The Formation of Social Skills in Children with Down Syndrome Under the Influence of Regular Football
Alexander S. Makhov1*
, Dmitry A. Kazakov1, Alexey I. Seselkin2, Valery P. Kartashev2, Natalia V. Karpova2and Natalya V. Mishanina31Department of Theory and Methods of Physical Culture and Sports, Russian State Social University, 129226, Moscow, Russia.
2Department of Adaptive Physical Culture and Recreation, Russian State Social University, 129226, Moscow, Russia.
3Department of Life Safety and Adaptive Physical Culture of the Shuy branch of Ivanovo State University, 155908, Shuya, Russia.
Corresponding Author E-mail: svetlanazsyu@mail.ru
Abstract: People with down syndrome, is very difficult to socialize due to significant communication difficulties. It is difficult to give any of the organizational actions in your daily life. To solve these problems so people recommend sports activities, which contribute to the development of many necessary for living in society skills – punctuality, neatness, discipline and diligence. Very suitable in this case the sport is football. This is a team sport that can generate team spirit, sense of camaraderie, mutual support, creating the basis for rapid adaptation in the team. So, in football, people with down syndrome, become healthier, active socializers, develop their talents and become more sociable. The analysis of the views of parents of children with down syndrome showed a high significance of sport in their child's life. This section, such children get valuable experience. Here they take an example and try to be polite. Sports activity socialize a child gives you the opportunity to prove himself as an athlete and help them overcome internal barriers. Sports trigger in children with down syndrome the physical and psychological indicators. According to parents, it is football changing the lives of their child in a better way children adapt to life in the team, reveal their mental capacity, making whiter confident and more disciplined.
Keywords: Children; Down Syndrome; Exercise; Football, Sports; Physical Activity Back to TOC