The impact of wheelchair Rugby classification line-up structure on possession outcome

Objectives. To investigate the impact that the structure and combination of athlete classification within line-ups has on possession outcome in Wheelchair Rugby (WR). Design. Retrospective. Methods. Analysis was conducted using data from all 18 WR matches from the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. Pearson's chi-squared analysis was conducted to investigate the effect of line-up structures on performance and a nested generalised logistic mixed model (GLMM) was fitted to the data to investigate the association between independent variables and the outcome of possessions.
Source: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport - Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Tags: Original Research Source Type: research