Analysis of Kids’ Athletics implementation in Wallonia

peer reviewed ; Introduction Since decades in Wallonia (French speaking part of Belgium), athletics competitions for children are miniaturized versions of adults’ competitions. Despite the fact that it has been pointed out that such kind of approach, based on performance, is not appropriated for motor learning and could result in an increased rate of dropout (1), no change has occurred since years. The International Association of Athletic Federation has developed and promoted a more appropriate model of competition for children under 10 years old: ‘Kids’Athletics’ (KA)(2). While this model is... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Jidovtseff, Boris
Wuillaume, Sandrine
Cloes, Marc
Dokumenttyp: conference paper
Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
Schlagwörter: childre / kids athletic / track and field / competition / model / Human health sciences / Orthopedics / rehabilitation & sports medicine / Sciences de la santé humaine / Orthopédie / rééducation & médecine sportive
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26901985
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Link(s) : https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/206669