Introduction: To determine if athletes with coordination impairment (CI) can continue playing wheelchair rugby (WR), while an evidence-based classification system, including impairment tests for CI is not yet available. This is a defensible practise if they show similar activity limitations as athletes …

Understanding the actions of others is important for predicting whether their intentions are honest or deceitful. Common-coding theory [Prinz, W. (1997). Perception and action planning. European Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 9(2), 129-154. https://doi.org/10.1080/713752551] suggests that the capability …

Skilled actors rely on deception to disrupt the perceptual ability of opponents who seek to anticipate action intentions. Common-coding theory (Prinz, 1997) purports that action and perception share common origins in the brain, and therefore it seems plausible that the ability to ‘see through’ a deceptive …

In wheelchair rugby (WR) athletes with tetraplegia, wheelchair performance may be impaired due to (partial) loss of innervation of upper extremity and trunk muscles, and low blood pressure (BP). The objective was to assess the effects of electrical stimulation (ES)-induced co-contraction of trunk muscles …

Athlete impairment level is an important factor in wheelchair mobility performance (WMP) in sports. Classification systems, aimed to compensate impairment level effects on performance, vary between sports. Improved understanding of resemblances and differences in WMP between sports could aid in optimizing …

The South China Tigers are the first professional club team in Hong Kong, playing in the new tournament Global Rapid Rugby. The Asia Pacific tournament is contested home and away against six teams from Australia, Fiji, Samoa, Malaysia, China and Hong Kong. The South China Tigers were set up as a subsidiary …

De veelheid aan verschillende festiviteiten en evenementen roept de vraag op of deze veelheid zich laat opdelen in verschillende categorieën zodat we beter kunnen duiden wat bijvoorbeeld een festival is. We voelen aan dat een bruiloft, carnaval, de WK finale Rugby, een TeDtalk en het Sziget festival …

We staan als leraren LO voor de mooie opdracht om leerlingen meer bekwaam en enthousiast te maken voor een duurzame deelname aan onze beweeg- en sportcultuur (KVLO, 2017). Het creëren van een spelleeromgeving waarin rekening wordt gehouden met de verschillen tussen leerlingen, iedere leerling betrokken …

Background Insufficient postmatch recovery in elite players may cause an increased risk of injuries, illnesses and non-functional over-reaching. Objective To evaluate postmatch recovery time courses of physical performance and biochemical markers in team ball sport players. Study design Systematic review. …