Measures of impairment applicable to the classification of Paralympic athletes competing in wheelchair sports: A systematic review of validity, reliability and …

MJ Hutchinson, JLK Phillips, BS Mason… - Journal of sports …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A fundamental aspect of classification systems in Paralympic sport is having
valid and reliable measures of impairment. However, minimal consensus exists for …

Cardiorespiratory fitness, obesity and physical activity in schoolchildren: The effect of mediation

N González-Gálvez, JC Ribeiro, J Mota - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
There are only a few studies that have examined the interaction between physical activity
(PA), cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), and overweightness/obesity in adolescents, and these …

Inter-Rater reliability, concurrent validity and sensitivity of current methods to assess trunk function in boccia players with cerebral palsy

A Roldan, D Barbado, FJ Vera-Garcia, JM Sarabia… - Brain Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Trunk function is a core factor to allocate Boccia players with cerebral palsy in BC1 and BC2
sport classes, according to the Boccia International Sports Federation (BISFed). However …

Overground-Propulsion Kinematics and Acceleration in Elite Wheelchair Rugby.

DS Haydon, RA Pinder… - … Journal of Sports …, 2018 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: Maximal acceleration from standstill has been identified as a key performance
indicator in wheelchair rugby; however, the impact of classification and kinematic variables …

Test design and individual analysis in wheelchair rugby

DS Haydon, RA Pinder, PN Grimshaw… - Journal of Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives Use a task vehicle of sprint testing in wheelchair rugby (WCR) to explore the
impact of small changes to test design using both group and individual analysis. Design …

Reliability of measurement of active trunk movement in wheelchair basketball players

J Marszałek, B Molik - Plos one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
The study aim was to assess the reliability to active trunk movements measurement in four
sitting positions in wheelchair basketball players and to check their trunk movements in …

Influence of musculoskeletal system dysfunction degree on psychophysiological indicators of paralympic athletes

Z Kozina, M Lytovchenko, D Safronov, Y Boichuk… - Sports, 2019 - mdpi.com
The purpose of the work was to identify the influence of functional class and degree of
damage to extremities on psychophysiological indicators of Paralympians. The study …

Clasificación basada en datos fácticos en los deportes en silla de ruedas: revisión sistemática

K Sá, C Nogueira, J Gorla, A Silva, M Magno… - Apunts. Educación física …, 2023 - raco.cat
El objetivo de este estudio es dar respuesta a las siguientes preguntas:¿ Qué tipo de
prueba de clasificación basada en datos fácticos está debatiéndose para los deportes …

Challenges of an established amateur sport: Exploring how wheelchair basketball grows and thrives through a sport development lense

JR Pate, D Bragale - Journal of Amateur Sport, 2019 - journals.ku.edu
Wheelchair basketball has been played in the United States for more than 70 years, and the
National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) governing body has professionalized …

Evidence-Based Classification in Wheelchair Sports: A Systematic Review.

K Sá, C Nogueira, J Gorla, A Silva… - … : Educació Física i …, 2023 - search.ebscohost.com
The purpose of this study is to answer the following questions: What kind of evidencebased
classification test is being discussed for wheelchair Paralympic sports? What kind of tool …