Swimming/Track & Field Needs Analysis

Select either swimming or track & field as a sport to focus on for this assignment. Then choose an individual event (e.g., throwing, wheelchair racing marathon vs sprints, swimming sprints vs distance) and a disability group (e.g., VI, ambulatory, non- ambulatory). Perform and write a needs analysis, including:
sport analysis (events, metabolic needs, strength/power, endurance, etc.);
physical needs;
assistance;
equipment;
injury risk and epidemiology; and
considerations for time of year.
Then create a preliminary training plan using at least four references. This plan must include:
biomechanics of the event,
physiology – metabolic needs, energy source,
epidemiology – common injuries/illnesses in the sport,
equipment, nutrition, assistance, medical considerations – boosting, thermoregulation, etc.

Explore the website:
USA Swimming. (2018). Retrieved from https://www.usaswimming.org

Read:
International Paralympic Committee. (2016, January). Athletics rules and regulations 2016-2017. Retrieved from https://www.paralympic.org/sites/default/files/document/160428154029551_2015_12+IPC+Athletics+Rules +and+Regulations_A4_WEB2.pdf (Links to an external site.) [159 pages]
Team USA, U.S. Paralympics. (n.d.). Coaches education. Retrieved from http://www.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics/Sports/Track-and-Field/Coaches-Education (Links to an external site.) [2 pages]
IPC Swimming. (n.d.). Swimming rules and regulations. Retrieved from https://www.paralympic.org/swimming/rules-and- regulations (Links to an external site.) [3 pages]