An Incremental Shuttle Wheel Test for Wheelchair Tennis Players (original) (raw)

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 2016

Abstract

To determine 1) the relationship between shuttle wheel test (SWT) outcomes and peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) during that test; and 2) whether SWT and VO2peak can discriminate between different skill levels of wheelchair tennis players. 15 wheelchair tennis players performed a SWT on a tennis court while VO2 was measured continuously. Outcome measures were VO2peak and achieved stage. Relations between outcomes and Dutch wheelchair tennis ranking were calculated with Spearman correlation. Independent t-tests were used to test for differences between national and international players. Moderate correlations were found between VO2peak and SWT outcome (r=.40-.47). The tennis ranking correlated weakly with VO2peak (r=-.35) and strongly with SWT outcomes (r=-.80). A significant difference was found between national and international players for achieved stage (p=0.027) and VO2peak (p=0.027). The SWT outcome only explained a small part of the variance in VO2peak between players, hence it cannot be considered as a valid test for aerobic capacity. However, SWT outcomes are related to the skill level of the player and give a good indication of the overall peak wheelchair performance.

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