DEVELOPMENT OF COORDINATION ABLITIES OF PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES BY MEANS OF TABLE TENNIS

Abstract

. The article discusses a problem of using the sports game of table tennis to develop the coordination abilities of children with mental development disorder in the age of 10-11 years. Particular attention is paid to the classification of mental and their consequences in the physical development of a child. Criteria for assessing the types of mental retardation are given, the features of their manifestation are described, and determining factors are given which makes it possible to divide it by type. The articale gives the concept of reasons and forms of mental retardation, and describes features of the physical development and motor abilities of children with intellectual disabilities. The article analyses and describes the characteristic features of coordination abilities and their relationship with human physical capacity. Using the investigation of classification of coordination abilities, the researchers identify that it is possible to develop physial abilities for children with mental retardation, including coordination of movements, using table tennis. A set of control tests for assement the level of development of the coordination abilities for children of this category is provided. In conclusion, an analysis of research results is proposed.