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UTAD participates in European project to promote adapted surfing
Updated : 21/06/2021
Professors and researchers Ronaldo Gabriel and Helena Moreira, from the Department of Sports, Exercise and Health Sciences of the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), are collaborating on the project INCLUSEA.
The project's mission is to promote equal opportunities in surfing practice, based on an innovative teaching methodology aimed at people with motor and/or sensory disabilities. The aim is to promote health and well-being, as well as to socially include people with disabilities.
O INCLUSEA It is promoted by a European consortium of seven organisations from five countries and co-funded by Erasmus+ Sport. This project evaluates, develops and co-creates guidelines for best surf teaching practices to be applied by instructors in surfing modality or therapy programs, thus aligning to a common European and international standard.
Thus, the INCLUSEA will prove and evaluate best practices and teaching methods to support participants, leading them to achieve the skills necessary to enjoy surfing at any level, safely.