A short non-verbal IQ test predicts physical performance in athletes with intellectual disabilities in different sports disciplines
Introduction The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the degree of intellectual disability and level of sports performance for elite athletes in different sports disciplines. Earlier studies indicated that elite athletes with intellectual disabilities have significant lower fitness levels in cardio-respiratory endurance, speed of limb movement, explosive strength, abdominal muscular endurance, hand grip strength (Van de Vliet & al., 2006) and leg strengths (Frey, McCubbin, Hannigan-Downs, Kasser, & Skaggs, 1999) than athletes without intellectual disabilities. So far, no study looked at the association between the degree of intellectual disability and the level of physical performance in different sports disciplines.
Van der Wardt Veronika Bandelow Stephan Black Ken
University of Loughborough, Great Britain
国际会议
广州
英文
720-721
2008-08-01（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）