Start Date
17-6-2025 12:30 PM
End Date
17-6-2025 2:00 PM
Abstract
Introduction To enable people with disabilities to participate in organized sports and to initiate a change towards a more inclusive society, the SpAss project was developed based on the PAPAI project (Saari & Skantz, 2017). In the 2023/24 pilot phase in Würzburg, 9 children with disabilities were accompanied by trained sports assistants during a maximum of 10 training sessions in sports clubs. 6 of them remained active after the end of the project. The main project started in October 2024 and lasts 18 months.
Aims and Objectives A specially designed training course for voluntary sports assistants will be implemented into the educational program of the Bavarian Disabled Sports Association (BVS). Financing is regulated by the existing structures of the care system. The development of an app is a central component, with the goal to bring all parties involved (athletes, assistants, billing service providers) together and promote a more inclusive sports community.
Methodology The app will be used to collect quantitative data on the success of the assisted participation, drop-out rates, reasons for dropping out and an accompanying self-assessment regarding the athletes' self-concept. Data on the success of the advertising concept, the app and sports assistant training will be collected via the sports assistants.
Perspectives We expect the finished training concept, the app with integration of the survey methods and an advertising concept in summer 2025.
Conclusions We hope that the presentation of our plans and interim results will lead to a fruitful discussion for the further development of the project.
References Saari, A. & Skantz, H. (2017). The PAPAI-model: a promising tool to increase sports participation and physical activity levels of children and young people with disabilities. Vista-conference Toronto 2017.
Recommended Citation
Reuter, Christiane; Prechtl, Jakob; and Sauer, Leonie, "Protocoll on the implementation of the concept “Sports assistance for people with disabilities” (SpAss) in Bavaria" (2025). International Symposium of Adapted Physical Activity and International Symposium on Physical Activity and Visual Impairment and Deafblindness. 46.
https://sword.mtu.ie/isapa/2025/day2/46
Protocoll on the implementation of the concept “Sports assistance for people with disabilities” (SpAss) in Bavaria
Introduction To enable people with disabilities to participate in organized sports and to initiate a change towards a more inclusive society, the SpAss project was developed based on the PAPAI project (Saari & Skantz, 2017). In the 2023/24 pilot phase in Würzburg, 9 children with disabilities were accompanied by trained sports assistants during a maximum of 10 training sessions in sports clubs. 6 of them remained active after the end of the project. The main project started in October 2024 and lasts 18 months.
Aims and Objectives A specially designed training course for voluntary sports assistants will be implemented into the educational program of the Bavarian Disabled Sports Association (BVS). Financing is regulated by the existing structures of the care system. The development of an app is a central component, with the goal to bring all parties involved (athletes, assistants, billing service providers) together and promote a more inclusive sports community.
Methodology The app will be used to collect quantitative data on the success of the assisted participation, drop-out rates, reasons for dropping out and an accompanying self-assessment regarding the athletes' self-concept. Data on the success of the advertising concept, the app and sports assistant training will be collected via the sports assistants.
Perspectives We expect the finished training concept, the app with integration of the survey methods and an advertising concept in summer 2025.
Conclusions We hope that the presentation of our plans and interim results will lead to a fruitful discussion for the further development of the project.
References Saari, A. & Skantz, H. (2017). The PAPAI-model: a promising tool to increase sports participation and physical activity levels of children and young people with disabilities. Vista-conference Toronto 2017.