DISABILITY WATERSPORTS

Background Owing to the positive values sport embodies, all clubs are capable of combining emulation and moral, promoting the values of sports by constantly nurturing and educating athletes as persons, ensuring fair sporting contests, and reinforcing solidarity and respect. Olympiacos’ code of ethics is binding on all its members and embraces a range of ethical practices pertaining to the history, conduct and culture of the organization, as a whole, instilling values of integrity, equity and transparency. Objectives The general objective of the project is the social inclusion of people with disabilities and their practice in the water sports. In the process of education in general, and in particular in physical education, it is therefore of great significance to offer a broad spectrum of different opportunities in which individuals with disabilities can experience and achieve more independence. "Coaching of trainers" webinars achieved to promote the importance of physical activity for these people. Implementation After the completion of the first preparatory phase of the project, every club organized actions the participants clubs organized webinars and seminars for trainers so as to encourage their participation in different sport disciplines, in their countries underpinning its European dimension and its benefits to these people and local communities. During these events trainers heard useful information about the benefits and prospects of watersports for people with disabilities. Achievements This project emphasizes on the double role of sport in Europe: the physical activity - watersports for the improvement of the health and the social inclusion. This experience has a profound influence also on the further development not just the clubs for disabled, but also all the clubs that have followed the actions of this project and the sharing of the know-how and benefits of integration of people with disabilities.