adapting sports & fitness
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Montana
Adapting Sports & Fitness for People with Disabilities
SportsUnited: China, U.S. Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center of the University of Montana
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Objectives
• Exchanges identified needs and ideas to adapt sports and fitness activities for individuals with disabilities
• Adapting activities for all abilities
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Why Adapt Sports and Fitness
• Pain
• Fatigue
• Lack of energy, endurance, strength
• Weight Control
• Depression
• Isolation
• Financial
• Transportation
• Accessibility
• Time
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Why Adapt Sports and Fitness
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Unified Sports Opportunities
Adapting Sports for people with and without disabilities to participate together as teammates.
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Sport Selection
Three Important Considerations
1. Accessibility: Can students with different types of disabilities participate in the sport with appropriate accommodations?
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Sport Selection
Three Important Considerations
2. Meaningful Involvement: Can students with and without disabilities contribute to their Unified Sports teams meaningfully?
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Sport Selection
Three Important Considerations
3. Safety: Can all students participate safely in the sports environment without fundamentally altering the nature of the sport?
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Adapting Fitness
•Supervised accessible fitness facility• Pneumex body-support assisted standing and
walking program
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Working with Bands
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Adapting Equipment
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Adapting Equipment
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Adapting Equipment
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Adapting Equipment
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Questions?
• Would Unified Sports be something that you could do in your community?
• What are some exercises that you have adapted to meet the need of individuals with disabilities?
• What are some of the sports that you adapt for people with disabilities?
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Thank You!