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An agency of the Government of Ontario. Relève du gouvernement de l’Ontario. Copyright © 2014 Wheelchair Basketball Canada. All rights reserved. ISBN 978-0-9936176-1-4 Wheelchair Basketball Canada is a not-for-profit organization that is the national sports governing body responsible for the organization of wheelchair basketball in Canada. Wheelchair Basketball Canada delivers programs and services that strengthen the sport from the grassroots level to high performance athletes and is committed to excellence in the development, support and promotion of wheelchair basketball programs and services for all Canadians. Wheelchair Basketball Canada’s Resource Guide provides educators and community partners (sport and recreation workers, coaches, and community centre staff) with a variety of user-friendly Activity Cards to be utilized with children and youth that are specific to the sport of wheelchair basketball. The support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation is acknowledged. Wheelchair Basketball Canada acknowledges the following for their contributions: WRITERS Christina Jones, BPE, BEd, MEd, Wheelchair Basketball Canada, Vice President, Domestic Megan Cross, 2014 Women’s World Championships Legacy Coordinator WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL CANADA Wendy Gittens, Executive Director Kathy Newman, Vice President, Marketing & Communications Jody Kingsbury, Marketing & Communications Manager Courtney Pollock, Communications Coordinator Catherine Ireland, Program Coordinator Michael Frogley, Head Coach/Academy Director, Wheelchair Basketball Canada PHOTOS Ken Jones, University of Toronto Scarborough, Photography Wheelchair Basketball Canada DESIGN AND PRODUCTION JW Sporta Limited Julie Cochrane FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Wheelchair Basketball Canada 6 Antares Drive, Phase 1 Unit 6 Ottawa, ON, K2E 8A9 [email protected] www.wheelchairbasketball.ca Contents 5 PROGRAM OVERVIEW 6 WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL 11 ABOUT THE RESOURCE GUIDE 13 PRIMARY ACTIVITY CARDS Adopt a Country – Become a Fan! Welcome World! What? No Legs? Upper Body All the Way Chuck the Chicken then Scoot! 27 JUNIOR ACTIVITY CARDS Adopt a Country – I am a Fan! So You Think You Can Stack The Basketball Wheelchair – A Slick Unit Capture Canada’s Flag – No Way! Chuck the Chicken to the World! 41 INTERMEDIATE ACTIVITY CARDS Canada Welcomes the World A Tree of Wheels – No Way! Accessibility – We Are All Responsible I Love This Game – Really I Do! The Best Game Ever! 55 RESOURCES 108 REFERENCES 109 GLOSSARY 112 CONTACTS Program Overview WOMEN’S WORLD WHEELCHAIR s4OENCOURAGEYOUTHOFALLABILITIESTOEMBRACE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP healthy, active lifestyles; Wheelchair Basketball Canada is proud to host s4OFOSTERPOSITIVEPERCEPTIONSOFPEOPLEWITHA the 2014 Women’s World Wheelchair Basketball disability and parasport; Championship (WWWBC) from June 20-28, 2014 s4OCONNECTYOUTH EDUCATORS ANDTHELOCAL at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, Ontario, community to the 2014 WWWBC, and have Canada. them attend the event and other parasport events This elite, world-class competition, governed by following; including the 2015 Parapan American the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation Games in Toronto. (IWBF), is an important step in the ongoing develop- ment of the sport as it marks the first time the women’s SCHOOLS PROGRAM IMPACT AND championship will feature 12 participating countries LEGACY from all corners of the globe. It is a milestone event s4HE7HEELCHAIR"ASKETBALL#ANADA2ESOURCE that will continue to forge a legacy for female wheel- Guide is an educational tool for providing a useful, chair basketball athletes in Canada and around the and comprehensive unit on wheelchair basketball world. for schools and community partners in Ontario To raise public awareness about the inclusiveness and across Canada. of wheelchair basketball and to ensure the 2014 s3TUDENTSOFALLABILITIESWILLLEARNABOUTTHE WWWBC serves as a legacy for future generations inclusive nature of wheelchair basketball, of athletes in Ontario, Wheelchair Basketball Canada accessibility issues and disability sport. launched an official Schools Program. s4HESPORTCHAIRSUSEDTOIMPLEMENTTHEPROGRAM The Wheelchair Basketball Resource Guide will were sponsored by Sunrise Medical and will be a remain as a legacy of the 2014 WWWBC event and legacy for the development of grassroots wheelchair will be offered free to educators and community sport programs in Ontario. partners to teach children and youth about the sport s4HE3CHOOLS0ROGRAMWILLENGAGEGRASSROOTS of wheelchair basketball and encourage youth, wheelchair basketball athletes/clubs in Ontario with or without a disability, to be physically active. and allow them to connect and build relationships within their communities. SCHOOLS PROGRAM GOALS s4OINCREASEAWARENESSABOUTTHESPORTOFWHEELCHAIR basketball beyond the 2014 WWWBC; s4OTEACHYOUTHABOUTTHEVALUEOFGOAL SETTING and the power of sport; s4OINSPIREYOUTHTOREACHTHEIRFULLPOTENTIALAND get involved in their community; Wheelchair Basketball Resource Guide 5 Wheelchair Basketball ABOUT THE SPORT rule in wheelchair basketball. A travelling violation Wheelchair basketball is a fast-paced game played occurs if the player takes more than two pushes while by two teams of five players in which the object is to in possession of the ball and does not dribble. toss the ball through the opposing team’s basket. Teams are comprised of five players and seven Chair Regulations substitutes. The wheelchair, the primary equipment of the game, has evolved as the sport has grown. In the early Scoring days, players used the typical everyday stainless steel A goal is credited to the team attacking the basket wheelchair with foot and armrests and weighing into which the ball has entered as follows: about 30 pounds. Today the wheelchairs are light- weight and streamlined to allow for speed and agility s!GOALFROMAFREETHROWCOUNTSASPOINT with many cutting-edge, sport-enhancing design s!GOALFROMTHETWO POINTlELDGOALAREACOUNTS features. as 2 points. s!GOALFROMTHETHREE POINTlELDGOALAREACOUNTS as 3 points. Every team has 24 seconds to complete its attempt to score a basket. If the team with the ball exceeds this time limit, then the ball and the right of play is granted to the opposing team. Basic Rules The basic rules of wheelchair basketball are very similar to stand-up basketball but over time they have evolved as well. In 1964 basic international The wheelchair is considered a piece of equipment in rules were adopted which included minor the game and has the following restrictions: adjustments to meet the needs of the game in s4OTALCHAIRHEIGHTINCLUDINGSEATCUSHION MAYNOT a wheelchair. exceed 63cm for Class 1-3 players (classification will be described in detail on page 7). Dribbling s4OTALCHAIRHEIGHTINCLUDINGSEATCUSHION MAYNOT A player may wheel the chair and bounce the ball exceed 58cm for Class 3.5-4.5 players. simultaneously, however, if the ball is picked up and/or placed on the player’s lap, s/he is only allowed s&RONTBARSHOULDBECMFROMTHEmOOR to push twice before obligated to shoot, pass, or s4HEREMUSTBEmOORPROTECTIONMATERIALONTHE dribble the ball again. There is no double dribble underneath of the front of the wheelchair. 6 www.wheelchairbasketball.ca s4HECHAIRMAYHAVETHREEORFOURWHEELSWITHTHE The Court large wheels not exceeding 69cm. Wheelchair basketball is played on the same court s4HEREMUSTBEAHANDRIMONEACHWHEEL as stand-up basketball (the height of the basket, s3TEERINGDEVICES BRAKES ORGEARSARENOTALLOWED distance to the foul line, three point line, etc. are the on the chair. exactly the same). For international competition, all FIBA court regulations are followed. Some of the s"LACKAIRTIRESARENOTPERMITTED standard FIBA measurements are as follows: s!NYTIREORCASTORS THATMARKSTHEmOORISNOT permitted. sCOURT DIMENSIONS: 28m (long) x 15m (wide) s!RMRESTSANDOTHERSUPPORTSARENOTALLOWEDTO s3 POINT LINE: 6.75m (from basket) project beyond the line of the player’s legs or trunk sBASKET HEIGHT: 3.04m (10’) in a natural sitting position. s4HEHORIZONTALBARATTHEBACKOFTHEWHEELCHAIR Classification (backrest) must be padded to prevent injury. Most individuals watching a wheelchair basketball game become immediately enthralled. Soon however, Fouls one question comes to mind: “How can athletes of s4HEWHEELCHAIRISCONSIDEREDPARTOFTHEPLAYERS widely differing functional capacities compete fairly body in relation to establishing responsibility for against each other?” contact on court in the case of charging, blocking, Classification is the process by which a team’s total going out of bounds, and other violations. functional potential on the court is levelled off with s!NOFFENSIVEPLAYERMAYNOTREMAININTHEKEYAREA respect to its opponent’s. It is a functional evaluation for more than three seconds. taking into consideration each player’s ability to s)NADDITIONTOTHETECHNICALFOULSTHATMAYBE perform skills specific to the sport of wheelchair assessed from time to time as in stand-up basketball, basketball: wheeling, dribbling, passing, reaction to a player lifting his/her legs to gain an advantage or contact, shooting, and rebounding. Each player is lifting out of the chair is given a technical foul. The then assigned a point value based on their functional player must remain firmly seated in the chair and ability. That point value determines a player’s must not use his/her lower limbs to steer the chair classification. or gain an unfair advantage. In the event that a In Canada, classifications are closely based on the player falls out of a chair, a referee may stop the play international classification