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Sport Performance Measures In Youth Wheelchair Basketball Athletes, Ally Bosheers, Jessica Light
Sport Performance Measures In Youth Wheelchair Basketball Athletes, Ally Bosheers, Jessica Light
Perpetua: The UAH Journal of Undergraduate Research
Wheelchair basketball is an adapted sport in which individuals of all ages participate. Sport specific measures are important for training and to compare sport performances between players of various levels. Baseline values have been established for elite players, but they have not been established for amateur athletes. PURPOSE: To determine baseline measures in sport performance for youth wheelchair basketball athletes. METHODS: Four males and one female (age = 15 ± 1 year) were recruited from a local high school wheelchair basketball team. Body composition (3-site skinfold) and anthropometric measures (body mass, wingspan, and shoulder width) were evaluated, along with performance …