Reliability and Validity of Talent Identification Questionnaire for Iranian Sitting Throwers

By reason of higher expenditure on getting a medal at Paralympic games, an efficient method for utilizing resources on finding optimum talent identification and development (TID) system was always at scientific researches. To reach these purposes, the aim of this study was to validate physical fitness and anthropometric questionnaire for TID battery test of sitting throwers.

This study was standardizing descriptive design. 98 Iranian seated athletes (52 males and 46 female) filled out our questionnaire with 65 questions covered physical fitness (37 items) and anthropometrical (28 items) parts. Confirmatory factor analysis and Cronbach's Alpha were employed to evaluate the validity and reliability of this questionnaire. One sample T test was also used to check participation opinions about our questionnaire.

Our results showed that the questionnaire was valid (1.96 < T-value < -1.96) and reliable (Cronbach's Alpha > 0.7). Analysis also resulted that Paralympic athlete scores of physical fitness and anthropometric tests were higher than the desirable level.

Our findings with the purpose of reducing TID expenditure have implication in optimum identification and efficient selection of elite sitting throwers for administrators and managers of Paralympic sitting throwing events.