Application Of IAAF's Kid's Athletics Project Exercise And Health Course In Primary School

With the reformation of China's primary and secondary physical education curriculum, content and mode of teaching has become increasingly diversified. Track and field, one of the traditional school sports, are facing a trendency which is hardly favorable. At the same time, teaching process meets severe challenges.In 2000, the IAAF began the exploration of how to attract more young people to track and field exercise. In 2001 they proposed a "Kids'Athletics" project plan, with the purpose of combining the entertainment of track and field with passion. This project has two objectives. The first one is to make track and field the most popular sports in school with greatest number of participants.The second is to effectively prepare all the kids from both the Union and other parts for their future developemt.In this study,two classes of second grade Students from Capital Normal University affiliated Yuxin Primary School participated as the research subjects. By conducting experimental method, questionnaire survey method, literature methd and mathematical statistics methods, this thesis come to the following conclusions after the analysis of subjects and statistical results.1 Kids'Athletics project could comprehensively develop the physical fitness of students, especially their ability of lowers limb explosive power, balance and coordination.2 This two months'teaching research demonstrate that teaching mode of'Kids'Athletics'fit the characteristics of the physical and mental development of today's pupils,and this project could help formation of correct action and posture in the running,jumping and throwing, and as a result,their motor skill are enhanced. 3 Kids'athletics can help students understand track and field, stimulate their interests,and attract more children to participate in the sport. Moreover, it is able to exploit their potential in sports,and offer teachers the chance to seek talent athletics.4 Kids'athletics can improve the learning ability of students, enhance communications and cooperations among students,help to form a good learning atmosphere.5 Kids'athletics can be a good method to culture individual's awareness of team, promote team cohesion, and also can improve the students the sense of competition.6 Kids' athletics could help to develop the sense of abidance by the rules and to form good individual behaviors and habits. Furthermore, it can also carry forward the sporting spirit of struggle and fairness.