PHYSICAL TRAINING AND SPORTS FOR DISABLED

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PHYSICAL TRAINING AND SPORTS FOR DISABLED
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THE MAIN GOAL OF PHYSICAL TRAINING OF DISABLED
PEOPLE

• The improvement of basic locomotive abilities and
  skills (prowess, thews,speed and assiduity),
  balancing (in sitting or standing position), the
  improvement or three-dimensional orientation, the
  movement with compensation instruments
  (wheelchairs, prosthodontics and crutches).
• Learning of regenerative compensation methods and
  exercises including psychorelaxation methods,
  selfmassages and understanding counterproductive
  exercises and procedures in connection with type
  and extention of disablement.

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• Effection of mental condition mostly self
  confidence increasing, dealing with the effects
  of handicap and conflict situations, managing of
  the feelings, the improvement of concentration
  ability, etc.
• The acceptance of social role, communication with
  other disabled people and above all with healthy
  people.
• The lifestyle influence in general and improvment
  of life quality, the diseases prevention, the
  active way how to spend free time, etc.

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The main reason why to do sports is THE JOY OF
THE SPORT
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Competitions and matches for disabled popularizat
ion of the sport and disabled sportsmen and
positive view of the whole society to handicapped
people.
Formation of foundations and supportive
organizations (state or private sponsorship).
Popularization and propagation some disciplines
integrated to the programme of Olympic games
under the name Paralympiad.
The Paralympic games came into being due to
English neurosurgeon Sir Ludwig Guttman who
organized international games for wheelchar
disabled in 1948. It was at the same time as
Olympic games in London.
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CLASSIFICATORY CRITERIA FOR FORMATTING DISABLED
SPORTSMEN

• Testing of myodynamia
• Proprioceptor sense
• Balancing in sitting position
• Spasticity
• Fixation to the wheelchair
• Disartrosis
• Factitious limb or joint fixation
• Using of compensation instruments
• The effect of training

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SPECIAL OLYMPIAD
Types of sports Official summer Official
winter For demonstration Aquatic sports
Cross country skiing Canoeing
Athletics Figure
skating Table tennis Basketball
Speed skating Handball
Horseback riding Sledge hockey
Tennis Gymnastics
Poly hockey Weight lifting
Roller skating Football Softball Volleyball Swi
mming Boccia
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BOCCIA
It is sport for the most disabled players (mental
and physical disabled) and it is usually the only
type of sport they can play. The first time at
Paralympic games - in 1992 in Barcelona.
It is related to English lawn bowling and French
petanque.
It can be played individually, in pairs or in
teams. Men and women play it together in three
categories with helper, without helper and with
assistant.
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The principal of the game Players try to throw
the balls (blue or red) closest to the white ball
called Jack.
The players who cannot hold the ball in the hand
can use special ramp to direct the trajectory of
the ball.
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TENNIS
It is the most popular sport at the Paralympic
games (since 1992).

• Health classification
• Paraplegic (down from Th1, legs amputation and
  joints damage)
• Tetraplegic (damage of C7,8).

The special light wheelchairs with the low
gravity centre are used for the game.
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The playground is the same as for the classical
tennis. The ball can fall to the ground
twice. The wheelchair is considered as a part of
the players body.
The special balls (lazy balls) can be used for
beginners it decreases the speed of the ball.
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TABLE TENNIS
It is the sport with a long time tradition
Paraolympic games in 1960 in Rome..
11 classes in the health classification e.g.
wheelchair handicap, limb amputation, spastics,
disseminated sclerosis, muscular dystrophy,
arthritis etc.
Strategy the service is very important. The
best stopballs are played when you take the
advantage of the wheelchair movement as if you
were standing.
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Compensation instruments used in the table tennis
The equipment for holding the elbow - muscular
dystrophy.
Disabled who cannot hold the racket use the
bandage. The clasper for holding the racket.
The holder of the racket with two weepers.
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