A Systematic Review of Influences on Development of Athletes With Disabilities

Abstract

Compared with mainstream sport athletes, relatively little is known regarding the factors affecting the development of athletes with a disability. Sport-specific training programs are essential to athletes' successful performance; to create appropriate programs and strategies, a clear understanding of the nuances of development of athletes with a disability is important. The objective of this systematic review was to synthesize existing research on development in athletes with a disability and examine the key determinants of successful development and sporting performance. After a search of the Web of Science and SPORTDiscus databases, 21 articles were identified that met the inclusion criteria, which were assessed using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool and categorized into 3 groups: training and practice, shortterm interventions, and long-term changes due to training. Among the studies, there was a disproportionate focus on immediate interventions and training programs and less on long-term development. The review reflected a lack of research on sportspecific development of athletes with a disability, which raises concerns regarding the effectiveness and appropriateness of current training practices.

Enhancement of Physical Preparedness of Athletes With Visual Impairments by Adaptive Sports

“…It allows to increase motor activity level to restore muscular strength and joints mobility, to expand the arsenal of motor skills. The results of our research are confirmed by certain number of scientific works, that are devoted to the rehabilitation orientation of adaptive sports as a means of strengthening health, restoring lost functions, adapting to external conditions, physical development and preparedness improvement (DePauw & Gavron, 1995;Houwen, Visscher, Hartman & Lemmink, 2007;Blauwet & Willick, 2012;Lastuka & Cottingham, 2015;Dehghansai, Lemez, Wattie & Baker, 2017).…”

“…In modern society, the search for solutions for problem solving of persons' with disabilities social integration is considered within framework of the new special means of substantiation, methods and technologies of persons' with disabilities adaptation to the external environment (Blauwet & Willick, 2012;Herasymenko, Mukhin, Pityn & Kozibroda, 2016;Rudenko, Hlozhyk, Guzii & Prystupa, 2017). At the same time, one of the most effective socialization means for persons with disabilities has been actively developing -adaptive sports (Dehghansai, Lemez, Wattie & Baker, 2017). It's as unique social phenomena that has no analogues in modern society allows to create conditions for the attraction persons with disabilities to social life by providing the opportunity to realize their own potential in activities that have a social significance (Sahlin & Lexell, 2015;Lastuka & Cottingham, 2015;Jaarsma, Dekker, Geertzen & Dijkstra, 2016;Fagher, Jacobsson, Timpka, Dahlström & Lexell, 2016).…”

Poboljšanje Tjelesne Spremnosti Sportista Oštećenog Vida Kroz Adaptivni Sport

“…It allows to increase motor activity level to restore muscular strength and joints mobility, to expand the arsenal of motor skills. The results of our research are confirmed by certain number of scientific works, that are devoted to the rehabilitation orientation of adaptive sports as a means of strengthening health, restoring lost functions, adapting to external conditions, physical development and preparedness improvement (DePauw & Gavron, 1995;Houwen, Visscher, Hartman & Lemmink, 2007;Blauwet & Willick, 2012;Lastuka & Cottingham, 2015;Dehghansai, Lemez, Wattie & Baker, 2017).…”

“…In modern society, the search for solutions for problem solving of persons' with disabilities social integration is considered within framework of the new special means of substantiation, methods and technologies of persons' with disabilities adaptation to the external environment (Blauwet & Willick, 2012;Herasymenko, Mukhin, Pityn & Kozibroda, 2016;Rudenko, Hlozhyk, Guzii & Prystupa, 2017). At the same time, one of the most effective socialization means for persons with disabilities has been actively developing -adaptive sports (Dehghansai, Lemez, Wattie & Baker, 2017). It's as unique social phenomena that has no analogues in modern society allows to create conditions for the attraction persons with disabilities to social life by providing the opportunity to realize their own potential in activities that have a social significance (Sahlin & Lexell, 2015;Lastuka & Cottingham, 2015;Jaarsma, Dekker, Geertzen & Dijkstra, 2016;Fagher, Jacobsson, Timpka, Dahlström & Lexell, 2016).…”

Participating in the Paralympic Games through exercise rehabilitation for individuals with disabilities

“…The Paralympics has grown from a small gathering of British World War II veterans in 1948 to become one of the largest international sporting events in the early 21st century. The Paralympics has grown from 400 athletes with disabilities from 23 countries in 1960 to thousands of competitors from over 100 countries in the London 2012 Games ( Dehghansai et al, 2017 ). The etymology of ‘paralympics’ reveals that it was meant to be held in parallel with the Olympics, as the prefix, ‘para’ means side by side.…”