Evidence-Informed Recommendations for the Management of Classification by National Sport Organizations
These recommendations provide guidance to National Sport Organizations (NSOs) on how to effectively manage Para athlete classification. The six-step AGREE II protocol guided the development of these recommendations. The outcome is seven (7) best practice recommendations that NSOs can implement to effectively manage para-athlete classification. The purpose of this document is to provide sport administrators guidance on how to implement the recommendations so they may support members of the Paralympic Movement, from athletes to coaches, in learning about and effectively navigating the classification system.
An accompanying Quick Guide to the Recommendations is also included for easy reference to the recommendations.
Each recommendation is supported with the following information:
- Who should put the recommendation in to action,
- How to put the recommendation into action,
- When to put the recommendation into action (this may be decided by the NSO),
- Example information strategies to use and content to include when implementing the recommendations.