Orienteering section as a form of extracurricular activities in physical education

• Published in: Fizicka kultura 2015, Vol.69 (1), p.59-69
• Main Authors: Vukadinovic, Nenad, Juhas, Irina, Kozoderovic, Jelena
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: orienteering / methodics / school / competition
• ISSN: 0350-3828; 2217-947X
• DOI: 10.5937/fizkul1501059V

Extracurricular activities offer students the opportunity to learn and train sports not provided by curriculum of physical education. Staying active in nature in terms of the orientation movement is greatly beneficial for the development of mental and physical abilities. The aim of this paper is to present opportunities for the organizing orienteering section in elementary school. Descriptive method was applied to be shown plan and program of the section designed so that teachers of physical education in their schools provide implementation of orienteering section for 30 classes. The expected outcome of orienteering section is to enable students to independently perform at competitions. Training is done through the implementation of goals and objectives of sections, using methodological procedures with respect to the pupils' age, prior knowledge and the pace of overcoming the training. Plan and program section includes mastering the basic technique in orienteering, through theoretical and practical work. In working with students who are for the first time in orienteering, the main focus should be on reading the maps, and understanding the relationship between nature and maps. In primary schools there are possibilities to organize orienteering section, and there is a significant correlation with other subjects. The presented model provides the optimal level of theoretical and practical knowledge that students can apply in school competitions.