From Beggar to Winner: The Stages of Motive Development of the Athletes With Disabilities

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.200824.091How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Athlete, Beggar, Disability, Motive, Sport

Abstract

The percentage of disabilities in Indonesia is quite large. Most of the disabilities have decided to become a beggar or also known as panhandler in order to find the necessities of life. An interesting phenomenon that occurs in Bandung, there are disabilities panhandlers that have potential as an athlete and in the end, managed to hold the title as outstanding athletes with disabilities. Therefore, this study examines the development process and the motives of the persons with disabilities who originally worked as a panhandler, to be an athlete with a proven record in a championship. The method used in this research is a case study, with data collection techniques in the form of interviews, observation and literature review, against a number of resource persons involved in the process of progress of athletes with disabilities overachievers. The results found were: There are a number of factors that push and pull motives of persons with disabilities to change the conditions of life, from panhandlers to become an athlete. Whereas the development of the motif originated from the desire to exercise, join a community of people with a disability in sport, follow the various training, and participated in the accomplishment. Furthermore, the parties involved in this metamorphosis include: peer group in the panhandler community, the organization, coaches, trainers, fellow athletes, and families. Therefore, efforts are required from all parties to participate in the empowerment of the disabled so that they have equality and opportunity to live.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Hanny Hafiar
AU  - Priyo Subekti
AU  - Heru Ryanto Budiana
AU  - F. X. Ari Agung Prastowo
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/08/25
TI  - From Beggar to Winner: The Stages of Motive Development of the Athletes With Disabilities
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st Progress in Social Science, Humanities and Education Research Symposium (PSSHERS 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 382
EP  - 387
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200824.091
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200824.091
ID  - Hafiar2020
ER  -