Influences on the sporting journey to becoming a Paralympian

1. Sport influences

1.1. People

1.1.1. Friends

1.1.1.1. Positive

1.1.1.2. Negative

1.1.2. Coaches and support staff

1.1.2.1. Positive

1.1.2.2. Negative

1.1.3. Parents and Family

1.1.3.1. Positive

1.1.3.2. Negative

1.2. Experiences of sport

1.2.1. Commencement of sport

1.2.2. Cessation of sport

1.2.3. High performance environment

1.2.3.1. Classification

1.2.4. Daily training environment

1.2.5. Organisations

1.2.5.1. Schools

1.2.5.2. Clubs

1.2.5.3. PNZ

1.2.5.4. Corporate Sponsors

1.3. Money

1.3.1. Funding

1.3.2. PEGs

1.4. Injury

2. Psychological influences

2.1. Behavioural characteristics

2.1.1. Mind set

2.1.2. Mental skills

2.1.3. Self identity

2.1.3.1. Impairment identity

2.1.3.2. Athletic identity

2.1.4. Student of the sport

2.2. Emotions of sport

2.2.1. Positive

2.2.2. Negative

3. Impairment influences

3.1. Prosthetic technology

3.1.1. Willingness to experiment

3.1.2. Fear of experimenting

3.2. Pain and injury specific to impairment

3.3. Organisations

3.3.1. PNZ

3.3.2. ParaFeds

3.3.3. ACC

3.3.4. NZALS

3.3.5. Other