Age-Related Trajectory and Age at Peak Competitive Performance in Wheelchair Rugby Players at the Paralympic Games.

IF 2.2 4区医学 Q1 REHABILITATION

American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Epub Date: 2024-01-03 DOI:10.1097/PHM.0000000000002434

Rodrigo Rodrigues Gomes Costa, Frederico Ribeiro Neto, Beatriz Lucena Ramos, Ricardo Tanhoffer, Bob O'Shea, Ciro Winckler

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Abstract

Objective: The first objective is to examine the age-related trajectory of competitive performance and the age at peak competitive performance in wheelchair rugby players at the Paralympic Games. Another objective is to verify age correlations with performance over the years for each class.

Design: This is a retrospective cohort study.

Results: Data were collected from the official results books of the Paralympic games. The mean age (SD) of the 267 players and 448 analyzed data from all Paralympic games (from Sidney 2004 to Tokyo 2020) across all classes was 32.8 (6.4) yrs, and the age at peak competitive performance was 30.6 (7.4) yrs. Each class had no statistical difference in age at peak competitive performance. In addition, there was no significant correlation between age and performance within classes or across all Paralympic games.

Conclusions: The findings indicate that wheelchair rugby players' age at peak competitive performance is 30.6 yrs, which remains consistent across all classes. There is no statistical correlation between age and performance in wheelchair rugby. These findings significantly affect effective talent identification and athlete development programs. This impact ensures that athletes receive the necessary support to reach their maximum potential while avoiding the pitfalls of underestimating or overestimating their stages of development.

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残奥会轮椅橄榄球运动员与年龄相关的轨迹和竞技表现巅峰年龄。

目标：第一个目标是研究残奥会轮椅橄榄球（WR）运动员竞技表现与年龄相关的轨迹以及竞技表现达到顶峰的年龄。另一个目的是验证各等级运动员的年龄与历年成绩的相关性：设计：回顾性队列研究：数据来自残奥会官方成绩册。从 2004 年悉尼残奥会到 2020 年东京残奥会，所有级别的 267 名运动员和 448 个分析数据的平均年龄（标准偏差）为 32.8（6.4）岁，竞技表现高峰年龄为 30.6（7.4）岁。每个级别的运动员在竞技状态达到顶峰时的年龄没有统计学差异。此外，在残奥会各个级别或所有残奥会比赛中，年龄与成绩之间没有明显的相关性：研究结果表明，WR 运动员的最高竞技水平年龄为 30.6 岁，这在所有级别中都是一致的。年龄与 WR 运动成绩之间不存在统计相关性。这些发现对有效识别人才和运动员培养计划产生了重大影响。这种影响可确保运动员获得必要的支持，以发挥其最大潜能，同时避免低估或高估其发展阶段的陷阱。

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American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 医学-康复医学

CiteScore

4.60

自引率

6.70%

发文量

423

审稿时长

1 months

期刊介绍： American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation focuses on the practice, research and educational aspects of physical medicine and rehabilitation. Monthly issues keep physiatrists up-to-date on the optimal functional restoration of patients with disabilities, physical treatment of neuromuscular impairments, the development of new rehabilitative technologies, and the use of electrodiagnostic studies. The Journal publishes cutting-edge basic and clinical research, clinical case reports and in-depth topical reviews of interest to rehabilitation professionals. Topics include prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal conditions, brain injury, spinal cord injury, cardiopulmonary disease, trauma, acute and chronic pain, amputation, prosthetics and orthotics, mobility, gait, and pediatrics as well as areas related to education and administration. Other important areas of interest include cancer rehabilitation, aging, and exercise. The Journal has recently published a series of articles on the topic of outcomes research. This well-established journal is the official scholarly publication of the Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP).