The impact of the environment on elite wheelchair basketball athletes: a cross-case comparison

Kean, Bridie; Gray, Marion; Verdonck, Michèle; Burkett, Brendan; Oprescu, Florin

doi:10.1080/2159676x.2017.1311278

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“…Consequently, it can be assumed that the presented difficulties become a serious factor that limits the achievement of high sports performance among disabled players taking part in professional sports in Poland. This was also emphasized by Jaarsma et al [7] and Kean et al [10].…”

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confidence: 53%

“…Therefore, both systemic and legislative solutions are important, which in consequence requires the creation of appropriate conditions in various areas of functioning of athletes with disabilities. These include the organization of training and sporting events [3], coaching staff working with athletes [4,5], including psychologists [6], sports infrastructure [7], equipment and personal orthopaedic sports supplies [8][9][10]. Furthermore, in the opinion of Blauwet and Iezzoni, Rimmer et al, and Sahin and Lexell [11][12][13], it is important to ensure adequate funding and thus adequate marketing for sport for people with disabilities [9,14,15].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Polish Paralympic Sports in the Opinion of Athletes and Coaches in Retrospective Studies

Sobiecka

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Kądziołka

et al. 2019

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The study aimed to identify the limitations observed in Polish Paralympic sport depending on the environment in which athletes train on a daily basis. The study included 581 persons divided into two basic groups. The first group consists of athletes (n = 324) and coaches (n = 88) appointed to the national team by associations and unions providing sports training exclusively for athletes with disabilities. The second group consisted of athletes with disabilities (n = 146) and their coaches (n = 23), who work in national sports associations working for both able-bodied and disabled people. The study used the diagnostic survey method with a questionnaire developed by Sobiecka. The difficulties indicated by the respondents referred to various aspects related to the activity in professional sport. Particularly emphasised difficulties were related to organizational and financial limitations as well as the management and coaching staff. At the same time, it was demonstrated that the environment was a differentiating factor between the studied groups of athletes and coaches.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Polish Paralympic Sports in the Opinion of Athletes and Coaches in Retrospective Studies

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Kądziołka

et al. 2019

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“…Due to the distance between team members, athletes and coaches rely on training camps and electronic methods of communication to build relationships and develop team chemistry (Falcão et al, 2015). Lack of teammates and support networks has been a reported issue for athletes residing in remote areas (Kean et al, 2017). Interestingly, centralized training environments have been reported to positively contribute to athletes' training quality, provide a platform for necessary feedback, and enable additional social support while providing national sporting organizations an opportunity to channel funding and evaluate program designs more effectively (Kean et al, 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Lack of teammates and support networks has been a reported issue for athletes residing in remote areas (Kean et al, 2017). Interestingly, centralized training environments have been reported to positively contribute to athletes' training quality, provide a platform for necessary feedback, and enable additional social support while providing national sporting organizations an opportunity to channel funding and evaluate program designs more effectively (Kean et al, 2017). In addition, athletes' geographic location can impact their ability for sport classification.…”

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Understanding the Development of Elite Parasport Athletes Using a Constraint-Led Approach: Considerations for Coaches and Practitioners

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For the past half-century, the Paralympic Games has continued to grow, evident through increased participation, media recognition, and rising research focus in Para sport. While the competitive pool of athletes has increased, athlete development models have stayed relatively the same. Currently, coaches rely mainly on experiential knowledge, informal communication with colleagues, and theory transferred from able-bodied contexts as main resources to support development for themselves and their athletes. The purpose of this paper was to introduce Newell's constraint-led model and its multidimensional spectrum and practical scope to address the complexities of athlete development. The model consists of three overarching constraint categories (i.e., individual, task, and environment) along with proposed additional sub-categories to capture nuances associated in Para sport in order to provide additional context to coaches regarding athlete development. Utilizing this theoretical framework, we present a holistic approach for coaches and practitioners to consider while addressing athletes' short-and longterm developmental plans. This approach highlights the interactions among factors from a wide range of categories that indirectly and directly impact one another and ultimately influence athletes' developmental processes. It is important to consider the dynamic interaction of constraints over various timescales during development and identify underlying issues to improve athlete experience and maximize developmental opportunities. Coaches and practitioners can use the proposed framework as a guide to key factors to consider for their cohort of athletes. This approach provides a context-specific approach that considers unique factors associated with athletes and their environment.

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“…A practical focus was useful in helping coaches consider critically their coaching environment (cf. Kean et al, 2017). But an interesting form of dissonance occurred whereby the tutor emphasised the individual nature of ASD throughout the training but the pedagogy implemented attempted to provide standardised practical solutions for coaches to 'cherry pick' and apply to specific contexts:…”

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A social relational analysis of an impairment-specific mode of disability coach education

Townsend

Cushion

Smith

2017

Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health

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The purpose of this research was to analyse a mode of coach education provided by a major disability charity. The course was designed for sports coaches and physical activity professionals and focused on coaching people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The subsequent analysis drew on data obtained over two years, including participation observation, qualitative survey data and follow-up case study interviews. The research process was scaffolded by a level-model approach (cf. Coldwell & Simkins, 2011). Data were analysed in an iterative fashion to generate themes representative of the process of coach learning in relation to discourses about disability. Subsequently generating an understanding of the impact of disability coach education on coaches' knowledge. To provide a level of abstraction and critical explanation we drew on the work of Thomas (1999, 2007) and engaged with a social relational model of disability to analyse the formation and expression of coaching knowledge in relation to ASD. The analysis highlighted how coach education was an environment for the transmission of ideology about disability, that drew on medical model discourses and constrained coach learning, contributing to a 'false' ideology of inclusion.

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The impact of the environment on elite wheelchair basketball athletes: a cross-case comparison

Cited by 15 publications

References 38 publications

Polish Paralympic Sports in the Opinion of Athletes and Coaches in Retrospective Studies

Polish Paralympic Sports in the Opinion of Athletes and Coaches in Retrospective Studies

Understanding the Development of Elite Parasport Athletes Using a Constraint-Led Approach: Considerations for Coaches and Practitioners

A social relational analysis of an impairment-specific mode of disability coach education

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