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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Physical fitness and motor coordination monitoring during enriched sport activities in a sample of children living in Europe. The Esa Program

Antonino BiancoFatma Nese SahinMeltem KizilyalliRosario GenchiMichele BasileCarlos SilvaNuno LoureiroYolanda DemetriouJürgen BeckmannSimona PajaujieneIlona Judita ZuozieneManuel GómezlópezGuillermo Felipe López SánchezAnte RadaAna RibeiroJorge Dealmeida CastroMarianna Alesi

subject

ESA programNemaSettore M-EDF/02 - Metodi E Didattiche Delle Attivita' SportiveExecutive functionPhysical activityMedicine (all)hemic and lymphatic diseaseseducationCognitive functions; ESA program; Executive functions; Physical activity; Medicine (all)Cognitive functionhuman activities

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Enriched Sport Activities Program (ESA) is an Evidence-based Practice Exercise Program cofounded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union (Key action:Sport - 579661-EPP1-2016-2-IT-SPO-SCP). It aims to enhance social inclusion, equal opportunities and psycho-physical well being in school-age children with typical development and special needs trough sport activities enriched by cognitive tasks. A multidisciplinary approach has been employed; in detail, health - and skills-related physical fitness components, as well as developmental psychology and neuroscience research are the theoretical basis to implement an evidence-based program suitable to increase sport compliance in 7 different countries. A growing body of studies has identified sport and physical activities (PA) as key factors to contribute to wellbeing and health in children and youths with typical and atypical development.

10.19193/0393-6384_2018_1_1http://hdl.handle.net/10447/292702