Start Date
18-6-2025 12:30 PM
End Date
18-6-2025 2:00 PM
Abstract
Background/Aim:
After ratifying the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Germany and Japan were required to increase participation opportunities in inclusive sports and physical activities. Since the critical report by the UN Committee to Germany and Japan, inclusive education has progressed in both countries. The aim of this study was to clarify the differences and commonalities between the two countries through an ecosystem analysis of inclusive sports clubs in Sapporo and Berlin.
Methods:
Inclusive sports clubs in Berlin (the capital of Germany) and Sapporo (the capital of Hokkaido) were analyzed and compared using ecosystem analysis. The materials for the analysis comprised official regional information, including that of laws and systems, and interviews with sports club managers in both cities.
Results:
The two cities differed in their establishment of sports clubs one of the factors owing to differences in the financial support systems for clubs in each country. In Berlin, various forms of financial support are available through medical insurance and other sources to individuals with disabilities who participate in sports. By contrast, most inclusive sports clubs in Sapporo operate without public financial support. However, similarities and differences were observed with regard to the training systems of sports coaches for people with disabilities.
Conclusions:
This comparative ecosystem analysis of inclusive local sports clubs in Japanese and German cities revealed significant differences in their management systems and implementation conditions. However, certain commonalities were observed with regard to the strategies used by coaches to implement inclusive sports.
Recommended Citation
Yasui, Tomoyasu; Senga, Ai; Yamamoto, Rihito; and Doll-Tepper, Gudrun, "Comparative study of inclusive local sports clubs: Ecosystem analysis of Sapporo and Berlin" (2025). International Symposium of Adapted Physical Activity and International Symposium on Physical Activity and Visual Impairment and Deafblindness. 28.
https://sword.mtu.ie/isapa/2025/day3/28
Comparative study of inclusive local sports clubs: Ecosystem analysis of Sapporo and Berlin
Background/Aim:
After ratifying the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Germany and Japan were required to increase participation opportunities in inclusive sports and physical activities. Since the critical report by the UN Committee to Germany and Japan, inclusive education has progressed in both countries. The aim of this study was to clarify the differences and commonalities between the two countries through an ecosystem analysis of inclusive sports clubs in Sapporo and Berlin.
Methods:
Inclusive sports clubs in Berlin (the capital of Germany) and Sapporo (the capital of Hokkaido) were analyzed and compared using ecosystem analysis. The materials for the analysis comprised official regional information, including that of laws and systems, and interviews with sports club managers in both cities.
Results:
The two cities differed in their establishment of sports clubs one of the factors owing to differences in the financial support systems for clubs in each country. In Berlin, various forms of financial support are available through medical insurance and other sources to individuals with disabilities who participate in sports. By contrast, most inclusive sports clubs in Sapporo operate without public financial support. However, similarities and differences were observed with regard to the training systems of sports coaches for people with disabilities.
Conclusions:
This comparative ecosystem analysis of inclusive local sports clubs in Japanese and German cities revealed significant differences in their management systems and implementation conditions. However, certain commonalities were observed with regard to the strategies used by coaches to implement inclusive sports.