The aim of the ad-hoc committee of the German Association for Sports Science (dvs) is the conception and development of a test instrument for the assessment of the basic motor comptetencies of children in the context of swimming learning.Based on the existing MOBAK test instruments for the competencies of “Self movement” and “Object movement”, a test instrument for the competencies of “Moving in Water” is now to be developed. The meeting on 1 November 2018 at the University of Mainz served to formulate test items which are to be validated within the framework of a pilot study.
The following persons were involved in the meeting (from left to right): Christian Herrmann (University of Basel), Axel Dietrich (German Swimming Association), Detlef Beise (University of Leipzig), Nadine Strifler (University of Heidelberg), Fabio Capraro (University of Basel), Robert Collette (University of Mainz) and Christophe Schnitzler (University of Strasbourg, not on the picture).
