Sprint analysis of athletes with intellectual impairments

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dc.contributor.advisorBressan, E. S.
dc.contributor.advisorTolfrey, V. N.
dc.contributor.authorAndrews, Barryen_ZA
dc.contributor.otherStellenbosch University. Faculty of Education. Dept. of Sport Science.
dc.date.accessioned2008-05-07T06:27:21Zen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-01T08:43:11Z
dc.date.available2008-05-07T06:27:21Zen_ZA
dc.date.available2010-06-01T08:43:11Z
dc.date.issued2008-03en_ZA
dc.descriptionThesis (M Sport Sc (Sport Science))--Stellenbosch University, 2008.
dc.description.abstractIntellectually impaired (II) athletes are not allowed to participate at the Paralympic Games because there is no accepted classification system for these athletes. The rationale for this study was to see if there are any physical differences existing in the sprint performance of II and non-II athletes and to see if there is a way to incorporate these differences into a new (accepted) classification system. The objective of this study was to identify any physical sources for the differences between II and non-II, with regard to the acceleration phase, the first 30m of the 60m sprint race, which could then be used in conjunction with other tests in the classification of II athletes. This new classification system might then allow II athletes to participate in the Paralympic Games again. 32 II athletes (22 male and 10 females) and 14 non-II athletes (10 males and 4 females) were used in this study. The sprint performance was analysed and compared of each athlete using the DartFish ProSuite software programme. The data collected from these analysis was then compared using the unpaired t-test, looking for any significant differences between the groups (p<0.05). From this analysis, it was concluded that stride length was the reason for the poorer performance of the II group when compared to the non-II group. Further research is required before definite conclusions can be made on the possible reasons for this difference.en_ZA
dc.description.versionMaster
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dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2199
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherStellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
dc.rights.holderStellenbosch University
dc.subjectIntellectually impaireden_ZA
dc.subjectSprintingen_ZA
dc.subjectKinematic analysisen_ZA
dc.subjectDisabled sporten_ZA
dc.subjectDissertations -- Sport scienceen
dc.subjectTheses -- Sport scienceen
dc.titleSprint analysis of athletes with intellectual impairmentsen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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