About Wheelchair Basketball
Wheelchair Basketball is the largest and one of the blue ribbon leading Paralympic Sport, with its roots going back to the late 40's. Although initially a rehabilitation and recreational activity for spinal cord injured patients, it quickly developed into a competitive sport and today the National Wheelchair Basketball League consists of 65 teams playing in 9 Divisions.
Wheelchair Basketball embraces a wide range of disabilities including paraplegics, spina bifida, amputees, brittle bones, cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis. Able bodied players are eligible to play in divisions 1, 2, 3 and 4, junior league and women's league. Virtually everyone who can conceivably play wheelchair basketball is encouraged to do so.
Wheelchair is very similar to able bodied basketball and is played by two teams of five players each. The aim of each team is to score in the opponents' basket and to prevent the other team from scoring. The team that has scored the greater number of points at the end of playing time shall be the winner.
Classification in wheelchair basketball plays an important role in the sport as the classification uses total points of players to determine who can be on the court. The classifications for the sport are 1 point player, 2 point player, 3 point player, 4 point player and 4.5 point player. The higher the point number, the greater the player's functional ability. With five players on the court, the total number of points may not exceed fourteen.
To see more about the game, rules, basic skills, etc, visit
http://www.gbwba.org.uk/gbwba/index.cfm/wheelchair-basketball/basic-skills/
Wheelchair Basketball embraces a wide range of disabilities including paraplegics, spina bifida, amputees, brittle bones, cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis. Able bodied players are eligible to play in divisions 1, 2, 3 and 4, junior league and women's league. Virtually everyone who can conceivably play wheelchair basketball is encouraged to do so.
Wheelchair is very similar to able bodied basketball and is played by two teams of five players each. The aim of each team is to score in the opponents' basket and to prevent the other team from scoring. The team that has scored the greater number of points at the end of playing time shall be the winner.
Classification in wheelchair basketball plays an important role in the sport as the classification uses total points of players to determine who can be on the court. The classifications for the sport are 1 point player, 2 point player, 3 point player, 4 point player and 4.5 point player. The higher the point number, the greater the player's functional ability. With five players on the court, the total number of points may not exceed fourteen.
To see more about the game, rules, basic skills, etc, visit
http://www.gbwba.org.uk/gbwba/index.cfm/wheelchair-basketball/basic-skills/