Basketball/Rugby Needs Analysis

Select either wheelchair basketball or wheelchair rugby as a team sport. Perform and write a needs analysis for the entire team, including:
sport analysis (positions, 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; and
equipment, nutrition, assistance, medical considerations – boosting, thermoregulation, etc.

Read:
International Paralympic Committee. (n.d.). Sport week: Introduction to wheelchair rugby. Retrieved from https://www.paralympic.org/news/sport- week-introduction-wheelchair-rugby (Links to an external site.) [2 pages]
Team USA, U.S. Paralympics. (n.d.). Wheelchair rugby. Retrieved from http://www.teamusa.org/US- Paralympics/Sports/Wheelchair-Rugby (Links to an external site.) [1 page]
Team USA, U.S. Paralympics. (n.d.). Wheelchair basketball. Retrieved from http://www.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics/Sports/Wheelchair-Basketball (Links to an external site.) [1 page]
International Paralympic Committee. (n.d.). Wheelchair basketball. Retrieved from https://www.paralympic.org/wheelchair-basketball (Links to an external site.) [1 page]

Explore the websites:
International Wheelchair Rugby Federation. (n.d.) Retrieved from http://www.iwrf.com/ (Links to an external site.)
National Wheelchair Basketball Association. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.nwba.org/ (Links to an external site.)