The effect of a proposed program to develop defensive skills among special category students in sitting volleyball in the State of Kuwait

The indicators of the progress and civilization of nations and the extent of their advancement are largely linked to the extent of their care for generations in their various categories. Therefore, caring for people with special needs in any society is considered one of the most important criteria for judging the extent of its progress and development.
The view of societies in the present age towards the disabled has changed, and they now receive special care in many areas, including the sports field, considering their circumstances and physical capabilities.3:28) Practicing sports activities is of utmost importance for the physically disabled, as it enables them to bear the burdens of daily life, satisfy themselves, and develop functional and psychological aspects (36:15).
Recently, sports have developed as a result of their connection with other sciences such as health sciences, biomechanics, physiology, anatomy, engineering, and others, which resulted in many opinions and studies that produced results that provided sports with many theories and information that contributed in turn to developing the level of performance and opened horizons for new applied research that enabled the identification of many benefits of practicing organized sports activities, which was reflected in the levels of performance.