Paralympic
Sports Research Survey
Elite
Paralympic athletes from across the world compete in a wide variety of sports. Their
aim, like any able-bodied athlete, is to be the best.
Please
complete the following brief questionnaire and note that items marked with an asterisk
SHOULD BE COMPLETED but if you prefer that your contact details are not included in the
results then please write NO by each asterisk where applicable.
CONTACT
DETAILS:
* NAME:
* ORGANISATION:
* CONTACT EMAIL
* CONTACT TELEPHONE
QUESTION
1
To
raise awareness and interest in sports for disabled athletes, please find below an
alphabetical list of 14 areas that may be considered in need of improvement. Select four
which you believe are in need of essential changes, listing them 1 - 4 in order of
priority with ‘1’ as the most important:
COMPETITIVENESS
OF EVENTS
COMPLEXITY
OF THE EVENTS/CATEGORIZATION OF ATHLETES
COST
OF INSURANCE TO HOST EVENTS
FAILURE
TO INTEGRATE PARALYMPIC SPORTS INTO MAINSTREAM SPORTS
INADEQUATE
PUBLIC RELATIONS & PROMOTION
INADEQUATE
INVESTMENT IN TRAINING/EQUIPMENT, ETC.
LACK
OF COMPETITION AT AMATEUR LEVELS
LACK
OF INFORMATION PROVIDED TO SCHOOLS
LACK
OF SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE DUE TO POOR PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMMES
LIMITED
MEDIA COVERAGE
RISK
OF LITIGATION DUE TO INADEQUATE FACILITIES
SHORTAGE
OF SPONSORSHIP
SHORTFALL
IN HIGH-PROFILE SPORTS ICONS
SIZE
OF PRIZE MONEY
1. _____________________________
2. _____________________________
QUESTION
2
Please
describe three ways in which you believe improvements could be made to Paralympic
sports. (They need not reflect the 14 items listed above.) Please ensure that
the description of each improvement is no longer than 50 words.
1st Improvement:
________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
2nd Improvement:
________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
3rd Improvement:
________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
Complete
this questionnaire by completing the job function etc. questions below. You may find
that you have a number of professional roles, so it would be helpful if you can respond in
the context of a single role in the following terms:
1.
CATEGORY OF ORGANISATION: (e.g. Federation, Media, Team etc.) _____________________________
2.
FUNCTION AREA: (Manager, Athlete, Physiotherapist etc.)
3.
SPORT/SPORTS SPECIALTY: (Paralympic sports, soccer etc.)
4.
GEOGRAPHIC REGION: (country, region, world)
Please
send the completed questionnaire to da@shortsandsports.com
If you need any further information please email Darryll Adler at: da@shortsandsports.com
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