Basketball is regarded by many as the flagship sport of wheelchair sports. What began more than 50 years ago as a way to blow off steam by returning veterans in VA hospitals has evolved into a national institution.
The National Wheelchair Basketball Association boasts more than 200 teams and 3,500 members, and is a worldwide phenomenon. There are men’s teams, women’s teams and teams for kids; there are conferences, divisions, intercollegiate, World Cup play — you name it. Wheelchair basketball is fast and raucous, subtle and complex. If any wheelchair sport has the potential to reach a broad mainsteam audience, roundball is the one.
Adaptive Sports & Recreation Association
PO Box 153792
San Diego, CA 92195-3792
619-336-1806
info@adaptivesportsandrec.org
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International Wheelchair Basketball Federation
5 Route Suisse
1295 Mies
Switzerland
+41-22-545-0-0
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National Wheelchair Basketball Association
1130 Elkton Drive, Ste. C
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
719-266-4082
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Wheelchair Basketball Canada
6 Antares Drive, Phase 1,
Unit 8
Ottawa, Ontario K2E 8A9
Canada
613-260-1296
info@wheelchairbasketball.ca
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