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Analysis and overview wheelchair basketball
Authors: Nikola Aksović, Filip Milanović, Bojan Bjelica, Dejan Nikolić, Nemanja Jovanović, Rosario D’Onofrio
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Wheelchair basketball (WB) is a variation of basketball and is played by people with various physical disabilities that are characterized by chronic or severe conditions that limit the ability to use the lower limbs to play basketball in running. The present study is a review study that presents the critical points of existing knowledge about a theoretical approach to the topic of "wheelchair basketball". The aim of this study was to provide an analysis and overview of WB. WB game rules are different compared to running basketball game rules due to the manner of moving, type of faults, and functional classification of players on the court. The basic equipment for the game is wheelchairs and therefore special attention is paid to them and they developed as the sport developed. Each competitor, depending on the degree of disability, has a certain number of points, and the international classification range is from 1.0 to 4.5 points. In conclusion, WB is an intermittent team game for people with physical impairments characterized by chronic or serious conditions limiting their ability to use lower limbs to play running basketball. Therefore, the recommendation to future researchers is to do more research on Paralympic sports, and thus WB, which is one of the most interesting and demanding sports for people with disabilities.