Football (soccer) is one of the most popular sports for individuals with visual impairments (VI) worldwide but nascent within the United States (US). While there is burgeoning interest toward developing blind football at grassroot and national levels, particularly with the forthcoming 2028 Paralympics, no football-based talent identification or skill assessment has been developed or vetted in the US. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the immediate measurement properties of scores from a novel football assessment in amateur-skilled adolescents with VI in the US. Adolescents (n = 57) with VI physically completed the Blind Football Skills Test for Adolescents with VI (BFST-AVI) which was comprised of five football-related tasks. Scores were analyzed by item analyses, internal consistency, convergent validity, and construct validity procedures. The results suggested that total and individual assessment scores had acceptable levels of reliability and validity. The BFST-AVI can be adopted immediately by grassroot organizations, national governing bodies, coaches, adapted and general physical educators, and associated practitioners for talent identification or general motor skill assessment purposes for amateur-skilled adolescents with VI.
Background. In the current paper we examined the psychometric properties of the Physical Activity Barriers Questionnaire for children with Visual Impairments (PABQ-VI). We examined evidence for the ability of the PABQ-VI to produce scores considered to be valid and exhibit internal reliability. Methods. Forty one children living in the USA who were attending a residential sports camp participated in our research. Psychometric properties of the PABQ-VI were investigated using Pearson product-moment coefficients, Cronbach’s alpha and split-half reliability tests. Convergent validity was established by exploring correlations between the PABQ-VI, physical activity (PA) levels and participant’s self-efficacy for overcoming barriers. Results. Participants demonstrated low PA levels. Both PA participation and barrier PA self-efficacy scores were correlated with the PABQ-VI. The most physically active participants perceived fewer barriers and had stronger efficacy compared to participants who were less physically active. Conclusions. Overall, the PABQ-VI demonstrated preliminary evidence of convergent validity. Future researchers may consider reducing participant burden by reducing the scale length through eliminating the most poorly performing items and examining the three-factor structure using factor analysis.
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