Objective: This study aimed to investigate which characteristics of athlete, wheelchair and athlete-wheelchair interface are the best predictors of wheelchair basketball mobility performance. Design: A total of 60 experienced wheelchair basketball players performed a wheelchair mobility performance test …

As the state retracts further in the Netherlands, the role of civil society increases. Only now the impact becomes visible due to changing arrangements in the social domain. Since enormous cuts in the welfare budgets have been implemented; creative innovations by civil initiatives are much needed to …

In this study, the effect of strapping rowers to their sliding seat on performance during 75 m on-water starting trials was investigated. Well-trained rowers performed 75 m maximum-effort starts using an instrumented single scull equipped with a redesigned sliding seat system, both under normal conditions …

Inleiding : Tijdens een wedstrijd of trainingen zitten de zeilers van het Nederlands paralympisch zeilteam soms uren achtereen in de zeilboot. De zeilers varen in de Skud 18, een tweemans zeilboot waarbij de zeilers achter elkaar in het midden van de boot zitten. De stuurman/vrouw (achterste zeiler) …