References
- Altmann, V. C., Groen, B. E., Groenen, K. H., Vanlandewijck, Y. C., van Limbeek, J., & Keijsers, N. L. (2016). Construct validity of the trunk impairment classification system in relation to objective measures of trunk impairment. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 97(3), 437–444. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2015.10.096
- Altmann, V. C., Groen, B. E., Hart, A. L., Vanlandewijck, Y. C., van Limbeek, J., & Keijsers, N. L. W. (2017). The impact of trunk impairment on performance-determining activities in wheelchair rugby. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 27(9), 1005–1014. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.12720
- Altmann, V. C., Groen, B. E., Hart, A. L., Vanlandewijck, Y. C., & Keijsers, N. L. W. (2018). Classifying trunk strength impairment according to the activity limitation caused in wheelchair rugby performance. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 28(2), 649–657. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.12921
- Batterham, A. M., & Hopkins, W. G. (2006). Making meaningful inferences about magnitudes. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 1(1), 50–57. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.1.1.50
- Beckman, E. M., Connick, M. J., & Tweedy, S. M. (2017). Assessing muscle strength for the purpose of classification in paralympic sport: A review and recommendations. Journal Of Science And Medicine In Sport / Sports Medicine Australia, 20(4), 391–396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2016.08.010
- Connick, M. J., Beckman, E., Vanlandewijck, Y., Malone, L. A., Blomqvist, S., Tweedy, S. M. (2018b). Cluster analysis of novel isometric strength measures produces a valid and evidence-based classification structure for wheelchair track athletics. Brit J Sports Med, 52(17), 1123–1129. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-097558
- Connick, M. J., Beckmann, E. M., & Tweedy, S. M. (2018a). Evolution and development of best practice in paralympic classification. In I. Brittain & A. Beacom (Eds.), Palgrave handbook of paralympic studies (pp. 389–416). Palgrave Publishing Ltd.
- Hinkle, D. E., Wiersma, W., & Jurs, S. G. (2003). Applied statistics for the behavioural sciences (5th ed.). Houghton Mifflin.
- Hogarth, L., Nicholson, V., Spathis, J., Tweedy, S., Beckman, E., Connick, M., van de Vliet, P., Payton, C., & Burkett, B. (2019a). A battery of strength tests for evidence-based classification in Para swimming. Journal of Sports Sciences, 37(4), 404–413. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2018.1504606
- Hogarth, L., Payton, C., van de Vliet, P., Connick, M. & Burkett B. (2019b). A novel guide to classification of para swimmers with limb deficiency. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 28(11), 2397–2406. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.13229
- International Paralympic Committee. IPC Athlete Classification Code 2015 [accessed 2019 Dec 8]. Retrieved from http://www.paralympic.org/classification/2015-athlete-classification-code.
- International Wheelchair Rugby Federation. Classification manual 3rd edition revised 2015. [accessed 2019 Dec 11]. Retrieved from http://www.iwrf.com/resources/iwrf_docs/IWRF_Classification_Manual_3rd_Edition_rev-2015_(English).pdf
- International Wheelchair Rugby Federation. Wheelchair rugby international rules. 2018. [accessed 2019 Dec 10]. Retrieved from http://www.iwrf.com/resources/iwrf_docs/Wheelchair_Rugby_International_Rules_20190615.pdf
- Kaufman, L., & Rousseeuw, P. J. (2005). Finding groups in data: an introduction to cluster analysis. John Wiley & Sons.
- Mason, B. S., Altmann, V. C., Hutchinson, M. J., Goosey-Tolfrey, V. L. (2019). Validity and reliability of isometric tests for the evidence-based assessment of arm strength impairment in wheelchair rugby classification. Journal Of Science And Medicine In Sport / Sports Medicine Australia, 23(6), 559–563. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2019.12.022. Epub ahead of print.
- Mason, B. S., & Porcellato, L. (2010). van der Woude et al. A qualitative examination of wheelchair configuration for optimal mobility performance in wheelchair sports: A pilot study. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine : Official Journal of the UEMS European Board of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 42(2), 141–149. https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-0490
- Mulroy, S. J., Gronley, J. K., Newsam, C. J., & Perry, J. (1996). Electromyographic activity of shoulder muscles during wheelchair propulsion by paraplegic persons. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 77(2), 187–193. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0003-9993(96)90166-5
- Rousseeuw, P. J. (1987). Silhouettes: A graphical aid to the interpretation and validation of cluster analysis. Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, 20, 53–65. https://doi.org/10.1016/0377-0427(87)90125-7
- Thorndike, R. L. (1953). Who belongs in the family? Psychometrika, 18(4), 267–276. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02289263
- Tweedy, S. M. (2002). Taxonomic theory and the ICF: Foundations for a unified disability athletics classification. Adapt Phys Act Q, 19(2), 220–237. https://doi.org/10.1123/apaq.19.2.220
- Tweedy, S. M., Beckman, E. M., & Connick, M. J. (2014). Paralympic classification: conceptual basis, current methods, and research update. PM&R, 6, S11–S17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmrj.2014.04.013
- Tweedy, S. M., Mann, D., & Vandlandewijck, Y. C. (2016). Research needs for the development of evidence-based systems of classification for physical, vision, and intellectual impairments. In Y. C. Vanlandewijck & W. R. Thomspon (Eds.), Training and Coaching the Paralympic Athlete (pp. 122–149). John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken.
- Tweedy, S. M., & Vanlandewijck, Y. C. (2011). International paralympic committee position stand – background and scientific principles of classification in paralympic sport. Brit J Sports Med, 45(4), 259–269. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.2009.065060