Table 2.
Averages and standard deviations for the wheelchair mobility performance outcomes, the maximal values and the time spent in (rotational) speed zones for the three sports. The upper table shows the overall outcomes and the bottom table only the “high-class” athletes (WB, 3+; WR, 2.5+; WT, all).
| All | Total (n = 76) | Basketball (n = 29) | Rugby (n = 32) | Tennis (n = 15) | |||||
| Mean | Stdev. | Mean | Stdev. | Mean | Stdev. | Mean | Stdev. | ||
| WMP | Avg. forward speed (m/s) | 1.34 | 0.28 | 1.57 | 0.13 | 1.13 | 0.27 | 1.34 | 0.13 |
| Best forward speed (m/s) | 2.41 | 0.60 | 2.96 | 0.23 | 2.02 | 0.59 | 2.17 | 0.14 | |
| Avg. acceleration to 2 m (m/s2) | 1.14 | 0.45 | 1.46 | 0.26 | 0.76 | 0.35 | 1.33 | 0.29 | |
| Avg. rotational speed in a curve (°/s) | 65 | 15 | 67 | 9 | 60 | 21 | 72 | 8 | |
| Best rotational speed in a turn (°/s) | 198 | 45 | 212 | 28 | 173 | 52 | 224 | 29 | |
| Avg. rotational acceleration (°/s2) | 232 | 122 | 351 | 110 | 139 | 44 | 199 | 26 | |
| Max | Maximal forward speed (m/s) | 4.19 | 1.02 | 4.98 | 0.43 | 3.37 | 0.99 | 4.40 | 0.40 |
| Maximal rotational speed (°/s) | 348 | 80 | 388 | 71 | 303 | 79 | 369 | 43 | |
| Speed zones | Speed <0 m/s | 11.2% | 3.3% | 13.4% | 3.2% | 9.9% | 2.3% | 9.6% | 3.2% |
| Speed between 0 to 0.5 m/s | 16.4% | 6.5% | 13.7% | 2.3% | 20.9% | 7.5% | 11.9% | 2.8% | |
| Speed between 0.5 to 1.5 m/s | 38.4% | 8.7% | 31.7% | 3.4% | 43.1% | 8.8% | 41.5% | 7.5% | |
| Speed between 1.5 to 2.5 m/s | 23.6% | 8.0% | 23.7% | 3.5% | 20.1% | 9.1% | 30.8% | 6.9% | |
| Speed above 2.5 m/s | 10.4% | 7.2% | 17.5% | 3.4% | 5.9% | 6.0% | 6.2% | 2.7% | |
| Rotational speed zones | Abs. rot. speed betw. 0 to 25 °/s | 34.3% | 6.3% | 31.5% | 2.7% | 39.1% | 6.4% | 29.3% | 3.8% |
| Abs. rot. speed betw. 25 to 50 °/s | 27.5% | 2.1% | 26.9% | 1.3% | 29.1% | 1.4% | 25.4% | 2.1% | |
| Abs. rot. speed betw. 50 to 100 °/s | 23.4% | 2.7% | 24.1% | 1.0% | 21.7% | 3.0% | 25.6% | 2.1% | |
| Abs. rot. speed above 100 °/s | 14.7% | 5.8% | 17.5% | 3.1% | 10.0% | 4.2% | 19.5% | 5.2% | |
| “High-class” | Total (n = 39) | Basketball (n = 12) | Rugby (n = 12) | Tennis (n = 15) | |||||
| Mean | Stdev. | Mean | Stdev. | Mean | Stdev. | Mean | Stdev. | ||
| WMP | Avg. forward speed (m/s) | 1.41 | 0.25 | 1.67 | 0.10 | 1.25 | 0.27 | 1.34 | 0.13 |
| Best forward speed (m/s) | 2.52 | 0.54 | 3.14 | 0.16 | 2.32 | 0.58 | 2.17 | 0.14 | |
| Avg. acceleration to 2 m (m/s2) | 1.33 | 0.41 | 1.67 | 0.23 | 0.99 | 0.42 | 1.33 | 0.29 | |
| Avg. rotational speed in a curve (°/s) | 70 | 10 | 72 | 7 | 67 | 15 | 72 | 8 | |
| Best rotational speed in a turn (°/s) | 222 | 29 | 228 | 22 | 213 | 36 | 224 | 29 | |
| Avg. rotational acceleration (°/s2) | 262 | 128 | 422 | 119 | 181 | 33 | 199 | 26 | |
| Max | Maximal forward speed (m/s) | 4.51 | 0.78 | 5.22 | 0.41 | 3.94 | 0.89 | 4.40 | 0.40 |
| Maximal rotational speed (°/s) | 386 | 66 | 424 | 80 | 367 | 59 | 369 | 43 | |
| Speed zones | Speed <0 m/s | 11.2% | 3.3% | 13.9% | 3.1% | 10.5% | 1.7% | 9.6% | 3.2% |
| Speed between 0 to 0.5 m/s | 14.3% | 4.8% | 13.0% | 2.3% | 18.5% | 6.0% | 11.9% | 2.8% | |
| Speed between 0.5 to 1.5 m/s | 37.3% | 8.6% | 29.6% | 3.4% | 39.7% | 8.7% | 41.5% | 7.5% | |
| Speed between 1.5 to 2.5 m/s | 25.9% | 7.4% | 23.8% | 3.8% | 21.8% | 7.6% | 30.8% | 6.9% | |
| Speed above 2.5 m/s | 11.3% | 7.3% | 19.7% | 3.2% | 9.4% | 7.1% | 6.2% | 2.7% | |
| Rotational speed zones | Abs. rot. speed betw. 0 to 25 °/s | 31.1% | 4.1% | 30.0% | 2.5% | 34.4% | 4.1% | 29.3% | 3.8% |
| Abs. rot. speed betw. 25 to 50 °/s | 26.5% | 2.0% | 26.0% | 0.9% | 28.4% | 1.4% | 25.4% | 2.1% | |
| Abs. rot. speed betw. 50 to 100 °/s | 24.6% | 2.2% | 24.5% | 1.1% | 23.3% | 2.7% | 25.6% | 2.1% | |
| Abs. rot. speed above 100 °/s | 17.8% | 4.6% | 19.6% | 2.1% | 13.8% | 2.7% | 19.5% | 5.2% | |