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The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of different glove types on mobility performance specific to wheelchair rugby. Ten international wheelchair rugby players performed three field drills in four glove conditions: i) players' current glove selection (CON), ii) American football glove (NFL), iii) building glove (BLD) and iv) new prototype glove (HYB). Performance was assessed by times taken, peak velocities and accelerations within each drill through the use of a velocometer sampling at 100Hz and a short likert scale questionnaire. A Two-way analysis of variance with repeated measures revealed that participants' performed significantly better for measures of acceleration and sprinting when wearing CON in comparison to HYB (p < 0.05). Subjective data identified that players also favoured CON ahead of other gloves. It may be concluded that gloves which have been modified to cater for the specific demands of wheelchair rugby players are more effective for aspects of mobility performance.
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