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Molik B, Morgulec-Adamowicz N, Kosmol A, et al. Game Performance Evaluation in Male Goalball Players. J Hum Kinet. 2015;48:43-51doi: 10.1515/hukin-2015-0090.
Molik, B., Morgulec-Adamowicz, N., Kosmol, A., Perkowski, K., Bednarczuk, G., Skowroński, W., Gomez, M. A., Koc, K., Rutkowska, I., & Szyman, R. J. (2015). Game Performance Evaluation in Male Goalball Players. Journal of human kinetics, 4843-51. https://doi.org/10.1515/hukin-2015-0090
Molik, Bartosz, et al. "Game Performance Evaluation in Male Goalball Players." Journal of human kinetics vol. 48 (2015): 43-51. doi: https://doi.org/10.1515/hukin-2015-0090
Molik B, Morgulec-Adamowicz N, Kosmol A, Perkowski K, Bednarczuk G, Skowroński W, Gomez MA, Koc K, Rutkowska I, Szyman RJ. Game Performance Evaluation in Male Goalball Players. J Hum Kinet. 2015 Jan 12;48:43-51. doi: 10.1515/hukin-2015-0090. eCollection 2015 Nov 22. PMID: 26834872; PMCID: PMC4721622.
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J Hum Kinet. 2015 Jan 12;48:43-51. doi: 10.1515/hukin-2015-0090. eCollection 2015 Nov 22.

Game Performance Evaluation in Male Goalball Players.

Journal of human kinetics

Bartosz Molik, Natalia Morgulec-Adamowicz, Andrzej Kosmol, Krzysztof Perkowski, Grzegorz Bednarczuk, Waldemar Skowroński, Miguel Angel Gomez, Krzysztof Koc, Izabela Rutkowska, Robert J Szyman

Affiliations

  1. The Józef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Poland.
  2. The Józef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Faculty of Physical Education, Poland.
  3. Polytechnic University of Madrid, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, Madrid,, Spain.
  4. Chicago State University, Faculty of Secondary Education, Professional Studies and Recreation, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

PMID: 26834872 PMCID: PMC4721622 DOI: 10.1515/hukin-2015-0090

Abstract

Goalball is a Paralympic sport exclusively for athletes who are visually impaired and blind. The aims of this study were twofold: to describe game performance of elite male goalball players based upon the degree of visual impairment, and to determine if game performance was related to anthropometric characteristics of elite male goalball players. The study sample consisted of 44 male goalball athletes. A total of 38 games were recorded during the Summer Paralympic Games in London 2012. Observations were reported using the Game Efficiency Sheet for Goalball. Additional anthropometric measurements included body mass (kg), body height (cm), the arm span (cm) and length of the body in the defensive position (cm). The results differentiating both groups showed that the players with total blindness obtained higher means than the players with visual impairment for game indicators such as the sum of defense (p = 0.03) and the sum of good defense (p = 0.04). The players with visual impairment obtained higher results than those with total blindness for attack efficiency (p = 0.04), the sum of penalty defenses (p = 0.01), and fouls (p = 0.01). The study showed that athletes with blindness demonstrated higher game performance in defence. However, athletes with visual impairment presented higher efficiency in offensive actions. The analyses confirmed that body mass, body height, the arm span and length of the body in the defensive position did not differentiate players' performance at the elite level.

Keywords: disability sport; visual impairment

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