Javier Pérez-Tejero

Motivación e intención de ser físicamente activo en jugadores de baloncesto en formación: Diferencias en función de la competición

El objetivo del presente estudio fue analizar las posibles diferencias en la satisfaccion de las necesidades psicologicas basicas (NPB) y la intencion de la practica futura en jugadores de baloncesto en formacion segun la liga en la que competian. Se administro, a una muestra de 181 jugadores de baloncesto entre 11 y 16 anos pertenecientes a ligas diferentes (juegos deportivo municipales, federado y federado preferente), el cuestionario PNSE para evaluar las necesidades psicologicas basicas y el MIFA para medir la intencion de ser fisicamente activo. Los resultados mas significativos indicaron que a) existen diferencias significativas entre ligas; b) la relacion entre las NPB y la intencion aumentaba con el nivel de la liga; c) la competencia era la unica variable presente en todas las categorias estudiadas

Study of Reaction Time to Visual Stimuli in Athletes with and without a Hearing Impairment

This study analyzes the differences in manual reaction time (RT) to visual stimuli in two samples of physically active persons: a group of athletes without hearing impairment (n = 79; M age = 22.6yr., SD = 3.7) and a group of athletes with hearing impairment (n = 44, M age = 25.6 yr., SD = 5.0). Reaction time (RT) was measured and then differences between both groups were assessed by sex, type of sport (individual vs team sports), and competition level. RT to visual stimuli was significantly shorter for athletes with hearing impairment than for those without hearing impairment, with a significant sex difference (shorter RT for males), but no differences regarding type of sport or competition level. Suggestions for further research and sport applications are provided.

Situación actual de la actividad física para personas con discapacidad en la Comunidad de Madrid

This study aimed to analyze the state of the art of adapted physical activity for persons with disabilities in the region of Madrid. To meet this goal, official demographic data and indicators of participation in physical activity programs from 2014 were analyzed. Results indicated a population of 307.880 persons with disability (4.7 % of the entire population). The largest population group among the persons with disabilities is composed by persons with a physical disability. Less than 2.53 % of the population with disability practiced a competitive sport and 21.49 % of persons with disabilities living in Madrid were holders of the “Special Card” that provided them with free access to all public sport facilities. However, no indicator was found related with the participation of the population with disabilities on leisure or health physical activities in the region of Madrid. These results suggest that there is a need for improving monitoring through official indicators and to establish further actions that responds to the analyzed demographic profile.

Effect of functional classification on the swimming race segments during the 2012 London Paralympic Games

Abstract The aims of the present research were (1) to characterise the individualised race segments configuration (start, turn and free swimming) of Paralympic swimmers and (2) to examine the influence of the swimmers’ functional classification on their race segments configuration. Finalists (248 men and 264 women) in the 100 m swimming events of the 2012 London Paralympic Games were distributed in five different subgroups based on their functional class designation and race performances were video-analysed with 2D-DLT algorithms. The start and turn distances of Paralympic swimmers in the 100 m events did not coincide with the traditional 10–15 m segments and they depended on the swimmer’s functional group (η2 = 0.48), as longer start and turn distances were observed according to the lower degree of impairment of swimmers. However, no differences were observed in the start and turn distances of the least physically impaired, the visually and the intellectually impaired swimmers (S8–S14), regardless of the stroke and gender. These results indicate that, in terms of the race segments configuration, there is no evidence to support the classification of S8–S14 swimmers in different functional classes.