Development of paralympic judô in university extension: a case study

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the development of paralympic judo in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, focusing on the University Extension Project Bugre Lucena (PBL) of the School of Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Dance (ESEFID), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) The research is characterized as descriptive of the case study type, performed through documentary analysis of the PBL reports and related projects, in addition to the official bulletins of the Brazilian Visually Impaired Sports Confederation and the Brazilian Paralympics Committee. The data collected for the years 2005 to 2017 were categorized using the analysis of the nine pillars of the Sport Policy Factors Leading to International Sporting Success (SPLISS) model. The systematized practice of Paralympic Judo in Rio Grande do Sul (RS) began in the PBL and developed in partnership with the Rio Grande do Sul Blind Association (ACERGS). The ACERGS/UFRGS Team was constituted and remained the only member of the RS in the CBDV until 2017. This study demonstrates that the linkage of Paralympic judo with university extension projects can be a means of making sport practiced in a structured way (from sports initiation to high performance), through the use of sports facilities and human resources from the university. In addition to students acquiring such experience in their academic training, entities with few financial resources can offer the modality to their associates.