Organizational Basics of Inclusive Education and Training Process for Karate Athletes with Disabilities

Abstract

Physical education and sports for people with disabilities are the areas of physical and social rehabilitation. The im- plementation of this can be possible through the use of an inclusive approach in the training process of athletes with disabilities. Anthropometric measurements and testing of athletes with disabilities were conducted to determine the impact of an inclusive approach in the construction of the training process. The main purpose of this research was to demonstrate the positive impact of inclusive training sessions within the developed program on the development of the physical abilities of athletes with disabilities. The research used theoretical (analysis of scientific and methodologi- cal literature; analysis of sports programs for athletes with disabilities), empirical (pedagogical observation; pedagog- ical experiment) methods, as well as methods of mathematical statistics. The results of the research showed a positive impact from the training on the developed karate program for people with disabilities. It also presented the increase of the testing results in the exercises “Sit and reach test”, “Standing long jump” and “Abdominal crunches”.