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The influence of sports on paralympic athletes’ personal development
Social welfare : interdisciplinary approach, 2018 One of the most effective ways of integrating people with disabilities into society and ensuring their comprehensive personal development is to engage people with disabilities into Paralympic Games. Such engagement creates the necessary conditions to socialize people with disabilities, to adapt their physical and mental states to existing living ...
Kokun, Oleg M. +2 more
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Inspiring sport participation:the demonstration effect
, 2012 The Olympic and Paralympic Games can inspire some people to play more sport. 1- Are politicians and Games organisers telling the whole story about sport participation legacies?
Suzanne Dowse +4 more
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The skills developed through sport will be a legacy of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
, 2012 First paragraph: As the demands associated with high-performance sport have increased over the years, so has the interest in the skills developed by athletes during their sporting careers.
Lavallee, David
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Cross-Comparative Sport Policy Analysis and Paralympic Sport
, 2018 This chapter introduces the reader to discussions surrounding comparative sport policy literature and begins to reflect upon how comparative sport policy research might be informed by, and applied to, the Paralympic sporting context.
David Legg (3317394) +2 more
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DEPORTE PARALÍMPICO: UNA MIRADA HACIA EL FUTURO PARALYMPIC SPORT: A LOOK TOWARDS THE FUTURE
Revista U.D.C.A Actualidad & Divulgación Científica, 2012 El deporte paralímpico, que tuvo sus orígenes en una práctica deportiva adaptada con fines terapéuticos para personas con discapacidad, se ha consolidado, actualmente, como deporte de alto rendimiento y se rige bajo los mismos parámetros del deporte ...
Stevens Ruiz
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The global reality of the Paralympic Movement: Challenges and opportunities in disability sports
Motriz: Revista de Educacao FisicaThe purpose of this study was to briefly illustrate some of the challenges and realities of national and international Paralympic sports. The elite disabled athlete paradigm is still not widely known in the world of regular sports competitions.
Eliane Mauerberg-deCastro +2 more
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The importance of the dentist in paralympic sports
Research, Society and DevelopmentSports dentistry aims to promote health, improve performance and prevent injuries in athletes. It is necessary for the dental surgeon to participate in the routine of athletes from the youth categories, including athletes with intellectual, physical and visual disabilities, this group presents several changes in the oral cavity because of their ...
Luan Sabino de Paula Silva +5 more
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Brazilian footballers and the self-report of medicine intake: The show must go on
MotricidadeAthletes, especially footballers, frequently use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and other medications. However, limited research on prolonged usage exists, particularly among Brazilian athletes.
André Valentim Siqueira Rodrigues +7 more
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Elite coaches’ use and engagement with performance analysis within Olympic and Paralympic sport
, 2018 The use and implementation of performance analysis and feedback by 18 elite Olympic/Paralympic coaches (coaching experience 16.1 ± 7.4; experience using performance analysis 8.3 ± 4.8 years) was explored via an online questionnaire (mean time to complete
Wells, Julia +3 more
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PARALYMPIC SPORT: Are We Equal Yet? [PDF]
, 2011 This case study considers equality for able-bodied athletes, and athletes/persons with a disability, from a financial point of view. A brief history of the Paralympic Games is presented, before asking readers to consider the differences in funding ...
Elesa Argent
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