Quantifying the Physiological Demands and Kinematic Activity in Elite Wheelchair Basketball
Year: 2020
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study described the physiological and locomotor demands of elite wheelchair basketball. Players (n=12) had two data collection periods; (1) laboratory and field-based testing to determine peak physiological and locomotor responses, (2) in-game collection of oxygen consumption (VO2), heart rate (HR), and locomotor activity (Speed). Players averaged 31.3 ± 6.9 minutes of playing time, a VO2 of 32.4 ± 5.8 ml·kg-1·min-1 and spent the game at 85.8 ± 10.7 %VO2peak. Further, HRmean was 159.4 ± 14.6 bpm and they spent the game at 87.3% ± 8.1-1 -1 %HRpeak. Speedmean was 1.29 ± 0.15 m·s and players averaged a Speedpeak of 3.23 ± 0.35 m·s . There were no significant differences in VO2, %VO2peak, HRmean, %HRpeak, Velmean, or Velpeak (t- test, p > 0.05) between low and high classification players. The results from the present study demonstrate that wheelchair basketball requires intermittent efforts of high physiological demands for both low and high classification players.
Source: TSpace (University of Toronto)
Author: Elton M. Fernandes
Language: English
Subfield: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3148831688