Wheelchair mobility performance of elite wheelchair tennis players during four field tests: Inter-trial reliability and construct validity.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of the current study was to assess the inter-trial reliability and construct validity (talented juniors vs. international adult players) of four wheelchair tennis field tests using inertial measurement units (IMUs). Twenty-one elite wheelchair tennis players completed four tests, which evaluate the sprinting and manoeuvrability abilities in wheelchair tennis. During all tests 3 IMUs were attached to both wheels and the frame of the athlete's wheelchair. The IMUs enabled analysis of individual test dynamic characteristics, i.e. the linear/rotational velocity and acceleration data, as well as detected pushes. All tests showed high ICCs (0.95-0.99) for the inter-trial reliability for the IMU-based end times and also the construct validity was good, i.e. talented juniors could be d

SUBMITTER: Rietveld T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6553740 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature