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To date, no published data exists on distances and speeds traveled by rugby or
basketball players during game play. The purpose of this study was to provide
quantitative information of selected characteristics of wheelchair basketball and
rugby game play. A miniaturized data logger was used to collect the distance
traveled, average velocity, activity time, and number of starts and stops during
basketball and rugby games. Participants were recruited prior to wheelchair
basketball and rugby tournaments during the 2007 and 2008 National Veterans
Wheelchair Games. Inclusion criteria were age 18 years or older and been
participating in wheelchair basketball or rugby. The wheelchair rugby athletes on
average traveled 2364.78 +/- 956.35 meters at 1.33 +/- 0.25 m/sec with 242.61 +/-
80.31 stops and starts in 29.98 +/- 11.79 min of play per game. The wheelchair
basketball athletes on average traveled 2679.52 +/- 1103.66 m at 1.48 +/- 0.13
m/sec with 239.78 +/- 60.61 stops and starts in 30.28 +/- 9.59 min of play per
game. Previous research has not reported basketball or rugby game play variables
such as these, making this data set unique. The information could be used by
players and coaches to create training protocols to better prepare for game
conditions.

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