ADAPTIVE MOTRICITY AT DIFFERENT AGES
cod. 1000303

Academic year 2014/15
1° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Metodi e didattiche delle attività motorie (M-EDF/01)
Field
Discipline motorie e sportive
Type of training activity
Characterising
14 hours
of face-to-face activities
2 credits
hub: -
course unit
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Learning objectives

What is meant by adapted sports, abstract examples, introduction to the European program of adapted physical activity.

European program of adapted physical activity:-approach in the event of disability, in terms of disability. Methods for the inclusion of disabled children in Europe and the United States, the concept of Equal Opportunities, practical examples.

Description of the categories of disabled adults:

Non-traumatic (multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease)

-Traumatic (car accidents, sports injuries, violence)

Programming of adapted physical activity, correlated with suitable examples.

Description of the categories of disabled children:

-Coordination of Development Disorders, Cerebral Palsy, Neurological Syndromes, Congenital Heart Disease, Asthma, Autism, minimal brain dysfunction syndrome, mental retardation

Illustration of-fit tests to evaluate motor skills of disabled children and their examples:

Test of General Motor Development 2 (TGMD 2)
General Motor Function Measurement (GMFM)
Battery for the Assessment of Movements in Children (MABC)
test Lofopt
Programming of adapted physical activity, correlated with suitable examples

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

Provide students with the tools for the development of physical exercises designed to prevent postures that lead to pathological conditions

To train students to develop exercises adapted physical activity in individuals with pathological conditions, both adults (18-65 years) children or adolescents (<18 year

Full programme

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Bibliography

"Adapt": A European Programme for adapted physical activity

-Slides provided in class

Teaching methods

Lectures will be conducted with the use of oral presentations with presentation of slides and interactive involvement of the student according to the schedule defined at the beginning of academic year

Assessment methods and criteria

The evaluation of the degree of preparation of the student will be with oral exams and focus on the content of the topics defined by the educational program

Other information

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