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Study design
Researchers examined elite wheelchair basketball movement demands by sex and Para-sport classification using inertial measurement units and a local positioning system. Data came from international series involving Australian national teams: 12 female athletes across five games and 14 male athletes across three games. Players were grouped as high-point athletes, classified at 3.0 or above, or low-point athletes, classified at 2.5 or below.
Sex-related findings
Relative movement measures were broadly similar for female and male athletes. Females recorded 81.4 metres per minute, 9.3 accelerations per minute, 8.7 decelerations per minute and 27.0 rotations per minute. Male athletes recorded 83.9 metres per minute, 9.5 accelerations, 8.9 decelerations and 25.4 rotations per minute. However, males completed more high-intensity accelerations and decelerations.
Classification patterns
Among female players, high-point athletes had higher peak speed, acceleration and deceleration rates than low-point athletes, while low-point athletes showed greater high-intensity acceleration rates. Among males, high-point athletes recorded higher mean and peak speeds. The authors said these differences may inform classification-sensitive training focused on high-intensity propulsion and braking, while the research record cautions that the abstract should not be treated as treatment guidance.
