The latest issue of Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly (APAQ), Volume 42, Issue 3 (July 2025), has been released, presenting a wide range of scholarly contributions aimed at advancing research and practice in the field of adapted physical activity.
This issue opens with an editorial by Justin A. Haegele and Joonkoo Yun addressing the future direction of adapted physical activity in the United States. A thought-provoking viewpoint follows, where Maria Luíza Tanure Alves and colleagues critically examine ableism within physical education for disabled students.
Among the original research articles, an open access study by Shigeharu Akimoto et al. explores how Japanese athletes with psychiatric impairments perceived the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Other studies investigate para-athlete career development in track and field, dance participation for individuals with Parkinson’s, and a comparison of match-running demands among male para-footballers with cerebral palsy across different international tournaments.
Brief research notes by Harrison K. Leivers and co-authors examine the demographic profiles of elite blind and partially sighted footballers. Three systematic reviews round out the issue, focusing on school factors influencing physical activity in youth with disabilities, the effects of physical activity on executive functions in individuals with Down syndrome, and the support needs of people with disabilities seeking to engage in physical activity.
This issue is now available online: https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/apaq/apaq-overview.xml
