BACD ACCEPTABLE PROFILES OF FUNCTIONAL ABILITY

Wheelchair users (Profiles 1-11)

Able to walk but poor use of one or more lower and upper limbs (Profiles 12-15, 26, 27 and 31)

Able to walk but severe impairment of one or both legs (Profiles 17-19)

Able to walk and run but one or both legs slightly impaired (Profiles 20 and 23)

One or both arms impaired (Profiles 16, 21, 22, 24 and 29)

Deformity of trunk or limbs causing very short stature (Profile 25)

Both hips impaired causing walking difficulty using a waddling gait (Profile 28)

Deformity or weakness of trunk (Profile 30)

Mental or learning disability with or without physical disability (Profiles 39-41)

NON ACCEPTABLE PROFILES

Able bodies players (Profile 48)

Non specific impairments which are variable and difficult to measure and grade

e.g.: obesity, asthma, skin disease, epilepsy, heaemophilia, lack of or problems with an internal organ (Profile 42)

Visual and hearing impairments (Profiles 36-38)

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COACHES' DEFINITIONS

Coaches' Guide to Profiles of Functional Ability

· Profile 1: Almost no use in four limbs. Need to use an electric wheelchair, or be pushed in a manual wheelchair.

· Profile 2: Almost no use in four limbs, but can bend elbows, and just about push a manual wheelchair. May need to use an electric wheelchair.

· Profile 3: Wheelchair user with very poor balance and inability to grip and release objects.

· Profile 4: A person with almost no use in any limb, but with good trunk control. Usually able to push a wheelchair in some way.

· Profile 5: A wheelchair user who had difficulty controlling their limbs when trying to perform any activity.

· Profile 6: A wheelchair user with poor trunk control and slightly weak hands, or slight lack of control in arms.

· Profile 7: A wheelchair user with good use in only one arm, they may need to use an electric wheelchair if unable to push manual wheelchair.

· Profile 8: A wheelchair user with good control of trunk and slightly weak hands.

· Profile 9: A wheelchair user with good use in arms, but with poor trunk control.

· Profile 10: A wheelchair user with good use of trunk and arms but unable to use the hips to assist trunk movement.

· Profile 11: A wheelchair user with good control of trunk and hips.

· Profile 12: Able to walk, but has severe difficulty controlling all four limbs when performing an activity. May need to use a support to walk, or may have severe deformity of four limbs.

· Profile 13: Able to walk, but has poor use of three limbs, usually uses a stick in the good hand.

· Profile 14: Able to walk, but one side of the body is of little use; usually can only balance unaided on the good leg.

· Profile 15: Able to walk, but only one side of body works correctly (like Profile 14, but not so bad).

· Profile 16: One upper limb has little or no use.

· Profile 17: Able to walk, but both legs are severely impaired, acting more like props. May need support to walk.

· Profile 18: Able to walk, but one leg severely impaired, like a prop; other leg normal.

· Profile 19: Able to walk, one leg severely impaired and used like a prop; other leg less impaired.

· Profile 20: Able to walk and run but both legs impaired slightly - e.g. a moderate to slight diplegic.

· Profile 21: Both arms are severely impaired or may be absent.

· Profile 22: Both arms slightly impaired or absent below the elbow.

· Profile 23: One leg has slight impairment, and they can usually run if fit enough.

· Profile 24: One arm demonstrates difficulty with activities or below elbow amputee.

· Profile 25: Very short stature (at least 12 inches (30.5cm) shorter than average), in particular extreme shortness of limbs.

· Profile 26: Impairment of all four limbs, but not as severe as profile 12.

· Profile 27: Opposite arm and leg severely impaired.

· Profile 28: Both hips impaired causing walking difficulty, usually have a waddling gait.

· Profile 29: Both shoulders causing problems with movement

· Profile 30: Deformity or weakness of the trunk.

· Profile 31: Both legs severely impaired, both arms moderately impaired.

· Profile 36: Totally blind NOT ELIGIBLE FOR NATIONAL COMPETITION

· Profile 37: Partial sight NOT ELIGIBLE FOR NATIONAL COMPETITION

· Profile 38: Deaf NOT ELIGIBLE FOR NATIONAL COMPETITION

· Profile 39: Learning disability – Players with a learning disability must be able to demonstrate that they have a Statement of Special Educational Need or other such documentation that states that they have an intellectual impairment

· Profile 42: Non specific impairment which is variable, and is difficult to measure and grade: e.g. obesity, asthma, skin disease, epilepsy, haemophilia, learning difficulties, lack of, or problems with an internal organ. NOT ELIGIBLE FOR NATIONAL COMPETITION.

· Profile 48: Able bodied people NOT ELIGIBLE FOR NATIONAL COMPETITION

Note: A person who stands for some sports and uses a wheelchair for others is given two profiles e.g. a profile 12 person could be profile 5 in a wheelchair. Thus he would be allocated profile 12/5, so for track events and swimming he could be profile 12, and for table tennis and bowls he could be profile 5.