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PARALYMPIC SPORTING EQUIPMENT: PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT OR NECESSARY FOR PERFORMANCE?

BRENDAN BURKETT PH.D. OAM

Equipment & Technology in Paralympic Sport

VISTA 2013 Bonn, Germany

Athlete Sport

Athlete

8% á ~ track/shoe Bushnell, T., & Hunter, I.

(2007).

Athlete + equipment + technology = sport performance

(essential or enhancement)?

Equipment &

Technology

Sport

Athlete



1.  Athlete + sports requirement(s) (safety, opportunity)

EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGY: ENHANCEMENT OR NECESSARY?




2.  Athlete + analysis (coaching) (training, competition)






3.  Athlete + audience interaction (supporters, sports viewers)






3.  Athlete + audience interaction (supporters, sports viewers)

4.  Athlete + future �  Tradition v Technology �  Rules & Robots


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¢ Pole Vault �  1896 - solid hickory wood �  1904 – bamboo ñ200mm �  1950 - aluminum �  1964 – glass fibre ñ 250 mm (technique change) �  1980 - carbon fibre �  2016 - ?

1. ATHLETE + SPORT REQUIREMENT(S)



6% á efficiency Korff, T., et al. (2007)



MOBILITY DEVICES







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2. ATHLETE + ANALYSIS (COACHING)





96o 165o

94o

10% BW á 40m time Bennett, J., etal. (2008)



‘GHOST’

¢ Athletes with a visual impairment ¢ Rely on physical interaction and auditory

feedback from coach ¢ Worn on the wrist and elbow, uses sounds

and vibrations for feedback



3. ATHLETE + AUDIENCE INTERACTION ¢  referees make the right call.

�  Gridiron - video replay to check referees' calls �  Basketball – players shooting within the time �  Cricket - disputed catches and boundaries �  Football/soccer -off-side decisions, ball & goal lin. �  Smartball or Hawkeye �  Audience viewing



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RUNNING AND GOALBALL

¢ Haptic vision �  chest strap athletes are guided vibrations -

eliminating the need for a sighted guide.

¢ Augestra �  spectators tap into what athletes experience



4. TRADITION V’S TECHNOLOGY

¢ Lugano Charter: ”…aimed to reassert the primacy of tradition over technology",

¢ New/modified rules/Genetics (ACE gene) ¢ Robots or human?



TRADITIONAL PROSTHETIC TECHNOLOGY

¢ Energy Expenditure �  Traumatic 68% ↑ �  Vascular 100% ↑

¢ Abnormal movements �  Displacement of COG

¢ The 6 optimizations �  Pelvic rotation & obliquity �  Knee flexion (stance) �  Ankle & foot mechanisms �  Lateral displacement



MUSCULOSKELETAL LOADING ¢ Proprioception

�  Dulled �  Alternative loading…

¢ Endura �  Bone Algorithm Technology �  strong, open structure



FORMULA 1 (PARALYMPIAN) ¢ F1 car monitoring – wheelchair, classification… ¢ Brainsled - athlete steers the sled using brain

impulses captured via a special headset. �  test of courage, concentration and skill �  strength is not a key factor any more

Photo: Igor Safronov, Javier Soto & rb-create 2012)



Athlete + sports requirement(s) Essential ✓

Athlete + analysis (coaching) Enhancement ✓ & Essential ✓ Athlete + audience interaction

Essential ✓ Athlete + future

Enhancement ✓ & Essential ✓ Focus on the ‘Athlete+Sport’ not what is below…

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