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Morgulec-Adamowicz, Natalia; Kosmol, Andrzej; Molik, Bartosz; Yilla, Abu B.; Laskin, James J. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2011
The purpose of the study was to examine the sport-specific performance of wheelchair rugby players with regard to their classification. A group of 30 male athletes from the Polish Wheelchair Rugby League participated in the study. The seven International Wheelchair Rugby Federation classes were collapsed into four groups. Standardized measures of…
Descriptors: Athletes, Classification, Assistive Technology, Physical Disabilities
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Castanier, Carole; Le Scanff, Christine; Woodman, Tim – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2010
We investigated the risk-taking behaviors of 302 men involved in high-risk sports (downhill skiing, mountaineering, rock climbing, paragliding, or skydiving). The sportsmen were classified using a typological approach to personality based on eight personality types, which were constructed from combinations of neuroticism, extraversion, and…
Descriptors: Males, Personality Traits, Risk, Personality Measures
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Molik, Bartosz; Laskin, James J.; Kosmol, Andrzej; Skucas, Kestas; Bida, Urszula – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2010
Wheelchair basketball athletes are classified using the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) functional classification system. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between upper extremity anaerobic performance (AnP) and all functional classification levels in wheelchair basketball. Ninety-seven male athletes…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Physical Disabilities, Athletes, Team Sports