Effectiveness of the prevention technology for foot arch disorders in primary school children in the process of hand-to-hand combat training

Abstract

Wide prevalence of foot arch disorders of primary school age children prompts the search for effective means and methods of influence, among which preventive potential of hand-to-hand combat can be realized. The goal is development and verification of effectiveness of technology for the prevention of foot arch disorders of primary school age children who systematically engage in hand-to-hand combat. Research methods include theoretical data analysis of scientific and methodological resources, anthropometric methods, pedagogical methods of research as well as methods of mathematical statistics. The study involved 40 children of primary school age engaged in hand-to-hand combat in the RUKBO sports club in Kyiv. The parents gave consent for the children to participate in the pedagogical experiment. The results. The technology of preventing foot arch disorders of primary school age children is proposed. It is implemented in three interrelated stages, namely, adaptation-preparatory, basic and final ones. In accordance with the technology, three periods of sequential implementation of prevention program were foreseen in the preparatory, main and supporting periods. The forms of classes were those conducted in the training process of the sports club and independent classes. In the structure of the training program, the following tools were used: general developmental exercises, special hand-to-hand combat exercises, exercises on unstable and soft surface, exercises using special equipment and game tasks. The content of tools was differentiated depending on implementation period and its forms (training class, independent class). Implementation of suggested technology contributed to improvement of anthropometric indicators of children's foot and calculation indices characterizing risks of foot disorders. Conclusions. Proposed technology for prevention of foot arch disorders of primary school age children has a structure that is implemented in three stages and introduces various means of influence. Implementation of this technology also contributed to improvement of foot anthropometry indicators in both boys and girls and individual indices that characterize manifestations of foot disorders.