Profiling physical abilities in disabled people

The primary purpose of the tests described in these cards is to provide advice and guidance to disabled people to assist in the development of their functional abilities and to develop a profile for each individual. The profile can be used to identify areas that require improvement if the person wishes to raise his/her level of performance in a particular sport or to identify sports for which they may be physically suited.

The tests are not intended as a measure or indication of “talent” in any  particular sport and build on the previous Youth Sport Trust resource cards in which the assessment was based on a range of fundamental skills. The information provided by these tests is merely intended to identify physical abilities relevant to particular sports some of which the disabled person may not yet have experienced.