Abstract
Abstract The teaching of swimming is a habit that has been growing among people, so every day a new aquatic center comes up, schools begin to join swimming pools and make available to their students in this sport. Now a days the International Swimming Federation (FINA) has in its Official Swimming Rules Book (2017) four styles of swimming that should be taught to children, young people and adults who want to learn the practice of this sport and who are allowed in the official competitions of the federation and its affiliates in the countries, among these styles are crawl swimming, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly swimming. According to Oliveira (2010), swimming is considered one of the healthiest sports, because it works with various muscle groups and body joints in a pleasant and different environment from what we live. This practice, besides being important for the formation of his personality and intelligence, also contributes to the physical and motor development of the subject.
Highlights
In current studies on swimming learning, there is an increasing talk about the playful form of teaching for children, especially in early and second childhood
Barbosa (2007) states this saying that “from children's tales, the teacher can approach the child's world, creating imaginary and creative situations, making the SunKrist J Neonat Pediatr child approach the teacher, having a relationship of trust, focusing on learning in a pleasant and joyful way and valuing what is taught as well as what is learned." Human motor development is a very important element that has been studied by experts
This study aims to present, through perception, the contributions of swimming in the motor development of children aged 7 to 9 years
Summary
In current studies on swimming learning, there is an increasing talk about the playful form of teaching for children, especially in early and second childhood. Barbosa (2007) states this saying that “from children's tales, the teacher can approach the child's world, creating imaginary and creative situations, making the SunKrist J Neonat Pediatr child approach the teacher, having a relationship of trust, focusing on learning in a pleasant and joyful way and valuing what is taught as well as what is learned." Human motor development is a very important element that has been studied by experts. According to studies by Gallahue, Ozmun and Goodway [1], “the process of motor development is mainly revealed by changes in the behavior of movements over time.”. According to Gallahue, Ozmun and Goodway [1], motor development can be divided basically into four phases: Reflective motor phase - from birth to approximately 1 year of age; Rudimentary motor
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