Use of Juggling and a Suitable Psychomotor Activity in Persons with Special Needs

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TRÁVNÍKOVÁ Dagmar

Year of publication 2011
Type Article in Proceedings
Conference 6th International Scientific Conference on Kinesiology: „Integrative power of Kinesiology“
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Faculty of Sports Studies

Citation
Field Pedagogy and education
Keywords juggling; physical activity; special needs; psychomotricity
Description The paper depicts juggling as an alternative physical activity suitable for persons with special needs. Juggling comes under physical activities from the area of psychomotricity and therefore covers physical, psychical as well as social aspect of man. As juggling includes wide range of skills, levels, props or techniques, it may be adjusted according to specific needs of any person. In the paper we introduce our work with seniors, children with ADHD and persons with auditory, visual, physical as well as mental handicaps. Masaryk university (CZ) offers juggling as an optional form of physical education and many students of Special Pedagogy attend the course yearly. Therefore, we believe that juggling will become a part of offered suitable physical activities for persons with special needs and will be practically applied in various areas.
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