Building bridges: a Qualitative exploration of the athlete – guide partnership in high-performance parasport

Mannella, Staci; Bundon, Andrea

doi:10.1080/2159676x.2023.2260392

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“…5 Qualitative research, focusing on the athlete-guide partnership, also highlighted a transformation in track athletics from an individual to a team sport, with effective communication and rapport between the athlete dyad having a positive impact on the running performance. [11][12][13] This study shows that female athletes perform better with a guide runner, whereas male athletes do not. The fact that female athletes predominantly compete with male guides could offer a plausible explanation for this interesting finding.…”

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“…Positive aspects of running with a guide include the guide giving tactical, verbal cues about the running environment (e.g., athlete or competitors’ positions), and motivational advice 5 . Qualitative research, focusing on the athlete-guide partnership, also highlighted a transformation in track athletics from an individual to a team sport, with effective communication and rapport between the athlete dyad having a positive impact on the running performance 11–13 …”

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“…Only competitions from 2012 onward were included in analysis as the classification rules were changed permitting guides to also receive a medal. Data were included from 11…”

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Impact of Running With and Without a Guide on Short Distance Running Performance for Athletes With a Vision Impairment

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Willmott

Allen

2023

Am J Phys Med Rehabil

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ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate the difference of running with or without a guide on running performance (100, 200, and 400 m) for athletes with a vision impairment.DesignData including athletes’ and guides’ sex, age, and race times were extracted from 11 elite competitions.ResultsMale athletes predominantly ran without a guide (100 m = 91.4%, 200 m = 88.1%, 400 m = 84.8%), whereas female athletes mainly ran with a guide (100 m = 60.5%, 200 m = 80.0%, 400 m = 72.0%). No significant difference in 100-m race times was found between male athletes with or without a guide (P = 0.647). For the 200 m (P = 0.001) and 400 m (P = 0.030), race times were significantly slower for male athletes running with a guide (mean rank 200 m = 36.80, 400 m = 33.57) compared to without a guide (mean rank 200 m = 19.43, 400 m = 21.69). Conversely, 100- (P = 0.015), 200- (P = 0.025), and 400-m (P = 0.029) race times were significantly faster for female athletes with (mean rank 100 m = 18.25, 200 m = 13.71, 400 m = 11.00) compared with without a guide (mean rank 100 m = 27.74, 200 m = 22.67, 400 m = 21.69).ConclusionsRunning with a guide affects vision impairment athletes’ race times. The influence of running with a guide, and the gender mix of vision impairment athlete and guide, should be considered in any research with the aim of establishing a new classification system for vision impairment athletes.

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