The Brazilian Army Center for Physical Training (CCFEx) “João do Pulo Project” – Initial Experiences at the Pilot Unit

• Autor(a) principal: Mainenti, Miriam Raquel Meira
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Neves, Angela Nogueira, Borges, Leonardo Stambovsky Guimarães, Castro, José Augusto Glycério de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Educação Física
• Texto Completo: https://revistadeeducacaofisica.emnuvens.com.br/revista/article/view/2685

Introduction: In 2015, the Ministry of Defense instituted a program aiming to promote the human valuing and social integration of military personnel with disabilities through sports practice. Four pilot centers were established at the Armed Forces: Navy, Army and Air Force, to start the process and, subsequently, support new centers. Objective: To present and comment, in general lines, the proposals of the João do Pulo Project (PJP) and the initial experiences of its implementation at the Army Physical Training Center (CCFEx). Conclusion: The PJP at CCFEx has a team composed of manager, scientific technical coordinator, health professionals (from the center and partner institutions) for health monitoring, planning and execution of physical and sports training. The physical infrastructure of CCFEx has a weight room, athletics track, gymnasium and scientific research laboratories from the Army Physical Education School (EsEFEx), and the Army Physical Training Research Institute (IPCFEx), CCFEx's subordinate military organizations, to complement the participants' health assessments. The partnerships formed with institutions that previously work with sports for people with disabilities are of major importance to the project. In line with the objectives of the Ministry of Defense for the PJP, it is expected that other military organizations in Brazil volunteer to implement the PJP, regarding the primary objectives of the project and consider the importance of monitoring the health and well-being of the participants, and the relevance of the realization of local partnerships as well, aiming to overcome eventual obstacles related to the available infrastructure in each military organization.