Development and Application-Smart Football for Movement Evaluation and Training in the Special Education Population
Development and Application-Smart Football for Movement Evaluation and Training in the Special Education Population
Children with disabilities are frequently ignored by the general population, hence the
 development of movement evaluation and training devices for use in special education settings
 are relatively overlooked. Usually the performance of these children is not stable and
 contains variations. Hence in order to get a complete picture of their sport performance,
 simply measuring movement time and distance is definitely not representative. With the rising
 attention from government regarding fitness and social participation of the disabled in
 recent years, developing a special-designed individual evaluation & training plan is of great
 importance. To achieve this goal, a device which is able to record the complete process of
 movement, and contains algorithm that can pick up the movement characteristics of children
 with disabilities is needed. The purpose of this study is to design and develop a smart
 soccer ball system for use in children with intellectual disabilities(ID), and to compare the
 performance between children with ID and the typically developed.
Inclusion Criteria:

 1. Intellectual disabilities (ID) group:

 -  children with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities.

 -  able to walk independently

 -  can follow simple commands

 2. Typical developed children:

 -  age-matched TD children

 Exclusion Criteria:

 1. fracture or receive orthopedic surgery within six months.

 2. Participate in regular soccer training.