Football 7-a-side classification

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Football 7-a-side classification is the classification system governing

Football 7-a-side. The classifications are governed by the Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association
(CP-ISRA).

Governance

The rules for this sport and approval for classification are governed by the Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CP-ISRA).[1][2][3] In 1983, the rules for this sport and approval for classification was done by the Federation Internationale de Football Association.[4]

Eligibility

As of 2012, people with physical disabilities, primarily competitors with cerebral palsy, are eligible to compete in this sport.

International Sports Organisation for the Disabled for the Games of Les Autres.[6]

History

In 1983, classification for cerebral palsy competitors in this sport was done by the

Cerebral Palsy-International Sports and Recreation Association.[7] The classification used the classification system designed for track events.[8] In 1983, there were five cerebral palsy classifications.[9] By the early 1990s, the CP football classification had moved away from medical based system to a functional classification system.[10] Because of issues in objectively identifying functionality that plagued the post Barcelona Games, the IPC unveiled plans to develop a new classification system in 2003. This classification system went into effect in 2007, and defined ten different disability types that were eligible to participate on the Paralympic level. It required that classification be sport specific, and served two roles. The first was that it determined eligibility to participate in the sport and that it created specific groups of sportspeople who were eligible to participate and in which class. The IPC left it up to International Federations to develop their own classification systems within this framework, with the specification that their classification systems use an evidence based approach developed through research.[10]

Sports

Cerebral palsy classes from 5 to 8 are included in this sport.[1]

Process

At the

Australian Paralympic Committee.[12] There are three types of classification available for Australian competitors: Provisional, national and international. The first is for club level competitions, the second for state and national competitions, and the third for international competitions.[13]

At the Paralympic Games

Competitors with cerebral palsy classifications were allowed to compete at the Paralympics for the first time at the 1984 Summer Paralympics.[14]

For the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, the International Paralympic Committee had a zero classification at the Games policy. This policy was put into place in 2014, with the goal of avoiding last minute changes in classes that would negatively impact athlete training preparations. All competitors needed to be internationally classified with their classification status confirmed prior to the Games, with exceptions to this policy being dealt with on a case-by-case basis.[15] In case there was a need for classification or reclassification at the Games despite best efforts otherwise, football 7-a-side classification was scheduled for September 3 and September 4 at Deodoro stadium. For sportspeople with physical or intellectual disabilities going through classification or reclassification in Rio, their in competition observation event is their first appearance in competition at the Games.[33]

Future

Going forward, disability sport's major classification body, the International Paralympic Committee, is working on improving classification to be more of an evidence-based system as opposed to a performance-based system so as not to punish elite athletes whose performance makes them appear in a higher class alongside competitors who train less.[16]

References

  1. ^
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  2. ^ "Sports". CP-ISRA. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  3. ISBN 978-0-415-47658-4
    . Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  4. OCLC 220878468
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  5. ^ "Layman's Guide to Paralympic Classification" (PDF). Bonn, Germany: International Paralympic Committee. p. 8. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
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  7. OCLC 220878468
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  10. ^
    ISBN 9781119045120
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  11. OCLC 48404898
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  12. ^ "Summer Sports". Homebush Bay, New South Wales: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  13. ^ "What is Classification?". Sydney, Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  14. OCLC 31710003
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  15. ^ "Rio 2016 Classification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. International Paralympic Committee. March 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  16. ^ "Classification History". Bonn, Germany: International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
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