Anthropometry and Performance in Wheelchair Basketball. Issue 7 (July 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Granados, Cristina; Yanci, Javier; Badiola, Aduna; Iturricastillo, Aitor; Otero, Montse; Olasagasti, Jurgi; Bidaurrazaga-Letona, Iraia; Gil, Susana M.
• Is Part Of: Journal of strength and conditioning research. Volume 29:Issue 7(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-07
• Subjects: disability -- physical characteristics -- field test -- exercise load; Physical education and training -- Periodicals; Weight training -- Physiological aspects -- Periodicals; Physical fitness -- Periodicals; 613.7
• DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000000817
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1064-8011

Abstract

Abstract : Abstract: Granados, C, Yanci, J, Badiola, A, Iturricastillo, A, Otero, M, Olasagasti, J, Bidaurrazaga-Letona, I, and Gil, SM. Anthropometry and performance in wheelchair basketball. J Strength Cond Res 29(7): 1812–1820, 2015—This study investigated whether anthropometric characteristics, generic and specific sprinting, agility, strength, and endurance capacity could differentiate between First-Division and Third-Division wheelchair basketball (WB) players. A First-Division WB team ( n = 8; age = 36.05 ± 8.25 years, sitting body height = 91.38 ± 4.24 cm, body mass = 79.80 ± 12.63 kg) and a Third-Division WB team ( n = 11; age = 31.10 ± 6.37 years, sitting body height = 85.56 ± 6.48 cm, body mass = 71.18 ± 17.63 kg) participated in the study. Wheelchair sprint, agility, strength, and endurance tests were performed. The First-Division team was faster (8.7%) in 20 m without the ball, more agile (13–22%), stronger (18–33%), covered more distance (20%) in the endurance test, and presented higher values of rate of perceived exertion for the exercise load (48%) than the Third-Division team. Moreover, the individual 20-m sprint time values correlated inversely with the individual strength/power values (from r = −0.54 to −0.77, p ⩽ 0.05, n = 19). Wheelchair basketball coaches should structure strength and conditioning training to improve sprint and agility and evaluate players accordingly, so that they can receive appropriate training stimuli to match the physiological demands of their competitive level.