The effect of physical exercises accompanied by music on developing some physical and motor skills for Special Olympics athletes in completing the 50-meter freestyle.

Abstract

The importance of the research lies in using physical exercises accompanied by music to develop certain special physical abilities, the most important of which are speed, agility, and flexibility. Athletes in the Special Olympics with mild intellectual disabilities should strive to select the best developmental methods suitable for training, especially for the research sample of the athletics team for this category of Special Olympics athletes. Therefore, the researcher deemed it necessary to find a solution to this problem and to pay attention to athletes with disabilities by using some special physical exercises, in addition to incorporating music into the specific exercises in the training units accompanied by different music, especially in developing some physical abilities scientifically and correctly by introducing suitable training units for the research sample.And it is strictly proportional to their physical abilities. The aim of the research is to prepare special exercises accompanied by music to develop some physical and motor qualities among the research sample members. It also aims to identify the impact of special exercises accompanied by music on developing some physical qualities and their effect on the 50-meter freestyle run among the research sample members. The researchers used the experimental method for a single group with pre-test and post-test due to its suitability for the nature of the research. The sample community is the Iraqi Special Olympics Federation for intellectual disabilities, and the research sample consists of Special Olympics athletes in the 50-meter run event, who were intentionally selected, totaling 10 athletes.Two of them were excluded for not adhering to the training, leaving 8 players to represent the research sample, with the sample representing 80% of the community in Baghdad Governorate. The training program, which lasted for 8 weeks, was applied with 3 training units using interval training of low and high intensity to suit the research sample during the training phase. The researchers gradually increased the training intensity using auxiliary tools, and after obtaining the raw results, they were statistically processed.The researchers concluded that interval training, in both its low and high intensity forms, is suitable for Special Olympics athletes. It contributes to the development of the athletes' physical abilities and improves their potential and performance effectiveness. The researchers recommend the necessity of focusing on sports activity programs offered to Special Olympics athletes to effectively help them integrate into society, as these programs contribute to the development of their physical skills.