The Inaugural International Wheelchair Rugby Federation Sports Science and Sports Medicine Conference 2021 in partnership with the Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport (Loughborough University) – will bring together practitioners, coaches, medical staff and students interested in sports science, medicine, physiotherapy, strength and conditioning and coaching.
Wednesday 22nd September 2021 13:00 – 18:30 BST
About this event:
This virtual event will cover the historical insights in sports science and medicine by experts from the world of wheelchair rugby covering topics on:
Classification, thermoregulation, autonomic dysreflexia, shoulder health, nutrition and much more, which will provide a platform for future study.
A draft programme for the event is included below.
| 13:00 – 13:15 | INTRODUCTION |
| Richard Allcroft – IWRF Vicky Goosey-Tolfrey – overview |
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| 13:15 – 14:00 | CLASSIFICATION AND SCIENCE (SPORT) – Chairperson Vicky Goosey-Tolfrey |
| 13:15 – 13:45 | Viola Altmann – Classification (on-demand video) |
| 13:45 – 14:00 | Ingrid Kouwijzer – Trunk muscle activation/ trunk stability in wheelchair rugby |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | WHEELCHAIR RUGBY PERFORMANCE (SPORT) – Chairperson Sven Hoekstra |
| 14:00 – 14:15 | Sonja de Groot – Field testing for wheelchair rugby |
| 14:15 – 14:30 | Riemer Vegter – Sprint performance and asymmetries in wheelchair rugby |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | Rienk van de Slikke – Wearable technologies – mobility performance |
| BREAK | |
| 15:30 – 17:30 | PHYSIOLOGY AND HEALTH (MEDICINE) – Chairperson Ken Lee (IWRF) |
| 15:30 – 15:50 | Cameron Gee – Cardiovascular capacity and AD in wheelchair rugby players |
| 15:50 – 16:05 | Claudio Perret – Respiratory function |
| 16:05 – 16:35 | Katy Griggs – Thermoregulation |
| 16:35 – 17:05 | Joelle Flueck – Nutrition |
| 17:05 – 17:35 | Fransiska Bossuyt – Shoulder health in wheelchair rugby |
| 17:45 – 18:15 | PANEL DISCUSSION – Chairperson Viola Altman |
| 17:45 -18:15 | Jens Sauerbier/ Viola Altmann – Wrap up and discussion about future research needs |
| 18:15 | Ken Lee and Vicky Tolfrey – Close |
More information can be found from; https://www.ncsem-em.org.uk/wheelchair-rugby-conference/
