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001 2013050053
003 DLC
005 20150130083531.0
008 140225s2014 enka 000 0 eng
010 $a 2013050053
020 $a9780415735773 (hardback)
020 $z9781315818726 (ebook)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aGV709.4$b.S76 2014
082 00 $a796.087$223
084 $aSPO066000$aSOC029000$2bisacsh
245 00 $aSport, coaching, and intellectual disability /$cedited by David Hassan, Sandra Dowling, and Roy McConkey.
264 1 $aLondon ;$aNew York :$bRoutledge,$c2014.
300 $axiii, 266 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"There are more opportunities than ever before for young people with disabilities to participate in sport and adapted physical education. For example, there are more than 3.7 million athletes worldwide aligned to the Special Olympics organisation, with national associations active in more than 200 countries worldwide. Despite this rapid growth, all too often coaches and teachers lack adequate knowledge of the particular challenges faced by people with intellectual disabilities. The principal aim of this book is to improve the understanding and professional skills of coaches, teachers, practitioners and researchers, to promote awareness of successful programmes addressing the needs of such young people, and to challenge the prevailing myths and stereotypes surrounding their abilities. With contributions from leading researchers and practitioners around the world, this book is the first to explore in depth the topic of sport and intellectual disability from a coaching perspective. Including both theoretical discussion and empirical case-studies, the book covers a full range of contemporary issues and themes, including training and coaching, family support, perceptions of disability, athlete motivation, positive sport experiences, motor development programmes, and social and cultural aspects of disability. Sport and Intellectual Disability is important reading for any student, researcher, coach, teacher, manager or policy maker with an interest in disability sport, physical education, coaching, or mainstream disability studies"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aSports for people with mental disabilities$xCoaching.
650 0 $aSports for children with mental disabilities$xCoaching.
650 7 $aSPORTS & RECREATION / Sociology of Sports.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / People with Disabilities.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aHassan, David,$eeditor of compilation.
700 1 $aDowling, Sandra,$eeditor of compilation.
700 1 $aMcConkey, Roy,$eeditor of compilation.