The Functional Classification and Field Test Performance in

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m sprint with a ball (r= 0.68) and the T-test (r= -0.57) correlated (p
Journal of Human Kinetics volume 46/2015, 219-230 DOI: 10.1515/hukin-2015-0050 Section IV – Behavioural Sciences in Sport

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The Functional Classification and Field Test Performance in Wheelchair Basketball Players

by Susana María Gil1, Javier Yanci2, Montserrat Otero2, Jurgi Olasagasti3, Aduna Badiola2, Iraia Bidaurrazaga-Letona1, Aitor Iturricastillo2, Cristina Granados2 Wheelchair basketball players are classified in four classes based on the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) system of competition. Thus, the aim of the study was to ascertain if the IWBF classification, the type of injury and the wheelchair experience were related to different performance field-based tests. Thirteen basketball players undertook anthropometric measurements and performance tests (hand dynamometry, 5 m and 20 m sprints, 5 m and 20 m sprints with a ball, a T-test, a Pick-up test, a modified 10 m Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test, a maximal pass and a medicine ball throw). The IWBF class was correlated (p

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