Development of a seating system for improvement of Boccia performance

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26750271
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Sports science
• Research Institution: Osaka Prefecture University
• Principal Investigator: Kataoka Masataka 大阪府立大学, 総合リハビリテーション学研究科, 講師 (60611910)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 障がい者スポーツ / ボッチャ / 脳性麻痺 / シーティング

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of sitting posture on competition performance of Boccia players and develop a seating system suitable for improving competition performance. Initially planning to improve the seating surface and wheelchair, but due to the high individuality of each player, it was carried out in another way. For players using “ramp” prosthesis, it was suggested that the performance could be improved by setting the first position of their ramp in consideration of their alignment and holding ability at the sitting posture of the player. Also, in the player throwing himself, not only improvement of the seating surface but also improvement of throwing form by fixing the position of the belt attached to the lower limb was seen.

Free Research Field

障がい者スポーツ