Stratford Players Wheelchair Basketball Club
About Us
Hello and welcome to the Stratford Players Wheelchair Basketball Club website. The club was formed in 2002, and we currently have two teams. The first team compete in the GBWBA's 2nd Division South, and the second team are in the 3rd Division South.
We hold two hour training sessions every Tuesday evening at St Peters School in Solihull from 7.30pm until 9.30pm. We sometimes train additionally on Sundays when we are not playing, at our home venue, Stratford on Avon Community Sports Centre. For directions to any of the venues please contact us using the contact section.
We are always looking for new players so if you are interested please contact Tom Masterson. Everyone is welcome to come and watch our games so check the fixtures page to see where we are and come along and support Stratford Players.
We are also currently looking for a main sponsor so if you can help or you know of anyone interested in sponsoring our club, please e-mail our club secretary, Karen Boswell.
Who Can Play Wheelchair Basketball?
Wheelchair basketball can be played by anyone, even those without a disability. The game has a classification system to create teams of balanced ability. Players with less severe or less restricting disabilities are classified to be "more expensive" than those with more severe disabilities so that teams cannot consist of an "almost able bodied" side who may have the advantage of better balance and strength than those with more restricting disabilities.
This means that wheelchair basketball can be played by anyone, from the able bodied, to those with knee or leg injuries to people who use wheelchairs in their everyday life. However, to play at international player, a player must have a permanent lower limb disability. The game is in principle very similar to the able bodied game, with a few minor changes to accommodate for the use of wheelchairs, so for interested basketball players or coaches, the specifics of the wheelchair basketball game are easy to pick up. |
