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What do the parents perceive, and how it affects children’s motor competence? A...
Martins, Aline; Flôres, Fábio; Valentini, Nadia; Copetti, FernandoThe present study examines sex differences regarding children's self-perceptions and motor competence (locomotor and object control subtests), parents' perceptions about their boys’ and girls’ competence, and the associations among these variables. Parents and their children (N = 77; M = 8.70, SD = 2.13) participated in the study. The children’s motor competence was assessed using the Test of Gross Motor Develo...
The ecological and cognitive approaches in football/futsal decision-making
Porto, Henrique Lamberty; Copetti, Fernando; Flôres, Fábio SaraivaFootball is a team ball sport in which competitive performance has been analyzed from different theoretical perspectives to be understood. In this investigation, we sought to perform a narrative review of the literature concerning decision-making in football and futsal. Our investigative narrative revealed that there are two different perspectives to describe and explain decision making in football/futsal: an e...
Acelerações na interface cavalo-cavaleiro : repercussões para a hipoterapia
Menezes, Karla Mendonça; Graup, Susane; Farias, Marcelo Silveira de; David, Ana Cristina de; Mota, Carlos Bolli; Copetti, FernandoA Hipoterapia tem demonstrado resultados positivos na intervenção de disfunções motoras e neurológicas. Estudos que investigam a eficácia desse método descrevem estratégias como variação das superfícies de deslocamento do cavalo, diferentes posições de montaria e a diversificação de equipamentos de montaria para controlar os impulsos transmitidos do cavalo ao cavaleiro. No entanto, o conhecimento sobre o quanto...
Ruy Jornada Krebs: Life and Work of an Educator
Copetti, Fernando; Valentini, Nadia Cristina; Knackfuss, Maria Irany; Medeiros, Humberto Jefferson de; Ramalho, Maria Helena da SilvaThis memorial aims to narrate the life and work of Professor Ruy Jornada Krebs, a professional dedicated to the study of human development and teaching, research and extension in Brazilian Physical Education. The text covers academic formative process, the first professional activities, the professor's university career, his academic history at Physical Education and Sports Center (CEFD) of Federal University ...
The influence of futsal practice for child motor competence
Flôres, Fábio Saraiva; Milani, Michael Flores; Copetti, Fernando; Luz, Carlos; Cordovil, RitaMotor competence is an important component of child development related to the performance of various sports. This study examined the relationship between futsal practice and motor skills in 6-to 10-year old boys. Ninety-nine Brazilian children with a mean age of 8.15 ± 1.18 years participated. The children were divided into two groups (futsal vs. non-practitioners). Motor Competence Assessment (MCA) was used t...
Affordances for Motor Skill Development in Home, School, and Sport Environments
Flôres, Fábio Saraiva; Rodrigues, Luís Paulo; Copetti, Fernando; Lopes, Frederico; Cordovil, RitaThrough development, a child’s varied movement contexts provide different opportunities or affordances for action that are fundamental to promoting motor competence. Although home is the primary environment for infants, as children age, school and sport environments gain importance. Studies focusing on affordances for motor behavior in children have mainly addressed the home microsystem, providing an incomplete...
HIPPOTHERAPY IN POSTURAL BALANCE OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS PATIENTS
Menezes, Karla Mendonça; Flores, Fabiana Moraes; Vargas, Fernanda de Moraes; Trevisan, Claudia Morais; Copetti, FernandoMultiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic and progressive disease induced by autoimmune inflammatory responses that attack myelin of the nerve tissue, with changes in postural balance being common manifestations in MS. Objective: Verify if the hippotherapy, inserted as a complementary activity, influences the postural balance of MS patients. Method: A total of six cases were evaluated. The performance of postural ba...
ANÁLISE DO DESENVOLVIMENTO MOTOR E QUALIDADE DO AMBIENTE DOMICILIAR DE CRIANÇAS...
Padilha, Juliana Falcão; Seidel, Enio Júnior; Copetti, Fernandohttp://dx.doi.org/10.5902/2236583410763Objetivo: Analisar o desenvolvimento motor e a qualidade do ambiente domiciliar de crianças. Métodos: estudo descritivo, de caráter quantitativo, realizado com 44 crianças de 18 a 42 meses, de instituições de ensino infantil particulares da região Centro de Santa Maria, RS. Para avaliar o ambiente domiciliar e o desenvolvimento motor utilizou-se respectivamente: Affordance...