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Study design
Researchers assessed nine athletes from Latvia’s national wheelchair basketball team through a multidimensional field-testing protocol. Measures included the six-minute push test, T-test agility assessment, upper-body strength testing, and perceived exertion after the six-minute push test. The analysis examined relationships among these outcomes and International Wheelchair Basketball Federation classification points.
Performance results
Players covered an average of 892.6 metres during the six-minute push test, with a standard deviation of 70.4 metres. Mean T-test completion time was 15.17 seconds, with a standard deviation of 1.45 seconds. Average dominant-hand grip strength was 60.0 kilograms, while mean reported exertion after the push test was 5.7 on the study’s rating scale.
Associations and limitations
Classification points were not significantly associated with the measured field-based performance outcomes, and results varied considerably between athletes across functional classes. T-test time showed a significant negative correlation with six-minute push-test distance, suggesting that faster agility-test performance tended to accompany greater distance covered. The researchers described the cohort as small and heterogeneous and called for larger studies using broader wheelchair basketball-specific testing protocols.
