Slamet Raharjo, Ari Wibowo, Olivia Andiana, Ibrahim, Ramdan Pelana, Ricky Susiono, Sujarwo, Rizka Antoni, Eneng Fitri Amalia
Disabled children have primary or secondary disorders in the muscular, bone, and joint systems that result in impaired coordination, communication, adaptation, mobility, and disruption of personal needs. This study aims to identify the effect of throwing and catching the ball games on the improvement of coordination movement in children with dyskinesia-type cerebral palsy. The population and sample were children with dyskinesia-type cerebral palsy. It was conducted in a foundation that was specially established to educate children with special needs, called YPAC (Foundation for Development of Disabled Children). It used an experimental method of a single subject research (SSR) design to determine the effect of the treatment on one subject. In total, it consisted of 15 meetings consisting of 5 meetings at baseline and 10 meetings at intervention. The baseline showed the ability to coordinate eye-hand movement in children with dyskinesia-type cerebral palsy which reaches 0%. In the intervention using throwing and catching the ball games, the children’s ability to coordinate the eye-hand movement increased at the 9th and 10th meetings characterized by the increase in the percentage of 57.1% or (0.5% of 100%). Based on the results of the research, there is an effect of the throwing and catching the ball games for children with dyskinesia type cerebral palsy. The intervention affects the target behavior of 57.1% and an overlap percentage of 0%. © JPES.
Sport Science, Sport Science Faculty, State University of Malang, Indonesia; Sport and Health, University Negeri Medan, Indonesia; Physical Education, State University of Jakarta, Indonesia; Physical Education, University Suryakancana, Indonesia
