BBC Coverage of Paralympics

BBC television coverage of the Paralympics will be more extensive than ever before, action will be streamed live for six hours a day through the red button and via broadband.

There will be live terrestrial/red button coverage at the weekends and the opening and closing ceremonies will also be broadcast live including the handover to London moment on the final day.

Daily midweek programmes on BBC2 between 7pm and 8pm will be available on high definition (HD) and on iPlayer. More
 

Wheelchair Basketball Grade 1 Coaching Assistant Course

Stoke Mandeville Stadium – Sat 30^th, Sun 31^st August & Sat 6^th, Sun 7^th September
Maximum 12 candidates (first come first served basis)
Cost: £200 per candidate (includes candidate pack)
Full details

Wheelchair Basketball Grade 1 Coaching Assistant Course

Derby (Venue to be decided) - Sat 13th & Sun 14th September
Maximum 16 candidates (first come first served basis)
Cost: £100 per candidate (includes candidate pack)
75% Cancelation Fee will apply if less than 1 week's notice given
Full details
 

U22 European Championships
Adana, Turkey
02 - 11 July 2008

Due to a misunderstanding over player age eligibility, GB were found to have played two over age players in the first three pool matches and the results from these games were cancelled and awarded 20 - 0 to their opponents.  As a result, GB finished last in their pool and play France in the 9th/10th play off game.

Schedule and results, including GB match reports (prior to forfeits) available.

International Invitational Challenge 2008
4th - 6th July

PRESS RELEASE

GBWBA hosted a women's International Invitational Challenge, at the Welsh Institute of Sport, Cardiff from the 4th to 6th July.  Teams competing were Great Britain, Germany and The Netherlands.  Results

"Blackpool Needs You"

Hamish Hayes has established a new club in Blackpool called the Seasiders and they are desperate for second hand chairs or any old equipment you may have.

The club are hoping to enter the development division this season and if you can help in anyway, or are interested in joining them, please contact Hamish Hayes on 01253 298027 or email him on hamishhayes1@btinternet.com

Beijing Paralympics

GB wheelchair basketball team selections for 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games announced

Wheelchair Basketball Competition Schedule announced.

The Lord’s Taverners Junior League Finals
Saturday 26^th April, 2008

Congratulations to Meteors who defeated Nottingham Jaguars 33 - 13 in the final of the Junior league, held in Nottingham on Saturday 26th April.  In the Plate final, Manchester Mavericks defeated Knights 23 - 19.

Report

2008 Championship Finals & AGM
17th/18th May

Report & Results

The 2008 Championship Finals and Annual General Meeting are taking place at the English Institute of Sport, Sheffield over the weekend of the 17th/18th May.  Accommodation booking form is available from link.

Paralympic World Cup 2008
Basketball 7th-10 May

Game Schedule

Visit the Paralympic World Cup website.

Lord’s Taverners Wheelchair Basketball
Development Programme

Pictured - Jean Ratcliff, Charlie Bethel, Tina Gordon and Keith Bradshaw

Last night (17th April) The Lord’s Taverners presented a cheque for £100,000 to the Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association as part of the Lord’s Taverners Wheelchair Basketball Development Programme.

The Lord’s Taverners are supporting the whole junior development programme of wheelchair basketball throughout the United Kingdom and took the opportunity at the npower Midlands Disability Sports Awards to present a cheque for the first year of support.

Full details and additional photos

Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association

Leader Award
Saturday 31^st May 2008, 10.00am – 4.00pm

Osborne Unit Sports Hall, Northern General Hospital, Barnsley Road, Sheffield

 Cost: £50.00 (including resources)

Further details

Wheelchair Basketball Activity Day and
Wheelchair Basketball Leaders Course

Date: Friday 6th June 2008
Venue: Featherstone Technology College
Time: 9:30am - 2.00pm

The Activity Day is organised for pupils from the ages of 6 to 13 and is free.  Pupils will have the opportunity to experience playing wheelchair basketball, meet league players and learn to play 'Inclusive Zone Basketball'.

The Leaders Award instructs candidates to introduce the basis skills of wheelchair basketball, expand these skills into small game situations and generally use the skills obtained to provide opportunities for children and novices to play wheelchair basketball.

Further details and application form

Channel 5 are following the GB women’s team between now and Beijing.  They are following 5 athletes preparing for Beijing, 4 Olympians and 1 Paralympian – Clare Strange.  Regular updates will feature Clare and the GB Women's team in their preparation for Beijing, promoting both the GB team and the sport in the lead up to the Paralympic Games.

British Wheelchair Sports Awards 2007

Congratulations to Colin Price, who won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 'Wheelpower' British Wheelchair Sports Awards, held at Royal Berkshire Conference Centre, Reading on Saturday 24th November.  Colin, who won well over 300 caps for GB, retired from international basketball at the conclusion of the 2007 European Championships, where GB Men won the Silver Medal.  Colin represented GB at 5 Paralympic Games and 6 World Championships and his medal haul for GB is unrivalled in the modern game.

Congratulations also go to Chare Strange and Simon Munn, who won the respective Female and Male Individual Achievement Awards.  Clare and Simon were both named in the "All Star Five" teams at the conclusion of the 2007 European Championships.  Simon also finished third in the top point scorer's table, with 133 points.

The results from the competition are now available.  A copy of the Information Pack for Team Managers and Officials is also available in Adobe Acrobat format.

Part time foundation degree course in Inclusive Sport Development

Liverpool John Moore’s University and Greenbank College are offering an exciting new part time foundation degree course in Inclusive Sport Development.  This new course is a qualification in its own right that combines academic and vocational learning.  This means a qualification that bases the knowledge, skills and assessment on the workplace, therefore developing the student and their company, if they are employed. It is ideal for elite athletes or disabled people who have retired from competitive sport.   Full details.....

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