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Special Needs Sports

Course Description: This course introduces students to sports for individuals with special needs and how to work with individuals with disabilities in adapted and special sports activities. The course focuses on understanding the basic concepts and theories related to individuals with special needs and applying them in the sports field, while recognizing the training and educational needs of this group. The course also focuses on training students to design and implement appropriate sports programs and individualized learning plans that suit different types of disabilities, taking into account the physical, motor, and educational characteristics of the beneficiaries. The course also includes studying appropriate teaching methods and strategies, and preparing a suitable environment for participation and achievement within adapted and special sports activities, whether in sports clubs, rehabilitation centers, sports and community institutions, or sports programs for individuals with special needs.

Credits: 2

Objectives of the course :

Introducing students to the concept of sports for people with special needs.
Analysis of theoretical and philosophical foundations associated with sports for people with special needs.
To provide students with knowledge of the fundamentals of sports and sports programs for individuals with special needs.
Introducing students to the training and educational needs of individuals with special needs.
Developing students' ability to design appropriate individual programs and plans within special and adapted sports activities.
Qualifying students to use teaching methods and approaches appropriate for each type of disability and each motor skill.
Training students to create a suitable educational and training environment that takes into account the abilities and characteristics of individuals with special needs.
Developing students' ability to motivate individuals with special needs to participate in adapted sports activities.
Training students to develop individual learning plans for each type of disability.
Equipping students with the ability to follow up on and evaluate the performance of individuals with special needs in the sports field.

Course outputs :

First: Knowledge and understanding:
The student explains the concept, principles, and characteristics of different types of disabilities.
The student explains the stages of acquiring fundamental motor skills for children and individuals with special needs.
The student explains the relationship between motor skill acquisition for individuals with special needs and the teaching strategies and methods used.
The student identifies the concepts and tools necessary for the success of individuals with special needs in adapted and specialized sports activities.
The student explains the components of an Individualized Education Program (IEP) and its role in educating individuals with special needs.
II: Skills:
The student designs assessment and measurement methods suitable for individuals with special needs.
The student analyzes the stages of motor skills for the purpose of teaching and instructing them to children and individuals with special needs.
The student applies learning theories and behavior management in teaching individuals with special needs within sports activities.
The student plans special and adapted sports activities that take into account the learner's abilities and needs.
The student creates an individualized learning plan appropriate for each type of disability within special and adapted sports activities.
The student uses appropriate teaching methods and strategies in teaching motor skills to individuals with special needs.
III: Values, autonomy and responsibility:
The student actively participates in discussion groups and contributes to fostering a spirit of cooperation among colleagues and peers.
The student interacts positively with peers and encourages active learning.
The student leads discussions and evaluates research and reports submitted by colleagues using a scientific approach based on critical thinking.
The student serves as a role model for their peers in general and professional conduct.
The student adheres to the ethics of dealing with people with special needs within sports activities.
The student is responsible for considering safety, security, and individual differences while implementing special and adapted sports activities.

Additional information:

The course focuses on preparing students to understand the nature of sports for people with disabilities and how to design and implement special and adapted sports programs suitable for different types of disabilities. The course is concerned with linking theoretical knowledge with practical application through the study of disability characteristics, stages of motor skill learning, and appropriate teaching and assessment methods for this group.
The course also helps students acquire professional skills that can be applied in sports clubs, rehabilitation centers, centers for people with disabilities, and sports and community organizations, by planning adapted sports activities, developing individualized learning plans, and creating a suitable and safe environment that helps individuals with special needs participate and achieve.
The course emphasizes the importance of teamwork, scientific thinking, professional conduct, and the ability to interact positively with individuals with special needs, thereby contributing to the improvement of the quality of sports programs offered to them.
Fields of course application
The course content can be applied in:

Sports clubs that offer programs for people with special needs.

Rehabilitation and Movement Centers.

Disability centers and daycare facilities.

Sports and community organizations.

Modified physical activity programs.

Therapeutic and rehabilitative sports programs.

Festivals and sports championships for people with special needs.

Training centers that offer specialized or adapted sports activities.

Importance of the course
The importance of the course stems from its qualification of the student to understand sports for people with special needs in terms of concept, foundations, characteristics of disability, teaching methods, and evaluation methods. It also helps the student design appropriate sports programs and individual plans, and modify activities and motor skills to suit the abilities and needs of people with special needs.
The program contributes to preparing cadres capable of working in clubs, institutions, and specialized centers by providing safe and effective sports programs that help improve the motor, social, and psychological participation of individuals with special needs.
Target audience of the course
This course benefits students of sports science and physical activity, especially those who wish to work in the future in the fields of sports for people with special needs, adapted physical activity, sports rehabilitation, sports training for special groups, and designing and implementing sports programs within clubs, centers, and specialized institutions.

Last updated: 2026-05-10