WHEN SITTING BECOMES SPORT: LIFE STORIES IN SITTING VOLLEYBALL [PDF]
European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity, 2015 Results of recent studies support a growing literature which indicates that exercise and physical activity are associated with better quality of life and health outcomes. The purpose of the present qualitative study is to gain a deeper insight into how sitting volleyball players perceive the impact of the sport on their lives.
Carla Filomena Silva
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Hand Grip Strength vs. Locomotor Efficiency in Sitting Volleyball Players [PDF]
Journal of Human Kinetics, 2022 The objective of this paper was to determine the relationship between hand grip strength and movement time (locomotor efficiency in a seated position using the upper and lower extremities) in sitting volleyball players. In addition, a comparison was made between the velocity curves for forward and backward locomotion.
Andrzej Rokita +2 more
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Relationship between sitting volleyball performance and field fitness of sitting volleyball players in Korea [PDF]
Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation, 2017 The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between sitting volleyball performance and the field fitness of sitting volleyball players. Forty-five elite sitting volleyball players participated in 10 field fitness tests. Additionally, the players' head coach and coach assessed their volleyball performance (receive and defense, block ...
Bogja Jeoung
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Physique and performance in male sitting volleyball players: implications for classification and training [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Background This study assessed whether anthropometry, physical fitness and sport-specific sprint performance vary across the three groups of sitting volleyball (SV) athletes (athletes with a disability (VS1), athletes with a minimal disability (VS2) and ...
Valentina Cavedon +7 more
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Serving to win: exploring serve-reception effectiveness in high-level male and female sitting volleyball players [PDF]
Frontiers in Sports and Active LivingIntroductionThis study was planned to assess the association between serve efficacy and match outcome, and to investigate which factors are associated with serve efficacy in high-level male and female Sitting Volleyball players.MethodsThe study sample ...
Valentina Cavedon +2 more
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Sliding to Reverse Ableism: An Ethnographic Exploration of (Dis)ability in Sitting Volleyball [PDF]
Societies, 2019 This paper illuminates the potential of diversely embodied sporting cultures to challenge ableism, the ideology of ability. Ableism constructs the able body as conditional to a life worth living, thus devaluing all those perceived as ‘dis’ ...
P David Howe, Carla Filomena Silva
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Design and implementation of load intensity monitoring platform supported by big data technology in stage training for women’s sitting volleyball [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 This study aims to discuss the load intensity monitoring in the training process of sitting volleyball, to help coaches understand the training status of athletes, and to provide a scientific basis for the follow-up training plan.
Zhijun Liang, Chen Liang
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THE MOTIVES OF PLAYERS TO ENGAGE IN THE SITTING VOLLEYBALL
Exercise and Quality of Life, 2011 The investigation aimed to determine if sport motivation for engagement to the sitting volleyball differed between groups of participants, sorted by 6 criterions.
Mladen Protić, Igor Vučković
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Musculoskeletal pain as the effect of internal compensatory mechanisms on structural and functional changes in body build and posture in elite Polish sitting volleyball players [PDF]
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2022 Background With the dynamic development of professional Paralympic sport, the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain and structural and/or functional disturbances in Para athletes constantly increases.
Anna Zwierzchowska +3 more
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The effect of low dose caffeine powder supplementation on serve speed, spike speed, and speed-endurance in elite sitting volleyball players: a randomized double-blind crossover study [PDF]
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and RehabilitationBackground Sitting volleyball relies heavily on upper-body strength and anaerobic capacity. Serve, spike, and speed-endurance are decisive skills, yet the ergogenic potential of low-dose caffeine in this Paralympic sport remains unclear.
Azize Bingol Diedhiou +9 more
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