The object of the comprehensive study is development of Down syndrome children engaged in playing mini football. The subjects of the comprehensive study are: the impact of mini football sessions on the improvement of Down syndrome children's physical assets; the impact of mini football sessions on the children's morpho-functional indicators; the technical instruction of the Down syndrome children playing mini football; and physical rehabilitation of the Down syndrome children by means of adaptive sports, such as mini football. The first stage of experiment is teaching the elements of playing mini football. The following results were obtained: primary skills of ball control; positive dynamics both in physical and psychic development of children; increased working capacity; improved mental concentration and improved memory. At the second stage of the experiment, work continues on improving the acquired skills in compliance with the authors' experimental model; also, practical recommendations are elaborated for using the approved methods of teaching in other regions of Russia.

Activating model of professional training of persons with disabilities as competitive specialists in higher education establishment

“…Based on the conducted empirical studies (BONKALO et al, 2020;GREBENNIKOVA;RUDENKO, 2019;MAKHOV et al, 2018;RASPOPOVA et al, 2018;MIKHAILOVA et al, 2019), as well as systematic theoretical analysis, we have elaborated a pedagogical model that represents the unity and interrelation of the goals, content, methods, methodological techniques, means and forms of professional training, and methods of measuring and evaluating its effectiveness (Figure 1). At the same time, the professional training of persons with disabilities as competitive specialists is understood as the process of mastering the system of knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for the successful implementation of the labor functions of a specific profession representative; the process of forming their professional competencies and such personal qualities that ensure their ability to compete on an equal basis with specialists without disabilities in the labor market.…”