The Effect of Basic Swimming Skills Training on Gross Motor Skills in Autistic Children (7-11 Years Old)

Torabi, Farnaz; Aghayari, Azar; Dashtabadi, Sohayl

doi:10.22059/jmlm.2015.55249

Document Type : Research Paper I Open Access I Released under CC BY-NC 4.0 license

Authors

¹ Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education, Payame Noor University, Iran

² - Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education, Payame Noor University, Iran

³ MSc of Physical Education, Payame Noor University, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22059/jmlm.2015.55249

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of basic swimming skills training on gross motor skills in male autistic children (7-11 years old). For this purpose, 20 autistic children (mean + SD age: 10.3±1.05 yr and BMI: 18.9±1.76 kg/m²) were randomly divided into two groups of experimental and control (each group 10 subjects). The training protocol of the experimental group was implemented for 6 weeks containing warm-up with stretching exercises, standard swimming instruction and training and ball movements inside and outside water. The control group was engaged in their routine activities. At the beginning and at the end of the study, the second edition of Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD-2) (Ulrich, 2000) was applied for both groups. Findings showed that the manipulation skills (%40), locomotion skills (%31) and gross skills (%35) improved significantly after the selected training protocol (P<0.05). Accordingly, the differences between the two groups in changes of pretest and posttest of the three skills were significant (P<0.05). Finally, it seems that swimming training with an emphasis on manipulation and locomotion skills can have beneficial effects on motor abilities of children with autism.

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Journal of Sports and Motor Development and Learning

The Effect of Basic Swimming Skills Training on Gross Motor Skills in Autistic Children (7-11 Years Old)

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Volume 7, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
August 2015
Pages 171-185

The Effect of Basic Swimming Skills Training on Gross Motor Skills in Autistic Children (7-11 Years Old)

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Volume 7, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2August 2015Pages 171-185

Volume 7, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
August 2015
Pages 171-185