For the past half-century, the Paralympic Games has continued to grow, evident through
increased participation, media recognition, and rising research focus in Para sport. While the …

In Para sport, the aim of classification is to minimize the impact of impairment on the
outcome of competition. Despite requirements of the International Paralympic Committee …

The relationships among physical characteristics, performance, and functional ability
classification of younger wheelchair basketball players have been barely investigated to …

The functional classification system for wheelchair basketball is based on an analysis of the
players' functional resources through field-testing and game observation. Under this system …

The purpose of the present study was to identify which game-related statistics discriminate
winning and losing teams in men's and women's elite wheelchair basketball. The sample …

Background and objectives: Wheelchair basketball players are classified into four functional
classes according to the player's “volume of action”, characterized by trunk movement and …

Goalball is a Paralympic sport exclusively for athletes who are visually impaired and blind.
The aims of this study were twofold: to describe game performance of elite male goalball …

Improved understanding of mobility performance in wheelchair basketball is required to
increase game performance. The aim of this study was to quantify the wheelchair-athlete …

Heart rate is a popular parameter observed in team sports to plan training sessions with
regard to load and sport specificity. Wheelchair basketball is an intermittent team game for …

The aim of this study was to develop and describe a wheelchair mobility performance test in
wheelchair basketball and to assess its construct validity and reliability. To mimic mobility …