European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity 11, 4 (2018) | DOI: 10.5507/euj.2018.004

5-a-side football for individuals with visual impairments: A review of the literature

José Martín Gamonales1,*, Jesús Muñoz-Jiménez1,2, Kiko León-Guzmán1,2, Sergio J. Ibáñez1
1 Research Group in Optimization of Training and Performance Sports. Faculty of Sport Sciences. University of Extremadura, Spain
2 Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Chile

The present study aims to conduct a structured literature review based on the results found concerning the term 5-a-side football for individuals with visual impairments. The following keywords were used as descriptors in the reference search: 5-a-side football, football, blind and football for the blind and soccer for the blind. The words were introduced in English, Portuguese and Spanish databases. In order to narrow the search, four inclusion criteria were introduced: i) Mention at least one characteristic of 5-a-side football for individuals with visual impairments, ii) Any type of document is included, iii) Only documents in full-text or abstract version and iii) Written in English, Portuguese or Spanish. After the review process, 40 papers were found, classified into eleven Sport Science disciplines. In conclusion, literature on 5-a-side football for individuals with visual impairments has addressed different research topics in last years.

Keywords: blindness; disability sport; team sports; Performance analysis; fútbol para ciegos; Futebol para cegos

Received: October 16, 2018; Accepted: October 18, 2018; Prepublished online: October 19, 2018; Published: November 22, 2018  Show citation

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Gamonales, J.M., Muñoz-Jiménez, J., León-Guzmán, K., & Ibáñez, S.J. (2018). 5-a-side football for individuals with visual impairments: A review of the literature. European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity, 11(1), 4. doi: 10.5507/euj.2018.004
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