Recreational strategies to meet the needs of children and young people in situations of Covid-19 in the Morón municipality (Cuba)

Abstract

Sports, entertainment and recreation activities are significant to ensure that children and young people can achieve adequate development in their psycho-social components. This research aimed to design activities plan capable of covering both physical and recreational activities, choosing to raise the quality of life of children and young people in the municipality of Morón. The investigation occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, a moment characterized by confinement or restrictions on going out to public places and the need to practice activities related to sports and healthy recreation. One of the negative consequences during this stage was the motivational and psychological affectations caused in a considerable group of people, an aspect in which inappropriate behaviors in their social and behavioral development were evidenced. To find that, a mixed approach was used in search of a more precise representation of the phenomenon and a more comprehensive vision. The main result is incorporating children and young people to active participation in their spaces, thus contributing to their extensive entertainment and improving their quality of life as a simultaneous element of community and experiential development.