A preparation program for children with special needs to participate in the Special Olympics with the focus on ball games

Namen magistrske naloge je bil predstaviti otroke s posebnimi potrebami, pomen njihovega vključevanja v šport in širšo družbo, Specialno olimpijado ter izdelati 10-urni program priprave na igre Specialne olimpijade v igrah z žogo. Vsi trije programi vključujejo različne elementarne igre in gibalne naloge, ki otrokom z različnimi motnjami v duševnem razvoju omogočajo razvijanje in ohranjanje gibalnih sposobnosti ter usvajanje in ohranjanje posameznih nogometnih, rokometnih in odbojkarskih elementov. Vse skupaj pa bo prispevalo tudi k izboljšanju telesne pripravljenosti. Z izdelanimi programi želimo spodbuditi k večjemu izvajanju teh dejavnosti, ki ne vplivajo samo na boljše psihofizično počutje otrok, ampak utrjujejo njihovo samozavest, omogočajo navezovanje prijateljskih stikov ter pridobivanje socialnih veščin. Če želimo resnično spoštovati in sprejemati otrokove posebne potrebe, ki se kažejo na motoričnem, čustvenem, socialnem in intelektualnem področju, moramo športno dejavnost zasnovati tako, da bo vključevala tako pedagoške, tehnične kot tudi terapevtske prilagoditve. Program za posamezno igro z žogo lahko uporabijo tako profesorji športne vzgoje pri rednih urah športne vzgoje kot tudi specialni pedagogi za pripravo specialcev na igre Specialne olimpijade. Otroci s posebnimi potrebami imajo enake želje in interese po pripadnosti in uspehu kot njihovi vrstniki z boljšimi sposobnostmi, zato so posamezne vaje zasnovane tako, da predstavljajo izziv, hkrati pa vsem omogočajo uspeh.The purpose of the master\u27s thesis was to present children with special needs, the importance of their involvement in sports and society at large, as well as the Special Olympics, and to develop a 10-hour preparation program for the Special Olympics with the focus on ball games. All three programs include different elementary games and motoric tasks which allow children with different mental disabilities to develop and maintain physical abilities, as well as to learn and maintain individual football, handball and volleyball elements. All this combined will also contribute to improving physical fitness. With the programs we have developed we aim to encourage greater performance of these activities which not only result in better psycho-physical well-being of children but also strengthen their self-confidence, enable them to form friendly relationships and gain social skills. If we are to truly respect and accept the special needs of a child in terms of motoric, emotional, social and intellectual perspectives we have to develop a sporting activity in a way to include pedagogical, technical and therapeutic adaptations. The individual ball game program can be used by both physical education professors during regular physical education classes as well as by special educators to prepare special students for the Special Olympics. Children with special needs have the same desires and interests for belonging and success as their peers with better abilities, so individual exercises are designed in a way to present a challenge while enabling everyone to succeed