The Game of Life Soccer Program: Effect on Skills, Physical Fitness and Mobility in Persons with Intellectual Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Barak, Sharon; Oz, Malca; Dagan, Nadav; Hutzler, Yeshayahu
Titel	The Game of Life Soccer Program: Effect on Skills, Physical Fitness and Mobility in Persons with Intellectual Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 32 (2019) 6, S.1401-1411 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Barak, Sharon)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-2322
DOI	10.1111/jar.12620
Schlagwörter	Intellectual Disability; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Team Sports; Physical Fitness; Psychomotor Skills; Adults; Skill Development; Program Effectiveness; Training; United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Autismus; Mannschaftssport; Leistungsfähigkeit; Psychomotorische Aktivität; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Ausbildung
Abstract	Background: Soccer is the world's most popular sport. The present authors evaluated the effect of the Game of Life (GOL) soccer initiative on soccer skills, fitness and mobility of adults with intellectual disability (ID) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Methods: The programme is comprised of once-weekly sessions. Outcomes: soccer skills, fitness and mobility. Effectiveness was evaluated using within-/between-group analyses (e.g. effect size, ES). Results: Fifty adults with intellectual disability and 19 with ASD (age = 31.80 ± 10.11) participated in this study. From pre-test to post-test, the intellectual disability group improved their soccer skills (ES = 0.437); physical fitness--the intellectual disability group presented trivial ESs, whereas the ASD group showed moderate-to-large ESs; Mobility--only the ASD group presented a significant improvement (ES=-0.435), and the intellectual disability group presented better ability in most outcomes in pre- and post-tests. Conclusion: The findings indicated differences in entry-level performance and training impact between the two groups. This should be considered when developing training programmes for soccer players. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01