The effectiveness of the author's training program for football for the athletes of Special Olympics in Ukraine

Abstract

In the theory of sport the issue concerning training athletes with intellectual disabilities is one of the least studied ones. The article considers the methodical features of training sessions within the program of Special Olympics. It is established that the individual approach in the training process of Special Olympics is the quintessence of efficiency and safety of training activities. Based on the analysis of these diseases there has been developed a number of methods that will allow the football coaches of Special Olympics to improve the quality of training of persons with intellectual disabilities, as well as to form their social skills and the relationships in the football team. During the research there have been defined the main provisions, that should be taken into account while the organization of the training process of persons with intellectual disabilities: the individual approach to holding training sessions; the peculiarities of the diseases; the abilities of the athletes due to the degree of intellectual disabilities; the level of physical fitness; the age characteristics; the practical experience of coaches; the differentiation of means, methods and forms of organization of sessions. Besides, there has been verified the effectiveness of the training program of Special Olympics for football. The prospects for further research include the implementation of the training program of Special Olympics for football in special correctional institution.