| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 266 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Understanding sport and intellectual disability: an introduction -- Section 1 Foundations -- 2 Changing perspectives on intellectual disability through sport -- 3 Sport and intellectual disability: benefits, barriers and bridges -- 4 Creating a positive experience for athletes with intellectual disabilities -- 5 Reflections on coaching athletes with disabilities -- Section 2 Developments -- 6 Teaching and coaching young people with intellectual disabilities: a challenge for mainstream specialists -- 7 Special Olympics athletes' perspectives on their motivation to participate in sports -- 8 Athletes with intellectual disabilities, physical disabilities and associated problems: health promotion and enhancement strategies -- 9 The role of family support in enhancing sport activities for children with intellectual disabilities -- Section 3 Examples -- 10 Motor activity training for young people with severe intellectual disabilities -- 11 Special Olympics Unified Sports® Football: empowering girls and women on and off the pitch -- 12 Motor learning and exercise adaptations for athletes with intellectual disabilities -- 13 Issues, effects and curriculum design in dance pedagogy with and for young people with intellectual disabilities -- 14 A detailed consideration of the effectiveness of the "Maximum Effort Rule" in the Special Olympics -- Section 4 Conclusion -- 15 Sport as a vehicle for change in the lives of people with intellectual disabilities |
| Summary |
"There are more opportunities than ever before for young people with disabilities to participate in sport and adapted physical education. For example, there are more than 3.7 million athletes worldwide aligned to the Special Olympics organisation, with national associations active in more than 200 countries worldwide. Despite this rapid growth, all too often coaches and teachers lack adequate knowledge of the particular challenges faced by people with intellectual disabilities. The principal aim of this book is to improve the understanding and professional skills of coaches, teachers, practitioners and researchers, to promote awareness of successful programmes addressing the needs of such young people, and to challenge the prevailing myths and stereotypes surrounding their abilities. With contributions from leading researchers and practitioners around the world, this book is the first to explore in depth the topic of sport and intellectual disability from a coaching perspective. Including both theoretical discussion and empirical case-studies, the book covers a full range of contemporary issues and themes, including training and coaching, family support, perceptions of disability, athlete motivation, positive sport experiences, motor development programmes, and social and cultural aspects of disability. Sport and Intellectual Disability is important reading for any student, researcher, coach, teacher, manager or policy maker with an interest in disability sport, physical education, coaching, or mainstream disability studies"-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Previously issued in print: 2014 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Sports for people with disabilities -- Coaching.
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GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.
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Sports for people with disabilities -- Coaching
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dowling, Sandra, editor
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McConkey, Roy, editor
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Hassan, David, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781317817734 |
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1317817737 |
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9781317817727 |
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1317817729 |
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9781317817710 |
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1317817710 |
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9781315818726 |
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1315818728 |
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