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O desenvolvimento do taekwondo como esporte paralímpico

2016; Volume: 2016; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5628/rpcd.16.02.77

2182-0317

Jacqueline Martins Patatas, Édison Duarte, José Júlio Gavião de Almeida,

Physical Education and Gymnastics

Para-taekwondo is the adaptation of the Olympic sport enabling the practice of people with physical and motor disabilities.In 2015, parataekwondo joined the Paralympic Movement and will make its debut at Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.Due to this recent trajectory, it is still not possible to find in the literature many scientific studies concerning para-taekwondo.Therefore, the aim of this study is to analyze the parataekwondo coaches' perspective regarding the evolution of the sport, since its genesis until the inclusion in the paralympic program.Seven taekwondo coaches, all male, with taekwondo graduation above 4th DAN, coming from Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Guatemala and Venezuela participated in this study.All coaches who participated in the study were part of the national teams of their countries and had more than ten years of experience within the sport.Through a semi-structured interview, questions were raised in order to understand the development of parataekwondo in the American Continent.The data were analyzed using the content analysis method proposed by Bardin (2002).It was possible to conclude that the new parasport is still in a stage of constant development, even after establishing itself as a paralympic sport.Concerning this matter, it is essential that actions aiming the improvement of the professional training for all the coaches and professionals who are involved in the area are implemented, resulting in a better work towards people with disabilities.