European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity 11, 6 (2018) | DOI: 10.5507/euj.2018.006

Initial steps towards evidenced-based classification for Taekwondo poomsae athletes with intellectual impairments: a pilot study

Ivan Vivaracho1,*, Yves Vanlandewijck2, Debbie Van Biesen3
1,2,3 KU Leuven

The Paralympic classification process for athletes with intellectual impairments (II) requires sport-specific testing, developed on the basis of evidence about the impact of the underlying impairment on the performance in that sport. The main purpose of this explorative study was to assess the feasibility, reliability and validity of a novel taekwondo poomsae test in a sample of Taekwondo poomsae athletes with II. The second purpose was to determine to what extent cognitive aspects of sports intelligence are related to poomsae performance. The final purpose was to understand the relationship between generic working memory and poomsae specific memory. Thirteen poomsae athletes with II (8 males and 5 females) performed four cognitive and executive function tests and a novel test, specifically developed for the purpose of this study, to assess taekwondo poomsae performance. Results revealed a significant positive correlation between psychomotor speed and poomsae performance (TPPS), both for the dominant hand (r=.766, p < .05) and non-dominant hand (r=.658, p < .05). Poomsae specific memory (TPMS) was found to be significantly correlated to mean (r=.704, p = .011) and maximum generic working memory (r=.655, p = .021). High reliability (TPPS r=.982, ICC=.97-.99, d=.041; TPMS r=.955, ICC=.99-.99, d=.058) (p<.05), feasibility and content validity established the taekwondo poomsae test as a potential tool to include in a future evidence-based classification system for taekwondo poomsae athletes with II.

Keywords: Paralympics; intellectual disabilities; cognitive abilities; Para-taekwondo; ID

Received: August 27, 2018; Accepted: November 14, 2018; Prepublished online: November 18, 2018; Published: January 25, 2019  Show citation

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Vivaracho, I., Vanlandewijck, Y., & Van Biesen, D. (2018). Initial steps towards evidenced-based classification for Taekwondo poomsae athletes with intellectual impairments: a pilot study. European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity, 11(2), 6. doi: 10.5507/euj.2018.006
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