Hutzler Y, Chacham A, Bergman U, Reches I
Zinman College for Physical Education and Sport Science, Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel.
Percept Mot Skills. 1998 Feb;86(1):111-8. doi: 10.2466/pms.1998.86.1.111.
In this study the effect of an experimental movement and swimming program of six months on motor function in the water measured by means of the Water Orientation Score and self-perception measured by means of the Martinek-Zaichkowsky Self-concept Scale was investigated. 23 children participated in the program, completing both tests prior to and after the intervention. An age-, sex-, and disability-matched control group of 23 children completed only the Self-concept Scale at pre- and posttest. Analysis indicated a significant improvement in Water Orientation Score of children in the trained group, but no effect on scores of the Self-concept Scale.
