A modalidade de tênis de mesa e a realidade de um aluno em condição de deficiência da zona rural de Rio Verde-GO: um estudo de caso

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of table tennis on the development of cognitive, social and educational aspects of students with disabilities through a descriptive research, carried out in the city of Rio Verde-Goiás. The target population of the present study consisted of a student in a condition of disability, from the Rural Zone of Rio Verde-Go, through interviews, as he observed it is noted that within the school context, there is an accompaniment to inclusive education in which students participate, whether or not they have special needs, in the same activity, bringing numerous benefits to the physical and mental health of practitioners, in addition to improving the quality of life. Thus, the practice of table tennis can assist the teacher in raising students' awareness, not only in Physical Education classes, but also in all fields of learning and life. It is concluded that inclusion implies a change in educational perspective; in addition, the school is seen as a place of coexistence that allows the student to be continuously surpassing and socializing through the practice of table tennis at school, bringing several benefits such as improvement reasoning, skills, balance and motor coordination.