Sport Orientation and Athletic Identity of Greek Wheelchair Basketball Players

2009 ◽  
Vol 109 (3) ◽  
pp. 887-898 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitrios Kokaridas ◽  
Stefanos Perkos ◽  
Thomas Harbalis ◽  
Evaggelos Koltsidas
Keyword(s):  
Athletic Identity ◽  
Wheelchair Basketball ◽  
Basketball Players ◽  
Sport Orientation

“I Consider Myself an Empowered Woman”: The Interaction of Sport, Gender and Disability in the Lives of Wheelchair Basketball Players

2007 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Hardin
Keyword(s):  
Social Norms ◽  
Athletic Identity ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
The Body ◽  
Wheelchair Basketball ◽  
Basketball Players ◽  
Disability Sport ◽  
Integral Role ◽  
Complex Relationships

This research, involving interviews with elite female wheelchair basketball players, explores how gender and disability intersect in the lives of these athletes. Interviews revealed the integral role athletic identity plays to offset the stigma of disability in their self-identities and in the complex relationships each has with social norms in regard to gender, disability, sport and the body. However, social institutions, including that of adapted sport, reinforce an ableist, sexist ideology that persistently marginalizes these athletes.

scholarly journals Athletic Identity and Self-Esteem of Wheelchair Basketball Players

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (95) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kęstutis Skučas
Keyword(s):  
National Level ◽  
Athletic Identity ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Measurement Scale ◽  
Basketball Player ◽  
Wheelchair Basketball ◽  
Basketball Players ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Self Image

Background.  Disabled  persons  do  not  consider  and  use  a  single  identity  to  represent  themselves. Athletic identity as a wheelchair basketball player can help the process of acceptance and support psychological adjustment. Thus, there is a need to research the association between and the influence of the wheelchair basketball player’s qualification and a strong athletic identity on a person’s self-esteem (Hawkins, Coffee, & Soundy, 2014; Martin, Adams-Mushett, & Smith, 1995). Methods. The multidimensional Athletic Identity Measurement Scale (Brewer & Cornelius, 2002) was used to assess self-identity, social identity, exclusivity and negative affectivity of 36 wheelchair basketball players. Self-esteem was evaluated by the adapted V. Stolin’s (Столин, 1983) test including nine self-evaluation scales: internal integrity,  self-confidence,  self-direction,  self-image,  self-interest,  self-content,  self-orientation,  self-contradiction and self-accusation. Results.  It  was  found  out  that  the  athletic  identity  value  of  the  players  participating  in  international  level competitions (30 points) is statistically significantly higher compared to that of participating in national level events (18 points, p < .05). Conclusions. Disabled persons of the competition group with better athletic identity represented stronger self-integrity and were less self-accusative, more self-content, their self-confidence grew and they had a better self-image in comparison with the national level group.Keywords: self-confdence, self-image, persons with physical disability.

scholarly journals Respiratory muscle strength and aerobic performance of wheelchair basketball players

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 124-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raphael N. Pereira ◽  
Marcos Fabio R. Abreu ◽  
Camila B. Gonçalves ◽  
Wilson Flávio S. Corrêa ◽  
Daniel R. Mizuhira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Respiratory Muscle ◽  
Aerobic Performance ◽  
Respiratory Muscle Strength ◽  
Wheelchair Basketball ◽  
Basketball Players

scholarly journals Correlation between sleep and psychological mood states in female wheelchair basketball players on a Japanese national team

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (9) ◽  
pp. 1497-1501 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenji Tsunoda ◽  
Hirotaka Mutsuzaki ◽  
Kazushi Hotta ◽  
Yukiyo Shimizu ◽  
Naruki Kitano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mood States ◽  
Wheelchair Basketball ◽  
Basketball Players ◽  
National Team ◽  
Psychological Mood

Neutrophil function in Wheelchair Basketball players With Paraplegia

2010 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 368
Author(s):  
Adriana C. Levada-Pires ◽  
Vinicius C. Santos ◽  
Camila G. Marques ◽  
Sâmia R. Alves ◽  
Rui Curi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neutrophil Function ◽  
Wheelchair Basketball ◽  
Basketball Players

scholarly journals SHOULDER INJURIES IN WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL PLAYERS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Jekiełek ◽  
Angelika Sosulska ◽  
Grzegorz Mańko ◽  
Jarosław Jaszczur-Nowick
Keyword(s):  
Upper Limb ◽  
Basketball Player ◽  
Shoulder Injuries ◽  
Shoulder Injury ◽  
Wheelchair Basketball ◽  
Basketball Players ◽  
Search Terms ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Upper Limb Pain

Sport of the disabled has been becoming more and more popular for several years, and wheelchair basketball is one of the most popular disciplines among the disabled. However, playing sports is connected with the possibility of injuries and pain in people training a given discipline. The aim of this study is to determine the occurrence of injuries and to identify most commonly injuries in athletes practicing basketball in wheelchairs. A literature review was conducted in Embase and Medline PubMed databases. Basic search terms are: shoulder injury OR shoulder pain OR upper limb disease OR upper limb disorders OR upper limb pain AND basketball OR basketball player OR wheelchair sport OR wheelchair user OR wheelchair athlete OR wheelchair basketball OR disabled sport OR disabled persons.Results: 511 non-duplicate results were found. At the stage of the analysis of titles and abstracts, 483 were rejected and 28 were qualified for the analysis of full texts. The review included 2 that met all the criteria. The topic is not discussed in large numbers in the literature and requires further research specifically focused on the prevention of shoulder injury as well as assessment of the risk of damage to individual elements that make up the shoulder joint and surrounding structures.

scholarly journals Comparison of Aerobic Performance Testing Protocols in Elite Male Wheelchair Basketball Players

2017 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 243-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bartosz Molik ◽  
Andrzej Kosmol ◽  
Natalia Morgulec-Adamowicz ◽  
Judit Lencse-Mucha ◽  
Anna Mróz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Uptake ◽  
Maximal Exercise ◽  
Stress Test ◽  
Lactate Concentration ◽  
Peak Oxygen Uptake ◽  
Aerobic Performance ◽  
Wheelchair Basketball ◽  
Basketball Players ◽  
Wheelchair Sports ◽  
Arm Crank Ergometer

AbstractIn wheelchair sports, aerobic performance is commonly assessed with the use of an arm crank ergometer (ACE), a wheelchair ergometer (WCE) or a wheelchair treadmill (WCT). There are different protocols to identify peak oxygen uptake in wheelchair sports; however, only a few protocols have been applied to evaluate these conditions in wheelchair basketball players. The purpose of this study was to compare physiological responses during maximal exercise testing with the use of ACE and WCT in wheelchair basketball players. Twelve elite male wheelchair basketball players participated in this study. The research was performed during a training camp of the Polish National Wheelchair Basketball Team. The study participants were divided into two functional categories: A (players with class 1.0 - 2.5) and B (players with class 3.0 - 4.5). Two main maximal exercise tests, i.e. wheelchair treadmill stress test (WCT test) and arm crank ergometer stress test (ACE test) were used to evaluate aerobic performance of the players. There were no statistically significant differences in aerobic tests between the players from both groups. The comparison of results achieved in two aerobic tests performed on WCT and ACE did not reveal any significant differences between the analyzed variables (peak heart rate (HRpeak), peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak), minute ventilation (VE), anaerobic threshold (AT), lactate concentration (LApeak), and a drop in lactate concentration (%LA)). Strong correlations between results achieved in WCT and ACE tests were found for VO2peak, VE and LApeak. The main conclusion of the study is that both WCT and ACE tests may be useful when determining aerobic capacity of wheelchair basketball players. Moreover, both protocols can be used by athletes regardless of their functional capabilities and types of impairment.

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