Difference in contributions to the team's score in female wheelchair basketball at the 2016 Rio Paralympics by physical capability classification.
Takashi Doi, Hirotaka Mutsuzaki, Kaori Tachibana and 2 others
PMID 29706694WHAT IT FOUND
High trunk-function players in elite women's wheelchair basketball carried direct scoring load.
Lower trunk-function players contributed through steals, defensive rebounds, and limiting turnovers. No clear team-score pattern emerged for the middle group.
Key findings
01High-classification players had higher points, field goals made, field goal attempts, free throw attempts, defensive rebounds, and draw a foul than low-classification and middle-classification players, while middle-classification players had higher values than low-classification players.
02In the high group model, field goals made, field goal attempts, free throws made, assists, offensive rebounds, and turnovers were linked to team score; free throw attempts were not linked.
03In the low group model, scoring items were not linked to team score, but defensive rebounds, steals, and turnovers were linked; no suitable model was developed for the middle group.
STILL TO COME
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What it does not show
The sample was limited to elite female players at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, so it may not apply to male players, lower-level players, or players with different circumstances. Only player stats records with more than 20 minutes of playing time were analyzed, so contributions of less-used players were not examined. No suitable model was developed for the middle classification group, so its role in team score remains unclear. The study used existing game box scores and did not test any treatment or training programme, so it cannot show that changing a stat causes more points.
Declared interests
The authors declared no conflict of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not treat the model links as proof that improving a stat causes more team points. The study observed elite female Paralympic games and did not test an intervention.