The objective of the present study was to analyse the position of sport as a quality of the life domain (QOLD) in subjective quality of life (S-QOL) in deaf and hard of hearing (D/HH) people with different sport participation level. Three groups of D/HH people (n=164) were recruited for the study: elite and competitive athletes (ECA; n=30; mean age 22.2±1.8 years), recreational athletes (RA; n=22; mean age 25.2±2.0 years) and non-athletes (NA; n=112; mean age 26.8±1.9 years). D/HH ECA are the most satisfied in their lives equally with their sport participation, social relations, physical health and the level of independence together with general health. D/HH RA reported the highest satisfaction with sport participation, social relations and with physical health and the level of independence. Position of sport is in ECA and RA lives is the priority number one as well as the satisfaction with other QOLDs as social relations, physical health and level of independence. The position of sport participation in D/HH NA among the QOLDs was interestingly in the second place in the order together with physical health and level of independence domain. Inclusive participation in sport from the earliest age of D/HH children together with able-bodied peers should help better understand mutual communication. Than D/HH people would remain in regular sport participation in later life and so S-QOL among D/HH minority population would be significantly increased.

Summary The aim of the work was to compare the level of somatic and selected motor abilities of pupils of the 1st year in Svit with a national research of primary schools. The goal was to choose boys for athletic training based on individual and overall physical performance. The parameters showing the bodily development of the probands were body height, body weight and BMI index. To determine the all-round readiness of students, we used a test set consisting of the following tests: maximum forward bend, endurance in pull-ups, long jump from standing position, shuttle run 4 x 10 m and endurance Beep test. We processed empirical data using statistical-mathematical characteristics. We used the Shapiro-Wilk test to calculate the normality of the data and then calculated the statistical significance of the mean values using the Parametric Unpaired T-test. We recorded significant differences at the 1% and 5% level of statistical significance when comparing the results of our groups with the national ones in individual motor tests: maximum forward bend, long jump from a place, shuttle run 4 x 10 m and endurance Beep test. Differences in somatic indicators and performance between Svit students were confirmed without statistical significance. In the end, we evaluated the level of performance of pupils according to the standards of the population on the basis of their achieved results. We recommended children who achieved the highest points of overall readiness for athletic preparations, as well as those who showed an above-average level of performance in individual tests.