Standardised activities in wheelchair rugby, comparison between athletes with coordination impairment and athletes with other impairments
IntroductionTo determine if athletes with coordination impairment (CI) can continue playing wheelchair rugby (WR), while an evidence-based classification system, including impairment tests for CI is not yet available. This is a defensible practise if they show similar activity limitations as athlete...
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| author | Viola C. Altmann Viola C. Altmann Viola C. Altmann Mariska Janssen Mariska Janssen Johanna L. J. de Wit Rienk M. A. van der Slikke Rienk M. A. van der Slikke Rienk M. A. van der Slikke |
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| description | IntroductionTo determine if athletes with coordination impairment (CI) can continue playing wheelchair rugby (WR), while an evidence-based classification system, including impairment tests for CI is not yet available. This is a defensible practise if they show similar activity limitations as athletes with other eligible impairment types (OI) within the same sports class.MethodsStandardised activities were measured in 58 elite WR athletes; 14 with CI and 44 with OI. Wheelchair activities consisted of 20-meter sprint, 12-meter sprint with full stop, intermittent sprint (3-meter sprint, stop, 3-meter sprint, stop, 6-meter sprint with full stop), sprint-curve-slalom-curve, turn on the spot 180°, turn on the spot 90°, stop, turn 90°in the same direction, X-test (short circuit with sharp turns) without the ball. Ball activities consisted of maximal throwing distance, precision throwing short (25% of maximum throw) and long (75% of maximal throw) distance and X-test with the ball (pick-up the ball and dribble whilst pushing). Descriptive statistics were used and Spearman’s Rank correlation was assessed for athletes with CI and OI for each outcome measure. Differences between athletes with CI and OI were assessed using a Mann-Whitney U test.ResultsMost activities showed a high correlation with the athlete class in both athletes with CI and athletes with OI. Furthermore, outcome measures of athletes with CI overlapped with athletes with OI in the same sports class for all activities. There was a trend for worse performance in athletes with CI in turn on the spot 90°, stop, turn 90°in the same direction, the short distance one handed precision throw (P 0.11)and in the X-test with the ball (P 0.10).DiscussionDespite the current lack of evidence based impairment tests for CI, it is a defensible practise to not exclude athletes with CI from WR with the current classification system. The trends for differences in performance that were found can support athletes and coaches in optimising performance of athletes with CI. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fa510e2cd4e0467aa3d20a7fd09d06b22025-01-14T06:10:21ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sports and Active Living2624-93672025-01-01610.3389/fspor.2024.15192321519232Standardised activities in wheelchair rugby, comparison between athletes with coordination impairment and athletes with other impairmentsViola C. Altmann0Viola C. Altmann1Viola C. Altmann2Mariska Janssen3Mariska Janssen4Johanna L. J. de Wit5Rienk M. A. van der Slikke6Rienk M. A. van der Slikke7Rienk M. A. van der Slikke8Klimmendaal Rehabilitation Specialists, Arnhem, NetherlandsWorld Wheelchair Rugby, Etoy, SwitzerlandPeter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport, School of Sport, Exercise, and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United KingdomKlimmendaal Rehabilitation Specialists, Arnhem, NetherlandsDonders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, Nijmegen, NetherlandsKlimmendaal Rehabilitation Specialists, Arnhem, NetherlandsPeter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport, School of Sport, Exercise, and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United KingdomCentre of Expertise Health Innovation, The Hague University of Applied Sciences, The Hague, NetherlandsDepartment of Biomechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, NetherlandsIntroductionTo determine if athletes with coordination impairment (CI) can continue playing wheelchair rugby (WR), while an evidence-based classification system, including impairment tests for CI is not yet available. This is a defensible practise if they show similar activity limitations as athletes with other eligible impairment types (OI) within the same sports class.MethodsStandardised activities were measured in 58 elite WR athletes; 14 with CI and 44 with OI. Wheelchair activities consisted of 20-meter sprint, 12-meter sprint with full stop, intermittent sprint (3-meter sprint, stop, 3-meter sprint, stop, 6-meter sprint with full stop), sprint-curve-slalom-curve, turn on the spot 180°, turn on the spot 90°, stop, turn 90°in the same direction, X-test (short circuit with sharp turns) without the ball. Ball activities consisted of maximal throwing distance, precision throwing short (25% of maximum throw) and long (75% of maximal throw) distance and X-test with the ball (pick-up the ball and dribble whilst pushing). Descriptive statistics were used and Spearman’s Rank correlation was assessed for athletes with CI and OI for each outcome measure. Differences between athletes with CI and OI were assessed using a Mann-Whitney U test.ResultsMost activities showed a high correlation with the athlete class in both athletes with CI and athletes with OI. Furthermore, outcome measures of athletes with CI overlapped with athletes with OI in the same sports class for all activities. There was a trend for worse performance in athletes with CI in turn on the spot 90°, stop, turn 90°in the same direction, the short distance one handed precision throw (P 0.11)and in the X-test with the ball (P 0.10).DiscussionDespite the current lack of evidence based impairment tests for CI, it is a defensible practise to not exclude athletes with CI from WR with the current classification system. The trends for differences in performance that were found can support athletes and coaches in optimising performance of athletes with CI.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspor.2024.1519232/fullball activitiescerebral palsyclassificationcoordination impairmentparalympicswheelchair activities |
| spellingShingle | Viola C. Altmann Viola C. Altmann Viola C. Altmann Mariska Janssen Mariska Janssen Johanna L. J. de Wit Rienk M. A. van der Slikke Rienk M. A. van der Slikke Rienk M. A. van der Slikke Standardised activities in wheelchair rugby, comparison between athletes with coordination impairment and athletes with other impairments Frontiers in Sports and Active Living ball activities cerebral palsy classification coordination impairment paralympics wheelchair activities |
| title | Standardised activities in wheelchair rugby, comparison between athletes with coordination impairment and athletes with other impairments |
| title_full | Standardised activities in wheelchair rugby, comparison between athletes with coordination impairment and athletes with other impairments |
| title_fullStr | Standardised activities in wheelchair rugby, comparison between athletes with coordination impairment and athletes with other impairments |
| title_full_unstemmed | Standardised activities in wheelchair rugby, comparison between athletes with coordination impairment and athletes with other impairments |
| title_short | Standardised activities in wheelchair rugby, comparison between athletes with coordination impairment and athletes with other impairments |
| title_sort | standardised activities in wheelchair rugby comparison between athletes with coordination impairment and athletes with other impairments |
| topic | ball activities cerebral palsy classification coordination impairment paralympics wheelchair activities |
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