| Abstract [eng] |
An increasing amount of attention is globally paid to disabled sports in order to make the athletes with disability equal with other athletes that are provided with good conditions to do sports. Lithuanian athletes with disability have achieved substantial victories in various important international and global competitions. Unfortunately, as it appears, the athletes must themselves solve their household, social, economic and other problems that sometimes force promising athletes to withdraw from active sports. Theoretical analysis of documents concerning the public policy in the field of sports for the physically disabled has been performed; the impact of physical activity on the life quality of the disabled has been revealed. By using the method of questionnaire survey a study has been carried out, the aim of which was to reveal the features of the involvement in sports activities of the disabled individuals. Statistical analysis of the data (descriptive statistics – per cents, scores, averages, standard deviation, chosen level of significance p<0,05) was performed. Experts were interviewed by using a semi-structured interview method. 144 respondents have participated in the study: 8 managers of sports clubs and 136 individuals with physically disability. 6 experts participated in the study for the purpose of substantiating the findings. The empirical part analyzes the causality of withdrawal of individuals with physical disability from the activities of sports clubs, problems of the activities of sports clubs have been examined. |
