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''Students and professionals can use Disability Sport, Second Edition, as a springboard to further research; as an up-to-date reference; and as a tool in working with, or preparing to work with, all athletes with disabilities.''--BOOK JACKET.

Author(s): Karen P DePauw; Susan J Gavron
Edition: 2nd ed
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Year: 2005

Language: English
Pages: xii, 395 p. : ill.
City: Champaign, IL
Tags: Физическая культура и спорт;Спортивная медицина;


Content: Overview of sport and individuals with disabilities. Introduction --
Historical context of disability and sport --
History of disability sport --
Structure and organizations for disability sport --
Competitions and sport opportunities for athletes with disabilities --
Sport and disability: a world view --
Sport and sport performance. Sports for athletes with disabilities --
Coaching and training athletes with disabilities --
Sports medicine and athletic training for athletes with disabilities --
Sport equipment --
Event management --
The changing landscape of disability sport. Challenges and controversies in disability sport --
Female athletes with disabilities in sport --
The future of disability sport.
Abstract: ''Students and professionals can use Disability Sport, Second Edition, as a springboard to further research; as an up-to-date reference; and as a tool in working with, or preparing to work with, all athletes with disabilities.''--BOOK JACKET