Abu B. Yilla
University of Texas at Arlington
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Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport | 2011
Natalia Morgulec-Adamowicz; Andrzej Kosmol; Bartosz Molik; Abu B. Yilla; James Laskin
The purpose of the study was to examine the sport-specific performance of wheelchair rugby players with regard to their classification. A group of 30 male athletes from the Polish Wheelchair Rugby League participated in the study. The seven International Wheelchair Rugby Federation classes were collapsed into four groups. Standardized measures of aerobic, anaerobic, and skill performance were examined to identify performance differences among the four groups. Major findings were that most differences were between Group I players and all others and that anaerobic performance was the most sensitive to classification differences. Another important finding was that for all other groups, with one exception, adjacent groups did not differ in anaerobic, aerobic, and sport-specific skill performance. The results of this study demonstrate the need to investigate other performance measures that will help in evaluating the current wheelchair rugby classification system.
Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine | 2012
Bartosz Molik; Natalia Morgulec-Adamowicz; Andrzej Kosmol; Abu B. Yilla; Alicja Filipkowska; Mateusz Lewandowski; Justyna Pijanowska; Katarzyna Słyk; Tomasz Zubala; Sylwester Flis; Roman Herink
ObjectiveTo compare first disability and anthropometric variables and second disability and game efficiency measures. DesignProspective cohort study. SettingWinter Paralympic Games in Vancouver (2010). ParticipantsA sample of 54 (age, 30.85 ± 7.99 y) of the 114 elite ice sledge hockey athletes participated in this study. To be included in the analysis, an athlete had to participate for a minimum of 45 minutes in total and in a minimum of 2 games during the tournament. Assessment of Risk FactorsAthletes were categorized according to type of disability into 4 groups: group 1 (double amputee above and below the knee), group 2 (single amputee above and below the knee), group 3 (spinal cord injury), and group 4 (other physical disabilities, including phocomelia, cerebral palsy, sclerosis multiplex, and lower limb paresis, and players with minimal disability). Before the tournament, athletes completed a Personal Questionnaire Form. Data including anthropometric measurements (seated position and range of arms) and length of the sledge were also collected. Main Outcome MeasuresAll 20 scheduled games were videotaped using 3 video cameras. The games were analyzed after the tournament by 5 observers. All observations were recorded using the Game Efficiency Sheet for Ice Sledge Hockey developed by the authors. Fourteen game parameters were included for analysis. ResultsThe instrument was developed specifically for this projects exploratory analysis. Interobserver and intraobserver reliability were established by statistical analysis (r > 0.93 and r > 0.95, respectively). Significant differences between disability groups were found for training frequency (F3,50 = 4.73, P = 0.006), height (F3,50 = 12.54, P = 0.001), and sledge length (F3,50 = 12.35, P = 0.001). The results of the Tukey honestly significant difference post hoc analyses revealed significant differences between groups 1 and 4 (P = 0.026), 2 and 4 (P = 0.007), and 3 and 4 (P = 0.013) for training frequency. There were also significant differences between groups 1 and 2 (P < 0.001), 1 and 4 (P < 0.001), and 2 and 4 (P = 0.021) for body height. In sledge length, significant differences were observed between groups 1 and 2 (P < 0.001), 1 and 3 (P < 0.001), 1 and 4 (P = 0.016), and 2 and 4 (P = 0.028). There was no strong evidence to support disability group differences in game efficiency measures. ConclusionsThe results may confirm the lack of a need for additional classification in sledge hockey beyond minimum eligibility or may enhance the argument that a classification system may be needed because the lower functioning disabilities are not being represented in the sport.
Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly | 1998
Abu B. Yilla; Claudine Sherrill
Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly | 2008
Bartosz Molik; Elzbieta Lubelska; Andrzej Koxmol; Magdalena Bogdan; Abu B. Yilla; Ewelina Hyla
Athletic Therapy Today | 2004
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Archive | 1994
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International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings | 2010
Becky Garner; Judy R. Wilson; Abu B. Yilla; Mark D. Ricard; Brad Heddins; Barry McKeown
Postepy Rehabilitacji | 2008
Bartosz Molik; Andrzej Kosmol; Abu B. Yilla; Judy R. Wilson
Postepy Rehabilitacji | 2008
Bartosz Molik; Andrzej Kosmol; Abu B. Yilla; Kestas Skucas; Judy R. Wilson
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise | 2008
Judy R. Wilson; Abu B. Yilla; Brad Heddins; Tyler Garner; Molly Averitte
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Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw
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