Russian Federation
The purpose of the study is to assess the impact of the proposed methods for developing balance on the static-dynamic stability of schoolchildren with visual impairments. Research methods and organization. In the course of the study, analysis of literary sources and extracts from medical records, testing (assessing the level of development of static and dynamic balance), a pedagogical experiment, and the method of mathematical and statistical processing of results according to the Wilcoxon criterion were applied. The pedagogical experiment was conducted with the participation of 9 visually impaired younger schoolchildren who engaged in adaptive physical education according to a program supplemented with the proposed techniques for developing balance. Research results and conclusions. It has been found that the use of exercises without equipment and with various sports apparatus, with a gradual increase in the complexity of exercise conditions, has a positive effect on the development of dynamic and static balance in visually impaired children aged 9-10, and also generally contributes to enhancing the mobility of children with visual impairments.
adaptive physical education, adaptive physical culture, visually impaired children, primary school age, balance
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