Individual Determinants as the Causes of Failure in Learning to Swim with the Example of 10-Year-Old Children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The purpose of the present study was to identify which, and to what extent, selected individual determinants of 10-year-old children may limit the final achievement in learning to swim. In view of the above, the research hypothesis was formulated that some children, despite regular attendance at swimming classes, do not achieve the learning outcomes set in the curriculum. The reason for this may be unfavorable (compared to their peers) morphological and functional characteristics, coordination motor abilities, and problems with fear of water.

Methods

The study was conducted on a group of 271 students from the third grade of elementary schools who could not swim when they entered the physical education classes at the swimming pool and then participated in at least

SUBMITTER: Ostrowski A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9100805 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature