The Relationship of Skills of Elite Wheelchair Basketball Competitors to the International Functional Classification System.

Brasile, Frank M.; Hedrick, Bradley N.

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ERIC Number: EJ531643

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Publication Date: 1996

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The Relationship of Skills of Elite Wheelchair Basketball Competitors to the International Functional Classification System.

Brasile, Frank M.; Hedrick, Bradley N.

Therapeutic Recreation Journal, v30 n2 p114-27 Second Quarter 1996

This study investigated the relationship between skill performance levels of 31 elite male wheelchair basketball players and their international player classification level. Analysis of a skills test of each athlete indicated that there is a need to reevaluate the functional classification system used in wheelchair basketball competitions. (SM)

Descriptors: Adults, Athletes, Athletics, Basketball, Classification, Elitism, Males, Olympic Games, Physical Disabilities, Psychomotor Skills, Skill Development, Tests, Therapeutic Recreation

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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