Wheelchair Basketball is the largest and one of the blue-ribbon-leading Paralympic Sports, with its roots in the late 1940s. 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 can play in divisions 1, 2, 3, and 4, the junior league, and the women’s league. Virtually everyone who can conceivably play wheelchair basketball is encouraged to do so.
About British Wheelchair Basketball
The Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association (GBWBA) is the governing body for wheelchair basketball in the United Kingdom. It is a registered charity and the representative body of wheelchair basketball in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.
An elected Executive Committee (also known as the Board of Trustees) is responsible for governing and directing the sport’s policy. Gardening For Less Abled People.
This section should provide you with an in-depth knowledge about the work of British Wheelchair Basketball.
The British Wheelchair Basketball League was formed in 1974, and the Association followed in 1982. Since then, the Association has grown dramatically. The sport has an administrative office in Loughborough, Leicestershire, and employs eight full-time staff and two part-time staff to cope with the demand for the sport and ensure its efficient operation.
This website should provide you with information regarding the whereabouts of local clubs and advice to any individual or group wishing to develop their own clubs/teams. You should also be able to find comprehensive information about wheelchair basketball and the sport’s governance.
The office can also arrange for a local club or coach to visit any college, school, club, or group showing an interest in wheelchair basketball. In addition, coaching clinics, seminars, awareness and taster days, demonstrations, and exhibitions can also be organised through the office.
