Russian Paralympic Committee

1. Russian Paralympic Committee Functioning Classification in Paralympic Sport National classifier of Russian Federation in swimming candidate of medical sciences Guzel Idrisova 2012

2. Paralympic sport Summer sports Winter sports Para biathlon Para alpine skiing Wheelchair curling Para cross-country skiing Para ice hockey • Wheelchair basketball • Boccia • Cycling • Sitting volleyball • Goalball • Rowing • Canoe • Judo • Equestrian • Para athletics • Para sailing • Powerlifting • Para swimming • Wheelchair rugby • Para archery • Para shooting • Wheelchair tennis • Table tennis • Triathlon • Wheelchair fencing • Football 5-a-side • Football 7-a-side

3. Classificationis a process of forming athletes into groups based on their functional impairment

5. maintaining fair competing conditions for athletes with impairment guarantee that impairment would not stop an athlete from participating in sport competitions Classification’s goals

6. Classification principles • Equity- maximization of equal opportunities in one category by distributing athletes into categories based on their functional conditions • Involvement- inclusiveness of athletes of different genders, impairments and levels of their seriousness • Status Analysis - examination of athletes whose impairments have tendencies of healing

7. Functions • Determination whether an athlete is eligible to compete at the competitions • Grouping athletes into categories in order to maintain fair environment

8. ??? AthleticsSwiming higher categorylower category

9. International Paralympic Committee (IPC)CLASSIFICATION CODE Classification Code of IPC was established in November 2007, and is governing classification process in all sports for all levels.

10. Functional categorization of physically impaired athletes is based on their moving abilities and is graded in points

11. Physical impairment, included inSystem of Functional Classification(SFC)and allowing to compete in the events • Spinal cord injuries • Cerebral paralysis (CP) , Brain injuries • Limb deficiency • Short stature, arthrogryposis • Other physical impairments

12. Minimal level of impairment

13. Impairments, not included in the system of functioning classification • Disability or absence of internal organ • General chronic illness • Joint deterioration • Osteochondrosis • Obesity • Mental illnesses • Skin illnesses • Haemophilia • Epilepsy

14. Impairments, not included in the system of functioning classification (2) • Visual impairment • Hearing impairment • Intellectual impairment

15. IBSF(International Blind Sports Federation), recognize three categories– full blindness, partial blindness, visual impairment • CISS (International Committee of Sports for Deaf), recognizes two categories– completely deafandhearing impairment • INAS-FID (International Federation for athletes with Intellectual Impairment), recognizes one category • SOI(International Special Olympics Organization), recognizes one category

16. Classification procedures • Medical testing • Technical testing • Examination during the competitions

17. Classifiers group • Medical classifier (doctor) • Technical classifier(coach) Medical classifier Technical classifier Classification rules

18. Medical testing • Coordination tests • Muscular conditions tests • Joint mobility tests • Measurement of impaired limbs • Height measurement and determination of body proportion deficiencies

19. Technical testing • is a measurement of athlete’s ability to perform specific goals in his sport outside of the competitions

20. Healthy athlete’s abilities- 300 pointsParticipation requirements- 285 points or lessafter medical testing results

21. In para swimming for physically impaired athletesexist 10 categories (S1-S10). Lower the category number is, harder the impairment level , for instance, categoryS1stands for maximum restriction of physical activity, andcategory S10 – for minimal restrictions

22. Nowadays, higher category athletes have the biggest representationDevelopment of para sports since 2007 shows: - appearance of more middle and smaller categories- more athletes under 20 years old compete as para athletes

23. Why to learn about classification • Necessity in having more professional approach when grouping athletes into categories • Necessity in grouping learning organizations with the perspective of improving recovery, health recreation and training processes.

24. Classification’s aim • to prove that sport achievements do not depend on physical qualities of an athlete, but rather on his training effort, level of his sport knowledge, talent and competing experience.

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