Disability and inclusion: swimming to overcome social barriers

Nowadays all people can and must practice physical activity and engage themselves in various sports specialties. Among the various sports, swimming is ideal in all situations where the weight of the body is a problem, such as in cases of lower limbs disability (amputations, paralysis, etc.). The objective of this study is to investigate if disabled and not-disabled athletes can derive performance benefits and if it is possible to reduce the gap between the competition times between athletes, through a single, performance and training activity. The sample is made up of 12 athletes, including 6 disabled, belonging to the S2 category, and 6 not-disabled athletes skilled in the back. After an anamnesis and a careful initial valuation, it was proposed to all the athletes to do the HIIT method (for 4 weeks), Tabata method (for 4 weeks), and Pilates one (for 8 weeks). Moreover, to the disabled athletes were given physiotherapy sessions to increase joint ROM for 8 weeks. The aim is to promote social inclusion for disabled athletes, often marginalized by the group, to break down those who are the pillars of difference

Heuristic Learning as a Method for Improving Students’ Teamwork Skills in Physical Education

Transversal skills are the knowledge, skills, and personal qualities that are currently needed to meet the demands of the working world and everyday life. Schools have the task of equipping students with these skills, working not only on disciplinary goals but also on operational–behavioral goals. In 2018, the European Union adopted new recommendations on eight key competencies for lifelong learning and asked schools to implement new methods to develop these recommendations. To be successful, it is necessary to stimulate students’ development of these competences, which are also called soft skills, from the earliest years of the school experience. Physical education (PE) is called upon to make its contribution. In Italy, the two teaching methods used during PE classes are prescriptive teaching and heuristic learning. It is not clear which of the two methods is the most effective in improving soft skills, especially the skills involved in teamwork. The objective of this article was to compare the effects of these two teaching methods on students’ teamwork skills during PE classes in primary schools. After verifying the normality of the data, a Student’s t-test for dependent samples was performed to assess pre-test and post-test differences in each of two groups, while a Student’s t-test for independent samples was performed to compare the two groups after 3 months. Heuristic learning proved to be the most effective method for improving teamwork skills. The results may make an important contribution to future teacher training on the most effective teaching methods for developing students’ soft skill

The Dimension of the Physical Education Teacher’s Role as Support for the Inclusive Perspective

The article investigates on the educational value and upon the teacher of support, trying to clarify some aspects of inclusive education and school integration. Starting from the central role of the teacher of support is analysed by the task of its educational dimension, the different competences that are required to him, the aspects linked to the action of didactic that teachers can intervene to increase the level of integration and inclusion in the classroom, the best possible practices to be used in the classroom in order to better value the individual differences and to increase the highest possible educational success for students with special educational needs. Finally, it is hoped the use of cooperative learning, rather than learn by competitiveness and individualistic, since encourage more interaction between disabled and non-disabled students, a greater empathy between them, without forgetting that inclusive education is facilitated in school environments in which the teaching is active and where difficulties and problems that arise are analyzed to produce improvements

PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE AND PHYSICAL EFFORT REQUIRED IN THE DIFFERENT PLAYING POSITIONS IN SPORTS TEAM

The aim of this study is to examine the effort physical required at footballers during the match, respect to their playing position. The study method is experimental with the division of the sample in 3 groups of 10 players, divided by role (Attackers n=10, Midfielders n=10 and Defenders n=10). Data were collected during (20) friendly matches on (30) elite senior male Italian football players using global positioning system. Analysis of statistical data has been conducted with Analysis of variance to check the differences between the three groups of footballers. The significant differences has been fixed in p<0.05. For all match-related parameters, physical performance was higher for defenders and midfielders compared to attackers. The physical effort demands during a football game differ by game position as well as the distance covered in the different play positions has been confirmed

Change of hand and direction skill in basketball: pilot study on teaching methods by verbal/visual stimulus versus verbal one

The dribble with change of hand and direction is a crucial offensive basketball individual that is often used to overcome the opponent (take the lead) in 1v1 situations and actions of counter-attack. It is a fundamental that theoretically has the highest degree of efficiency, either because it is very effective or because it is difficult to hinder; so it is useful to know which training method (verbal and visual feedback or only verbal) allows the best possible learning and performance. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the difference in yields (in terms of improving) on the learning of dribble with changes of hand and of direction in basketball. The method is experimental and the study was conducted on a sample of 24 male athletes (12-14 years) divided into two experimental groups (A and B) of 12 young athletes each. Group A has performed training, in four weeks and for twice training at weekly, receiving verbal and visual feedback, while Group B has received only verbal feedback. They have been collected data of the times realized, individual and of group, utilizing the CODAT Test, at the beginning and at the end of the practice, to verify the improvement of motor learning in the two groups. The result for Group A (training with verbal and visual feedback) resulted in an increase the performance by 11,09%. The result for Group B (training only with verbal feedback) resulted in an increase the performance lower than Group A and was 5,65%. Group A had a steady increase in performance over the four weeks, while Group B have had a limited improvement in performance. The final percentage difference between the two groups has been 5.44%

MODELLING AN ADEQUATE PROFILE FOR A MORE TARGETED WORK METHODOLOGY, WITH DEDICATED TECHNOLOGIES, FOR ELITE-LEVEL FOOTBALLERS: COMPARISON BETWEEN SUB 17 VS SUB 19, HIGHLIGHTS AND SHADOWS

Purpose: The aim of this study is to compare physical performance during official match (under 17 Championship Serie A and B, under 19Serie B) in two different professional football team and analyze which are the physical parameters that differentiates better under 17 (U-17) and under 19 (U-19) young elite-level football teams. Method: Forty-five (n=45) professional soccer players were analyzed (n=23 under 17; age 16.5±0.5 body weight 69.8±7.0 kg; height 177±8.0cm; fat mass 8.2±3.6 %) and (n=22 under 19; age 17±0.4 years, body weight 70.9±5.8 kg; height 180±5.3 cm; fat mass 8.9±3.6%),excluding goalkeepers, they have been analyzed during 50 official matches (2017-2018: 26 Matches U-17 and 24 Matches U-19 respectively) with K-GPS 20Hz (K-Sport Universal STATS, Montelabbate (PU), Italy).Results: Distance covered at very high intensity acceleration (D_A8, m) is significantly higher in U-19 vs U-17 (ES=1.14; p 3m/s²), are greater in U-19 respect to U-17, in the entire season, in fact this parameter is correlated with the development of strength and muscle mass (growth process).This underline the importance to strength training from young ages respecting physiological processes of development

New “CAPE” solutions for olefins plants. Detailed dynamic simulation and dynamic real-time optimization

This paper deals with certain novel and appealing computer-aided process engineering (CAPE) solutions to improve flexibility, controllability, and operability of olefins plants. It shows the use of detailed kinetic schemes, developed and validated by Professor Sauro Pierucci and his colleagues at the Chemical Engineering group at Politecnico di Milano, to produce new effective tools for reliable and accurate dynamic simulation and dynamic real-time optimization methodologies. Preliminary results and tangible benefits are explained for a steam cracking furnace

Carta Geologica Scala 1:10.000 Isola di Capri, Regione Campania - Assessorato Difesa del Suolo

Cartografia geologica della Regione Campania alla scala 1:10000, a norma CAR.G., delle aree emerse e sommerse fino a -200 m di profondità del Foglio 484 "Isola di Capri", corredato di Note Illustrative di 106 pp