The university multimedia textbook is the output of the KEGA grant, 036PU-4/2016, addressed at the Faculty of Sports of Prešov University in Prešov and Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Comenius University in Bratislava, titled: "Implementation of new thematic units of gymnastics and aerobic sports within the educational program in schools and leisure-time activities". The presented document contains research and didactic-technical material focused on the educational process in elementary and secondary schools, and in leisure-time sports activities. Based on the knowledge and experience of project designers, domestic and foreign sources of theoretical-research and empirical focus, this multi-source publication was developed for target groups of professional and scientific sports and sports community.
The content core is a comprehensively structured educational text with video footage, pictures, tables based on the content and performance requirements, and methodology standards of algorithm in training and physical level improvement. The chapters for processing aerobics without/with equipment for conditioning, with demonstration exercises to develop limiting and conditional motor skills, are an important part of the publication. The textbook also deals with the historical profile, development and characteristics of different kind of aerobics, the principles of choreography and musical design criteria to achieve the mutual harmony between musical and movement components in the competitive routines of different age categories – New generation, National development, Age group 1, Age group 2, and Seniors.
The aim of the authors was to present new gymnastic sports and to create educational programs, including creative algorithmic steps and methodical procedures, adequately in physical and sports education in schools and leisure-time activities. The presented material is a comprehensive monograph, which contains knowledge of research and professional foreign and domestic sources related to gymnastics and aerobic sports.
We assume that the material will help, in addition to the above, to update school curricula and study programs and to improve the quality of the education process in the preparation of physical education and sports education. The multimedia textbook is a guide to creative and personalized learning approaches through physical activities, through the internet and DVD media, with accessibility for educators, students and the general public.
Prešov, Bratislava 27.10.2018
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