Relationship Between Functional Classification Levels and Anaerobic Performance of Wheelchair Basketball Athletes

Molik

Polish Journal of Sport and Tourism

et al. 2017

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Introduction.A review of Polish and international literature does not give a clear indication of the level of anaerobic capacity that sailors with disabilities demonstrate with regard to their functional capacities. This study sought to determine differences in functional capacity levels between sailors from three medical and functional groups. Material and methods. The research was carried out during a sports camp at the National Sailing Centre in Górki Zachodnie in 2014. Eighteen males with locomotor disabilities were included in the study. The athletes were members of the National Team of Sailors with Disabilities of the Polish Yachting Association. The sportsmen competed in the Skud 18 and 2.4mR Paralympic classes. A 30-second Wingate test for upper limbs was employed in the study. Results. Significant differences in mean power (MP) values were noted between the groups under investigation. The group of wheelchair sailors with improper core stability (A) and the group of wheelchair sailors with proper core stability (B) had significantly lower scores than the group of study participants who were able to move freely, that is to walk (C). Conclusions. The study revealed that a 30-second anaerobic capacity test performed on an arm ergometer differentiated disabled sailors from selected groups in terms of mean power. Research on anaerobic capacity may be used to verify the current classification in Paralympic sailing and will make it possible to differentiate present competition categories.

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“…J. Sport Tourism 2017, 24, 21-24 tigation of the correlation between anaerobic capacity and types of locomotor dysfunctions [8,[10][11][12][13][14][15][17][18][19][20].…”

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Leicht

2012

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The volume of literature on field-based physiological testing of wheelchair sports, such as basketball, rugby and tennis, is considerably smaller when compared with that available for individuals and team athletes in able-bodied (AB) sports. In analogy to the AB literature, it is recognized that performance in wheelchair sports not only relies on fitness, but also sport-specific skills, experience and technical proficiency. However, in contrast to AB sports, two major components contribute towards 'wheeled sports' performance, which are the athlete and the wheelchair. It is the interaction of these two that enable wheelchair propulsion and the sporting movements required within a given sport. Like any other athlete, participants of wheelchair sports are looking for efficient ways to train and/or analyse their technique and fitness to improve their performance. Consequently, laboratory and/or field-based physiological monitoring tools used at regular intervals at key time points throughout the year must be considered to help with training evaluation. The present review examines methods available in the literature to assess wheelchair sports fitness in a field-based environment, with special attention on outcome variables, validity and reliability issues, and non-physiological influences on performance. It also lays out the context of field-based testing by providing details about the Paralympic court sports and the impacts of a disability on sporting performance. Due to the limited availability of specialized equipment for testing wheelchair-dependent participants in the laboratory, the adoption of field-based testing has become the preferred option by team coaches of wheelchair athletes. An obvious advantage of field-based testing is that large groups of athletes can be tested in less time. Furthermore, athletes are tested in their natural environment (using their normal sports wheelchair set-up and floor surface), potentially making the results of such testing more relevant than laboratory testing. However, given that many tests, such as the multistage fitness test and the Yo-Yo intermittent test, have originally been developed for AB games players, the assumption that these can also be used for wheelchair athletes may be erroneous. With the array of AB aerobic and anaerobic field tests available, it is difficult to ascertain which ones may be best suited for wheelchair athletes. Therefore, new, wheelchair sport-specific tests have been proposed and validated. Careful selection of tests to enable coaches to distinguish between disability classifications, wheelchair proficiency and actual performance improvements is paramount as this will not only enhance the value of field-based testing, but also help with the development of meaningful normative data.

Les dispositifs d’évaluation des parasportifs pratiquant des sports de petits terrains en fauteuil roulant manuel

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Weissland

Faupin

2021

Mov Sport Sci/Sci Mot

Le but de cette revue de littérature narrative est d’identifier à travers les logiques internes de deux disciplines collectives paralympiques en fauteuil roulant manuel (FRM), l’apport et les limites des principaux dispositifs accessibles aux parasportifs en FRM. Dans le cadre de l’optimisation des performances, les parasportifs sont habituellement testés au laboratoire et/ou sur le terrain. Au laboratoire, les ergomètres à manivelles (EM), les ergomètres à rouleaux pour fauteuil (ERF) et le tapis roulant (TR) sont les plus utilisés. Les EMs ne permettent pas de simuler la gestuelle mécanique de la propulsion du FRM. Les ERFs permettent l’utilisation du FRM personnel mais, neutralisent les forces de résistance des roulettes du FRM. Le TR est plus réaliste mais neutralise les mouvements latéraux du FRM. La technologie embarquée est une évolution des outils de laboratoire. Ainsi, les roues instrumentées (RI) et des centrales inertielles (CI) sont adaptées pour les mesures en situations de terrain. Cependant, la masse des RI limite le comportement du FRM et les CI ne quantifient pas les forces développées sur les mains courantes. La simulation des forces exercées sur les mains courantes à partir des données des CI permettra en perspective le développement de capteurs de force miniaturisés.