Aerobic, Anaerobic, and Skill Performance With Regard to Classification in Wheelchair Rugby Athletes

作者：Morgulec Adamowicz Natalia^*; Kosmol Andrzej; Molik Bartosz; Yilla Abu B; Laskin James J

来源：Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2011, 82(1): 61-69.

DOI：10.1080/02701367.2011.10599722

• disability sport
• peak oxygen consumption
• quadriplegia
• Wingate Anaerobic Test

The purpose of the study was to examine the sport-specific performance of wheelchair rugby players with regard to their classification. A group of 30 male athletes from the Polish Wheelchair Rugby League participated in the study. The seven international Wheelchair Rugby Federation classes were collapsed into four,groups. Standardized measures of aerobic, anaerobic, and skill performance were examined to identify performance differences among the four groups. Major findings were that most differences were between Croup I players and all others and that anaerobic performance was the most sensitive to classification differences. Another important finding was that for all other groups, with one exception, adjacent groups did not differ in anaerobic, aerobic, and sport-specific skill per:performance. The results of this study demonstrate the need to investigate other performance measures that will help in evaluating the current wheelchair rugby classification system.

• 出版日期2011-3