THE PARALYMPIC MOVEMENT: USING SPORTS TO PROMOTE HEALTH, DISABILITY RIGHTS, AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION FOR ATHLETES WITH DISABILITIES
Keywords:
adaptive sports, physical qualities, disability, social adaptationAbstract
Purpose. Experimental reasoning of the effectiveness of the nosological oriented program of athletes with
visual impairment at the stage of sports and rehabilitation preparation. Material and Methods. Theoretical
analysis, pedagogical observation, pedagogical experiment, mathematical and statistical methods were applied.
The research was conducted on the basis of Lviv and Rivne regional centers of physical culture and sports of
disabled “Invasport” with the involvement of 34 people with visually impaired. In order to determine the impact
of the nosological oriented program of training on the physical fitness of athletes with visual impairments before
and after the experiment, determination was made of the level of development of the basic physical qualities of
the subjects: strength, flexibility, endurance, coordination. Results. As a result of the study, it was found that
athletes from the B1 group have significantly lower rates of development of physical qualities both before and
after the experiment compared with the representatives of the B2 and B3 groups. The highest rates of physical
fitness, found in group B1 that may be caused by a low initial level of physical preparedness of the subjects. As a
result of the experiment, a significant increase in the physical fitness indicators (p <0.01) was found in all of the
six tests examined. The most significant increase in the indicators of physical preparedness in all tests was found
in the studied group B1. The experimental verification of the effects of the training program confirmed the
effectiveness of the use of adaptive sports as a means to improve the level of development of physical qualities of
athletes with visual impairment. Conclusions. Reliable indicators of the growth of physical preparedness in six
tests in all of the subjects studied as a result of the experiment allow us to conclude that with the help of adaptive
sports means adaptive and compensatory mechanisms can be created in the body of persons with disabilities,
which allows to increase the level of motor activity, to restore muscular strength and mobility of joints, to
expand the arsenal of motor skills and skills.
Key words: adaptive sports, physical qualities, disability, social adaptation.
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