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What are two key mental skills techniques utilized for athletes with disabilities?
What are two key mental skills techniques utilized for athletes with disabilities?
Abdominal Breathing and Progressive Muscular Relaxation (PMR).
Why is it important not to protect athletes from failure?
Why is it important not to protect athletes from failure?
It helps them build resilience and learn from their experiences.
What psychological preparation strategies are emphasized for athletes before competition?
What psychological preparation strategies are emphasized for athletes before competition?
Goal Setting and Pre-competition Preparation.
What was a significant milestone in doping controls for disability sport?
What was a significant milestone in doping controls for disability sport?
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What trend is increasing within the sports community regarding athletes with disabilities?
What trend is increasing within the sports community regarding athletes with disabilities?
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What is one key balance that coaches must maintain when coaching athletes with disabilities?
What is one key balance that coaches must maintain when coaching athletes with disabilities?
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Why is it important for coaches to understand the rules and laws of sports when coaching athletes with disabilities?
Why is it important for coaches to understand the rules and laws of sports when coaching athletes with disabilities?
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What is a significant consideration when designing training programs for athletes with disabilities?
What is a significant consideration when designing training programs for athletes with disabilities?
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How does coaching athletes with visual impairments differ from coaching those without disabilities?
How does coaching athletes with visual impairments differ from coaching those without disabilities?
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What are some of the challenges that amputee athletes face during coaching?
What are some of the challenges that amputee athletes face during coaching?
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What role does equipment play in coaching athletes with disabilities?
What role does equipment play in coaching athletes with disabilities?
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What technique can be employed by coaches to assist visually impaired athletes during physical activities?
What technique can be employed by coaches to assist visually impaired athletes during physical activities?
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How does the coaching approach change for athletes with physical disabilities compared to those without?
How does the coaching approach change for athletes with physical disabilities compared to those without?
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What technique can a visually impaired athlete use to find their way while running without a guide?
What technique can a visually impaired athlete use to find their way while running without a guide?
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What specific condition can affect an athlete's motor control and flexibility?
What specific condition can affect an athlete's motor control and flexibility?
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How do the needs of athletes with spinal cord injuries differ from those of the general population during training?
How do the needs of athletes with spinal cord injuries differ from those of the general population during training?
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What strategy can be employed to assist athletes with a slow rate of learning?
What strategy can be employed to assist athletes with a slow rate of learning?
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What is one way to enhance communication with athletes who have intellectual disabilities?
What is one way to enhance communication with athletes who have intellectual disabilities?
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Why should athletes with neurological conditions avoid prolonged exposure to hot environments?
Why should athletes with neurological conditions avoid prolonged exposure to hot environments?
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What guiding technique involves using a brightly colored shirt?
What guiding technique involves using a brightly colored shirt?
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What is the role of hydration in the training of athletes with spinal injuries?
What is the role of hydration in the training of athletes with spinal injuries?
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Study Notes
Sport and Recreation for Persons with Disabilities
- Course code: SRLP 4035
- Focuses on coaching athletes with physical and intellectual disabilities
- Includes topics on coaching, future trends, and considerations for specific disabilities
Key Concepts
- Important factors in coaching athletes with disabilities
- Consideration for specific disabilities
- Specific mental skills
- Controversial issues and future trends
Important Factors in Coaching Athletes with Disabilities
- Maintaining a balance between mind, technique, and body
- Possessing adequate knowledge of sport rules and laws
- Understanding how rules and laws may affect athletes with disabilities
- Recognizing each athlete's unique disability and physical condition
- Developing appropriate training programs tailored to individual needs
- Educating oneself about suitable equipment for athletes with disabilities, such as gloves, ramps, and wheelchairs
Coaching Athletes with PD
- Emphasizing flexibility and lateral thinking to develop optimal movement patterns
- Analyzing the movements of asymmetric bodies with restricted range of motion (ROM)
- Understanding the specific needs of individuals with physical disabilities
Coaching Athletes with Amputee
- Recognizing muscle imbalances
- Addressing problems with balance and speed
- Understanding potential over-stressing of single limbs
- Acknowledging the need for proper skin care due to prosthesis wear
- Knowing the specific rules in various sports
Coaching Athletes with Visual Impairment
- Understanding that children with visual impairments engage in less physical activity compared to peers without disabilities
- Knowing how to guide individuals with vision impairment about correct direction
- Using tools like guides, partners, tethers, bonk/tappers, and step counts
- Employing hand-body manipulation, concrete instructions, and braille techniques
- Understanding the suitability of instructions for athletes based on gender
Guiding Techniques for Athletes with Visual Impairment
- Using a sighted guide by grasping the guide's elbow, shoulder, or hand
- Leveraging tether systems to enable athletes to move freely by allowing full range of arm motion
- Making use of guided wire systems, which provide a wire path or line across a field or course
- Employing sound sources like clapping or bells or using soundmakers as a tool to guide the athletes
Coaching Athletes with Visual Impairment: Guiding Techniques
- Employing sound sources like clapping to guide athletes with visual impairment.
- Guiding runners using verbal instructions such as bell ringing or noisemakers.
- Having a sighted guide beside the athlete
- Identifying the runner with partial vision by using a brightly colored shirt worn by the guide
- Emphasizing independent running on a track marked with thick white lines
Coaching Athletes with Neurological Conditions
- Recognizing difficulties in coordinating and controlling movement
- Working to improve motor control and flexibility
- Understanding that spastic athletes are affected by their condition
- Educating oneself about how athletes with paraplegia may use upper limbs to prevent blood pooling
- Knowing that individuals with spinal injuries may require a higher maximum heart rate during training
Coaching Athletes with Neurological Conditions:
- Understanding how spinal injuries may affect a person’s thermoregulation and proper hydration protocols
- Recognizing the need to limit time spent under heated conditions and adjusting training intensity
- Educating oneself about how certain training effects and heart rate levels are higher compared to athletes without spinal injuries
Coaching Athletes with Intellectual Disability: Communication and Experience
- Applying clear, concrete, concise, consistent, and command-oriented communication styles
- Structuring controlled feedback and realistic expectations during competition
- Enforcing rules and regulations
Coaching Athletes with Intellectual Disability: Behavioral Challenges and Strategies
- Being mindful of athletes' slower learning rates and shorter attention spans
- Implementing strategies for managing athletes' behaviors by providing structure
- Reinforcing desired behaviors and breaking down complex skills into smaller components
- Doing 10-minute activities and repeating instructions to improve memory and attention
Mental Skills for Athletes: General Considerations
- Treating athletes as athletes, not as individuals with disabilities
- Assessing their level of disability and needs
- Using athletes as sources of information
Mental Skills for Athletes: Techniques
- Employing abdominal breathing techniques
- Utilizing progressive muscular relaxation (PMR)
- Employing imagery to visualize positive outcomes
- Developing mental preparations such as goal setting, self-confidence, and pre-competition preparation
Ethics Issues in Sports
- Emphasizing the importance of proper equipment specification
- Addressing the need for accurate classification grading, preventing misrepresentation.
- Understanding and addressing the issue of doping, penalizing for doping violations, and highlighting historical doping cases in disability sports.
Future Trends in Disability Sports
- Understanding the growing trend of establishing multi-disability international governing bodies
- Observing increasing competition specifications
- Anticipating growth in individuals with disabilities seeking sports programs
- Noting increasing focus on equality and inclusion in sports opportunities for women, people of color, social economic groups, and increased public awareness and acceptance of athletes with disabilities.
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This quiz explores coaching strategies for athletes with physical and intellectual disabilities. It covers essential factors like individualized training, understanding specific needs, and adapting sport rules. Stay informed about controversial issues and future trends in this important area of coaching.
