Youth leisure-time physical activity from the perspectives of young adults with visual impairments

Haegele, Justin A.

doi:10.5507/euj.2018.010

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“…Thus, individuals with impairments in social skills or cognition or both are often socially isolated with limited opportunity to build their social skills. However, recreational sport can be a way of addressing social skills (Haegele, 2018;e.g., Orr, Wright, Grassmann, McPherson, Faulkner & Arbour-Nicitopoulos, 2019) such as through encouraging communication and modeling of appropriate social interactions by coaches and peers. Social interactions in sport are learning opportunities, where coaches and teammates can reinforce positive social interactions with the aim of transferring skills outside of sport, where they may be absent in other community settings.…”

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Social influences in recreational sport programs for emerging adults with a disability: A preliminary examination using a mixed methods approach

Orr¹,

Tamminen²,

Evans³

et al. 2021

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The purpose of this study was to examine the social experiences of emerging adults with disabilities within recreational sport programs. Focusing on the nature of social experiences during practice sessions as well as experiences transitioning into adult sport programs, the current research involved qualitative interviews and a group interview, along with researcher observations of athlete interactions during training sessions. A further goal was to develop an observational tool for coding social interactions within disability sport programs. Seven athletes from disability sport programs were observed and interviewed (28% female), with an intellectual impairment, as well as social, physical, or sensory impairments. Qualitative interviews and the group interview were thematically analyzed. A single training session in each program was recorded and coded using observational software, followed by analyses to describe the frequencies of social interactions and associations with athlete engagement. Observational findings demonstrated relatively greater interactions with coaches as opposed to teammates, with two athlete-cases illustrating associations between certain social interactions and engagement within the program. Interviews and the group interview provided insights into how social interactions influence athletes' transition into adult programs-with a focus on the salience of parents as well as a reflection on how peers and coaches have influenced their sport experiences. In addition to providing a lens for exploring sport transitions, this research involved the preliminary development of an observational tool for social experiences in disability sport programs that may be used in further research and practice.

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Social influences in recreational sport programs for emerging adults with a disability: A preliminary examination using a mixed methods approach

Orr¹,

Tamminen²,

Evans³

et al. 2021

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“…The game of goalball has been included in the Paralympic Games since 1976. Goalball enables athletes who are visually impaired or blind to participate in a competitive team game activity (Haegele, 2018) that requires a high level of proficiency in throwing a ball at a designated goal. In order to design training sessions aimed at improving the accuracy and speed of ball-throwing in goalball, coaches who teach players how to throw at the goal should adopt an evidence-based approach.…”

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The effectiveness of bandwidth knowledge of results on a throwing task in goalball players with visual impairments

Shimony¹,

Lidor²,

Ziv³

2020

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The purpose of the current study was to examine whether a wide bandwidth knowledge of results (WBWKR) would result in better throwing accuracy and consistency compared to a narrow bandwidth knowledge of results (NBWKR) among goalball players with visual impairments. Elite goalball players (n=14) were randomly assigned to one of two groups-a WBWKR or a NBWKR group. The participants practiced a throwing task on a goalball court with either a wide bandwidth (1.98 m) or a narrow bandwidth (1.5 m) target. They completed the task at pre-test and acquisition phases. Seventy-two hours after the participants completed the acquisition trials, they performed retention and transfer tests. It was found that in the transfer test, the number of target hits was significantly greater and the absolute error was significantly smaller in the WBWKR participants than in the NBWKR participants. We conclude that goalball players could benefit from the use of WBWKR when practicing throws at the goal.

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Physical Activity Among Children with Visual Impairments, Siblings, and Parents: Exploring Familial Factors

Haegele

Zhu

Kirk

2020

Matern Child Health J

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Youth leisure-time physical activity from the perspectives of young adults with visual impairments

Cited by 6 publications

References 42 publications

Social influences in recreational sport programs for emerging adults with a disability: A preliminary examination using a mixed methods approach

Social influences in recreational sport programs for emerging adults with a disability: A preliminary examination using a mixed methods approach

The effectiveness of bandwidth knowledge of results on a throwing task in goalball players with visual impairments

Physical Activity Among Children with Visual Impairments, Siblings, and Parents: Exploring Familial Factors

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