Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport
@PHC_Lboro
Improving knowledge of Paralympic sport. Promoting substantial health & QoL benefits gained through participation in disability sports.
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http://www.lboro.ac.uk/phc 03-07-2012 12:39:04
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The road to #Paris2024 is underway here at the PHC!
Fantastic talk today from Terrence Teixeira, the International Paralympic Committee's Senior Paralympic Games Manager who discussed an overview of the Paralympic Games environment and its inner workings/structure.
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So excited to be working on this project again with Dr Jamie Barker (PhD) Dr Craig White
Fantastic presentations this morning from our PHC members Daniel Angus, Ben Walker, Ellie-May Storr and Dr Jamie Barker (PhD) specialising in the Sport Psychology, Psycho-Physiology, Mental Health and Wellbeing domain💡🧠💭📈
Great work from all covering important topics 👏🏼
Can you help us to understand the experiences of para athletes with Cerebral Palsy?
Please see the poster below and share with your networks.
Contact our doctoral researcher Hannah Johnston or Nik Diaper for more information on how you can help out.
Great to discuss the fabulous work our coaches, athletes, researchers and practitioners do Loughborough University thank you for supporting the visit with Stephanie Peacock
Help us improve our classification system through an independent and confidential research project. The more people involved, the better World Wheelchair Rugby can improve the experience that athletes go through Paralympic Games
Calling wheelchair rugby athletes, support personnel & classifiers!
We would like to invite you to partake in a study on the experiences and perceptions of classification processes in wheelchair rugby.
More info: tinyurl.com/3sjakut9
Email [email protected] to take part!
WWR and Loughborough University Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport would like to invite wheelchair rugby athletes, team support personnel and classifiers to partake in a study on the experiences and perceptions of classification processes in wheelchair rugby.
📰Read the Full article: worldwheelchair.rugby/2024/02/15/lou…
Loughborough University Para take over week is here again. Come Try out disability tennis. Please book on sessions.
Wheelchair and Visual impairment
Tuesday 13th February
18.30pm and 19.45pm
Wheelchair
Thursday 15th February
18.30pm.
All welcome, Come and have a go.
New Publication!
“Understanding experiences of and influences on well-being in elite para-sport: A qualitative exploration of U.K. para-athletes.”
psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/sp…
By PHC doctoral researcher Brodie Miller, Carolyn Plateau and Dr Jamie Barker (PhD)
Great work all!
Peter Harrison team meeting today with the project group AELTC, RGK Wheelchairs and LTA at Wimbledon to discuss work in wheelchair tennis and continue their working relationship 👏🏼👏🏼
Thomas Rietveld Thomas Miller