Sports training within Special Olympics fitness innovation program

VÁLKOVÁ, Hana. Sports training within Special Olympics fitness innovation program. In the 10 International Conference in Kinanthropology, FSpS MU Brno. 2015.

Základní údaje

• Originální název: Sports training within Special Olympics fitness innovation program
• Autoři: VÁLKOVÁ, Hana (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí).
• Vydání: the 10 International Conference in Kinanthropology, FSpS MU Brno, 2015.

Další údaje

• Originální jazyk: angličtina
• Typ výsledku: Konferenční abstrakt
• Obor: Sport a aktivity volného času
• Stát vydavatele: Česká republika
• Utajení: není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
• Kód RIV: RIV/00216224:14510/15:00087209
• Organizační jednotka: Fakulta sportovních studií
• Klíčová slova anglicky: mental disability; SO Healthy Athletes program; fitness; athletic race

Anotace

Faculty of Sport Sciences, Masaryk University, Brno Background and purpose: the basic principle of Special Olympics (SO) sports program is participation in all over the year training and competition. Improvement of fitness is considered as the bases for future sports achievement and improvement of athletes health related fitness variables. Special Olympics Europe/Eurasia with European Union support granted six selected European SO Healthy Athletes programs to innovate fitness of sportsmen with mental disability. Methods: the project of SO Czech Republic is focused on the domains: coaches and athletes education in fitness training. The presented article describes case studies of 11 athletes (beginners and advancers), their training achievements in athletic running events (100 – 200 – 400 m) measured during last two years, specially in 2015 year. Running events were chosen as because the natural movement can be minimally polluted with skills (influenced with cognitive limits). Conclusion: examples of athletes performance in different age cohorts and different training experience are demonstrated. In conclusion – athletes with mental disability like to be trained and like to participate in competition. It is possible to improve their fitness and good results even in their 40-50 years age.