Abstract des Autors

The world around us limits children's physical activities more and more, nevertheless it still involves physical dangers which have to be coped with. Sport offers many opportunies to teach children how to take similar risks - which also is the main theme of Hildesheim's physical education program for children. The program includes intensive gymnastic exercises and games so that these children are taking new risks again and again. Thus they are learning how tojudge dangers by running, jumping, swinging and climbing. A new swivel rope measuring device is used to determine children's readiness for taking risks. Three and a half year of experience have shown that children who are attending Hildesheim's physical education program are by far more unlikely to injure themselves than children who do not follow this specific course. Verf.-Referat