It’s (not) the winning – The Special Olympics national handball teams in the trade-off between desire for sporting success and social support

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It’s (not) the winning – The Special Olympics national handball teams in the trade-off between desire for sporting success and social support. / Greve, Steffen; Süßenbach, Jessica; Stabick, Ole .
In: Sport und Gesellschaft, Vol. 18, No. 2, 11.05.2021, p. 187-212.

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title = "It{\textquoteright}s (not) the winning – The Special Olympics national handball teams in the trade-off between desire for sporting success and social support",
abstract = "Special Olympics is the world's largest sports organization for people with intellectual disabilities. At the Special Olympics World Games 2019, Special Olympics Germany was represented by two handball teams: a Women's Traditional team and a Unified team (consisting of people with and without disabilities). The members of both teams were selected from several applicants at various try-outs and then prepared in training camps for the World Games. These processes were evaluated by way of participant observations and guideline-based interviews with the players and coaches. The results reveal that the participants without disabilities find themselves caught between the conflicting priorities of desire for sporting success and social support.",
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