The last VISTA Congress was hosted by the Amsterdam Institute of Sport Science during the 4th and 7th of september. This event provides a platform for sport scientists and researchers to meet with experts in the field of sport for athletes with impairments to exchange and gain advanced knowledge in this area. The main aim is to reach possible improvements for the inclusion of people with functional diversity in different sports disciplines and to promote Paralympic sport.
Some of our colleagues have presented papers at the congress:
- Is possible the linkage of performance determinants in team para-sports with classification purposes? An example applied in CP-Football. R. Reina; D. Castillo; A. Iturricastillo; C. Toledo; J. Yanci.
- Time Motion Characteristics and Physiological Responses of Para-Footballers with Cerebral Palsy in Two Small Sided Games. Henríquez M.; Iturricastillo A.; Reina R.
- Attitudes’ change towards different impairments using three non-competitive forms of football/soccer. A. Pérez-Torralba; S. González-Víllora; R. Reina; M.J. Sierra-Díaz.
- The basis for the development of a point-based classification system in CP-Football. R. Reina.
- Evaluation of impaired balance in para-athletes using smartphones. A. Roldán, C. Toledo, D. Barbado, J.M. Sarabia, C. Caballero, & R. Reina.