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- 1From:Palaestra (Vol. 29, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAbstract Latvian Disabled Children and Youth Sport Federation (the LDCYSF or the Federation) has been providing physical activities and sport for children and young people with disabilities and special needs for...
- 2From:Palaestra (Vol. 26, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedA 500-yard swim event is hard enough for a person without a disability. Brendan Driscoll competes in high-end able-bodied meets with one limb less. He is missing his left leg from the knee down. Driscoll was born with a...
- 3From:Learning Disability Practice (Vol. 11, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedAfter battling through to the final of the European Championship of August 2. the England learning disability team fell at the last hurdle. They lost 3-1 to defending champions Holland in a thrilling match held at...
- 4From:Palaestra (Vol. 17, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedEight wheelchair soccer teams met in Houston, TX, for the 2001 Division A and B Championships. Played on a basketball court, players are allowed to dribble and pass as in wheelchair basketball, but the ball is thrown...
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- 6From:Palaestra (Vol. 16, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedOn the morning of May 13, word began to circulate around the gym at Olympic Training Center that the 10,000-seat Sydney Dome was sold out for the finals of the quad rugby competition at the 2000 Paralympics next October...
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- 8From:Palaestra (Vol. 10, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedIntroduction There is acceptance that motivation to participate in physical activity is determined to a major extent by how one thinks and feels. These feeling states, such as enjoyment or distress, result from how...
- 9From:Palaestra (Vol. 8, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedIn contemporary American culture many social forces guide individuals into becoming active and productive members of society. Becoming a member of society is partially accomplished by means of socialization which is an...
- 10From:Palaestra (Vol. 8, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedWith almost 6,000 athletes, ranging in ages from 8 - 69, representing all 50 states, District of Columbia, 3 U.S. Territories, and over 100 countries, tremendous opportunities existed for increasing understanding of...
- 11From:Palaestra (Vol. 31, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedThe 2017 Warrior Games were held this past summer in Chicago, Illinois. Approximately 265 wounded, ill and injured service personnel and veterans represented all the braches of service. Competitors from the Army, Marine...
- 12From:Palaestra (Vol. 19, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedIn the period between the 1996 Paralympic Games in Barcelona, and those held in Sydney in 2000, many West Australian athletes with disabilities reported difficulties in successfully maintaining both training...
- 13From:Therapeutic Recreation Journal (Vol. 52, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedThis study explores the meaning of competitive sports participation among youth athletes with disabilities who are members of a sled hockey team affiliated with a community-based therapeutic recreation (TR) and adaptive...
- 14From:Palaestra (Vol. 32, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedThis article examines wheelchair rugby participation, activities of daily living, and self-efficacy among individuals with physical disabilities. Participation in wheelchair rugby is beneficial for individuals with...
- 15From:Learning Disability Practice (Vol. 11, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedNo go: Swimmer Ben Proctor is being featured in a Mencap campaign calling for athletes with learning disabilities to be allowed to compete in future paralympic events. The ban on athletes with a learning disability...
- 16From:Palaestra (Vol. 8, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedWith elevation to official sport status in 1988, equestrian activities are among the fastest growing Special Olympics sports. Of 6,000 athletes who participate in equestrian activities worldwide, 100 riders competed in...
- 17From:Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness (Vol. 113, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedIntroduction: Goalball is a sport specifically created for persons with visual impairments. In spite of all benefits that participating in sport-related activities brings to athletes with visual impairments, there is...
- 18From:Palaestra (Vol. 22, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedOn February 19, Special Olympics athletes from Texas shot hoops with some of the NBA's finest players during a basketball clinic held at 2006 NBA All-Star Jam Session presented by NOKIA at the George R. Brown Convention...
- 19From:Palaestra (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedThe NWBA's top coaches caught a glimpse of tomorrow's superstars August 2-4 at the 2nd Annual United States Basketball Festival. Competition was held at the newly completed Fieldhouse at the University of Wisconsin at...
- 20From:Palaestra (Vol. 17, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedWhen developing an exercise and training program, safety is the most important consideration. To help ensure the safety of athletes, it is important to first evaluate athletes' general medical, health, and activity...