CARSS Definitions Flashcards

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Disabled Sports

Also known as Adaptive Sports or Adapted Sports, these are sports for individuals with disabilities.
Can include physical and intellectual disabilities.
Many are modified versions of able-bodied sports.
Some disabled sports are uniquely created with no able-bodied counterparts, such as goalball and race running.
Disabilities are categorized into physical, mental, permanent, and temporary.

Inclusion

Involves welcoming all individuals into community settings like schools and recreation centers, regardless of perceived differences.

Inclusive Recreation

Ensures individuals with disabilities can participate in recreational activities alongside able-bodied individuals.

Paralympic Games

Major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities.
Includes a variety of disabilities: impaired muscle power, limb deficiencies, vision impairments, and intellectual impairments.
Features both Winter and Summer events, typically held after the respective Olympic Games.
Governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

Paralympic Sport

Comprises all sports contested in the Paralympic Games.
As of 2016, features 22 sports in the Summer Paralympics (526 medal events) and 5 sports in the Winter Paralympics (approximately 72 events).
Sports and events may vary with each Paralympic Games.

Physical Activity

Defined as bodily movement produced by skeletal muscle contraction, leading to significant energy expenditure.

Physical Fitness

Refers to attributes related to performing physical activity effectively.
Assessed through five components: cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition.

Physical Literacy

Encompasses motivation, confidence, competence, knowledge, and understanding for lifelong engagement in physical activities.

Service Connected Disability

Applicable to veterans disabled by injuries or illnesses linked to military service.
Eligibility for disability compensation requires a separation or discharge under honorable conditions.

Archery

Open to athletes with physical impairments using assistive devices as per classification rules.
Evaluates accuracy, strength, and concentration.

Para Athletics - Track and Field

Features diverse competitions for male and female athletes across all impairment groups.
Athletes are classified functionally for each event.

Badminton

Made Paralympic debut at Tokyo 2020.
Matches are best of three games to 21 points, with adapted rules for wheelchair events.
Divided into categories based on impairment level—Standing Upper, Standing Lower, and Wheelchair—with singles and doubles events.

Boccia

A strategy and accuracy game originally designed for people with cerebral palsy.
Now also includes athletes with multiple disabilities, emphasizing strategic play.

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This quiz focuses on definitions related to disabled sports, adapted sports, and adaptive sports. Learn key terms and their meanings, including how these sports cater to individuals with various disabilities. Perfect for those studying sports science or inclusive sports programs.

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What are Disabled Sports also known as?

What is Inclusion?

What is Inclusive Recreation?

What are the Paralympic Games?

What is Paralympic Sport?

Define Physical Activity.

What is Physical Fitness?

Define Physical Literacy.

What characterizes a Service Connected Disability?

What is the sport of Archery?

What does Para Athletics include?

What is unique about Badminton in the Paralympic context?

What is Boccia?