RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Gamonales, José Martín
A1 Muñoz-Jiménez, Jesús
A1 León-Guzmán, Kiko
A1 Ibáñez, Sergio J.
T1 5-a-side football for individuals with visual impairments: A review of the literature
JF European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity
YR 2018
VO 11
IS 1
SP 4
OP 4
DO 10.5507/euj.2018.004
UL https://eujapa.upol.cz/artkey/euj-201801-0004.php
AB 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.