Disability and Sport [Hardcover]

Karen P. Depauw (Author), Susan J. Gavron (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1995 | ISBN-10: 0873228480 | ISBN-13: 978-0873228480

A comprehensive reference of the past, present and future of disability sport, this text brings together a wide variety of disability sports issues and research findings. The authors describe the historical context for disability sport and trends for the future. They offer an understanding of the issues and complexity of disability sport, aiming to increase the awareness of sport modifications, and the multitude of sports opportunities worldwide to athletes with diasabilites. They also present biographical sketches of athletes with disabilities who have excelled in sport. The book sets the stage for further research and enquiry by providing current information on sports issues and research findings, including classifications used in national and international competitions; sports medicine in disability sport; barriers and what has been done to eliminate them; specific coaching strategies for select disabilities and sports; management of major disability sports events; and female athletes with disabilities.

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About the Author

Karen P. DePauw, PhD, is vice provost for graduate studies and dean of the graduate school at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. She has been involved with disability sport since 1981 and was on the original USOC Committee on Sports for the Disabled, on which she served for 12 years. She also served on the USOC Task Force on Disability and was a member of the Organizing Committee for the 1996 Paralympic Congress in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dr. DePauw has served as president of the International Federation on Adapted Physical Activity (IFAPA). She is a member of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD); American College of Sports Medicine; National Association for Physical Education in Higher Education (NAPEHE); National Consortium on Physical Education and Recreation for Handicapped (NCPERH); and North American Federation for Adapted Physical Activity. She also serves on the editorial board of Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly. Dr. DePauw enjoys playing golf, cycling, and traveling in her spare time.

Susan J. Gavron, PED, is associate professor emeritus at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. She has had a lifelong involvement with people and disabilities in a variety of program formats, including teaching, camping, and sport.
Dr. Gavron has been involved in research of elite athletes with disabilities at the national and international levels. She participated in the research advisory group for the USOC Committee on Sports for the Disabled. She also has extensive programming experience in physical education and leisure for individuals with disabilities. She has received numerous awards for her work and service to the state of Ohio. Recently retired, Dr. Gavron is a firefighter and first responder and enjoys photography, fishing, and reading in her leisure time.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 298 pages
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers (June 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873228480
• ISBN-13: 978-0873228480
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,330,023 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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