A mathematical model for decision-making in the classification of para-footballers with different severity of coordination impairments

Classification is a defining feature of Para-sport, and sports-specific classification systems determined through multidisciplinary scientific research are required, i.e., evidence-based and focused on the relationship between the impairment and the key performance determinants. Data envelopment analysis (DEA) was applied as a classification tool using a directional distance function (DDF) model. The aim of the study was to test the DEA as a possible classification tool in cerebral palsy football. We analyse the performance of 56 international para-footballers with hypertonia, ataxia or athetosis, who completed a 20-test battery with DEA models. Five of the tests are included in the model (change of direction: Illinois agility test; jumping: standing broad jump, four bounds for distance, and triple hop with the non-dominant leg; 10-m sprint/acceleration; and ball dribbling, both in a straight line and following a trajectory), showing that players with less impairment exhibit the highest efficiency. This outcome suggests that DEA models might be feasible for detecting and discriminating the performance and magnitude of impairment in cerebral palsy football, with an objective ranking of the athletes in relation to different physical performance tests. This study also provides reference scores for decision-making during classification and guidance for further research in team Paralympic sports.     

Recording the war effort: immigrant communities in Latin America and the memory of the Great War

ABSTRACT

This paper aims to analyse the initiatives undertaken by some immigrant communities residing in Latin America to record their mobilisation around the First World War. After the armistice, European communities in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and other countries gathered detailed information about their activities during the conflict, published as profusely illustrated books of remembrance, offered to their governments as proof of their loyalty. The article intends to establish the peculiar nature of these publications as records of the war effort, and analyse the agents and processes of their elaboration, and their role as commemorative but also as archival documents.     

中国竞技体育人力资源相关问题探讨

对竞技体育人力资源的概念、特点等问题进行了探讨：研究表明，竞技体育人力资源是指竞技体育发展所需人员的现实及潜在禀赋的总和。处于不同层次、不同领域的众多人员组成了竞技体育人力资源系统：竞技人力资源具有稀缺性、目标性、整体性及调控性等特点.     

基于因果分析的AHP方法在运动员选材中的应用研究

分析了AHP方法的特点 ,提出了可以克服其缺陷的基于因果分析的修正AHP方法 ,并将其运用于篮球运动员选材指标体系的确定和评估之中。     

优秀游泳运动员训练监控研究初探

在备战 2 0 0 0年第 2 7届奥运会期间 ,采用血乳酸、肌酸激酶等指标对国家游泳队优秀运动员进行了训练监控 ,对磷酸原训练、有氧训练、高原训练模式等进行了探讨 ,为科学训练提供参考依据     

甘肃省大学生心理健康状况调查

运用问卷调查、文献资料调研和数理统计等方法 ,对甘肃省 9所高校的 94 3名男、女大学生进行了心理健康状况的调研分析 ,据此提出了若干建议。     

我国职业篮球俱乐部运行管理中的法律问题研究

从职业篮球俱乐部的成立、我国职业篮球俱乐部的外部关系、与运动员有关的法律问题、与我国职业篮球俱乐部经营开发有关的法律法规以及关于体育纠纷的问题五个方面进行论述 ,寻求适合我国职业篮球俱乐部的发展道路     

中华人民共和国第10届冬季运动会冰壶比赛调研报告

采用文献资料调研、数理统计、调查等方法 ,对参加第 10届冬运会各参赛队情况进行调研分析 ,根据我国冰壶运动的现状及发展趋势进行研究 ,找出目前存在的问题 ,并提出相关建议。     

湖北土家族3～6岁幼儿体质研究

为了了解湖北土家族城乡 3～ 6岁幼儿的体质现状 ,通过对土家族儿童进行身体形态和机能指标的测试 ,结果表明 ,与全国平均值比较 ,湖北土家族儿童的形态指标较差 ,机能指标有优有劣。