EU-COLPBOL
EU-COLPBOL (“Implementation of COLPBOL Sport at a European Level as a Tool to Improve the Quality of Life of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities”), is a project funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.
Colpbol is a new sport modality created by the Physical Education teacher Mr. Juanjo Bendicho and managed by the Colpbol Sport Association. During the last 20 years, it has established itself as a new, innovative and inclusive sport with great educational potential. Colpbol is a collective game played by teams that encourages the maximum possible participation of all the players, regardless of their physical fitness level and condition; this minimizes individual differences and requires an essential collaboration and collective communication to achieve the ultimate goal of the game; that is to say, a true and authentic team game.
The project is led by COPAVA along with a strong European Consortium, an entity that includes 53 occupational centres with more than 2,500 users. Besides COPAVA, to carry out the project, a transnational consortium of the following entities related to sports, education, technology and involved in the sector of PwID has been set up:
- Asociació Esportiva COLPBOL (Spain)
- Asociatia Lagndon Down Centrul Educational Teodora (ALDO-CET) (Romania)
- UNIVERSITATEA DIN CRAIOVA (Romania)
- S.D.E.O. “EDRA” (Greece)
- NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS (NKUA) (Greece)
- KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES (Lithuania)
- CENTER FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION (CSI) (Cyprus)
Website: http://www.europe-colpbol.eu/
The European Commission's support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
