Wheelchair Basketball
Wheelchair Basketball is one of the earliest Paralympic Sports having its origins in the 1940’s when it was used as a rehabilitation tool for newly injured WW2 service men and women. It is an extremely popular sport with senior male, female and junior leagues in the UK.
Wheelchair Basketball classification is based on physical ability and players are given a points rating between 1 and 4.5. Those with 1 point being the most severely disabled and 4.5 the least. Each teams players on court may not exceed 14 points at any given time.
Net height, court and ball size are the same as the running game and players may not remain in the key for more than 3 seconds without attempting a shot and can’t take more than two pushes or ‘touches’ of the wheels without bouncing or passing the ball.