Adapted physical and sports activities

lfsm1314  2025-2026  Louvain-la-Neuve

Adapted physical and sports activities
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4.00 credits
22.5 h + 30.0 h
Q2
Language
French
Prerequisites

The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.
Main themes
Theory:
  • Study of the different concepts of adapted physical and sports activities (APSA-therapy, specialised physical education, adapted sport for people with disabilities, etc.) and their specific objectives.
  • Analysis of national and international federations organising adapted sport and the Paralympic movement,
  • Medical and functional classification systems, technical aids and adaptations in recreational and competitive sports
  • Equipment enabling disabled sports to be practised safely and to a high standard.
  • Paralympic sports and recreational adapted sports activities.
  • Adapted sport in inclusive or mainstream education with people with motor, sensory or intellectual impairments (PE)
Practice:
  • Experimenting with and supervising physical and sporting activities for people with physical disabilities
  • Experimenting with and supervising physical and sporting activities for people with sensory impairments (blind and partially sighted)
  • Experimenting with and supervising physical and sporting activities for people with intellectual disabilities (EP)
Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

  • Master the concepts underlying physical activity and disabled sport (specific public, classification, etc.) (1.2 EP - 3.1, 11.3 Physiotherapy)
  • Explain the disabled sport landscape at Walloon, Belgian and international level and the different impacts this has on a person with a disability wishing to take part in physical activity (1.2 EP - 10.1 Physiotherapy)
  • Analyse the person's motor, cognitive, emotional and sporting skills and guide them towards a sporting activity adapted to their abilities and disabilities (1.2 and 1.5 EP - 1.1, 2.2, 2.8, 3. 1, 5.2 Kiné) Offer Physical Activities adapted to the specific needs of people with motor, sensory and intellectual impairments (1.3, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7 and 1.12 EP - 2.8, 3.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.4 Kiné)
  • Set up an inclusive sports day aimed at discovering adapted physical activity and disabled sport (1.3, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7 and 1.12 PE)
  • Offer specific activities for people with special needs, for specialised or inclusive teaching (1.3, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7 and 1.12 PE)
 
Other information
This course is strictly reserved for FSM students. It is not open to other UCLouvain students.
Faculty or entity
> FSM


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Master [120] in Motor Skills: Physical Education
EDPH2M
4
Bachelor in Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
KINE1BA
3
LKNR1211 AND LKNR1212
Master [120] of Education, Section 4 : Physical Education
EDPH2M4
4