July - August 2011 Newsletter
AUSTRALIAN ATHLETES WITH A DISABILITY (AAWD)
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AUSTRALIAN SPORTS COMMISSION
2011 ASC Media Awards
Nominations for the 2011 Australian Sports Commission (ASC) Media Awards are now open. The ASC Media Awards recognise excellence in sports journalism and sports broadcasting and are a great opportunity to have outstanding work rewarded that has been published in Australia for the first time between 1 October 2010 and 5 October 2011. Nominations close Thursday 6 October 2011.
This year’s presentation gala dinner will be held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday 29 November 2011.
For further information please visit www.ausport.gov.au/media_awards
WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL
Women’s U25 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships
The Australian U25 Women’s Wheelchair basketball team took silver at the 2011 U25 Women’s Wheelchair Basketball World Championships, unable to overcome the USA in their Gold Medal match-up (66-39).
Bridie Kean top scored for Australia with 15 points, to go along with 7 rebounds, while Cobi Crispin added 11 points and 7 rebounds.
For more details on the 2011 Women’s U24 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships please visit: http://www.u25wwbc.com/ www.wnwbl.basketball.net.au
WNWBL
The Victoria Dandenong Rangers have finished in first spot on the 2011 WNWBL ladder after winning 15 of their 16 minor round match ups. The Be Active Western Stars have finished in second, while defending Champions Sydney University Flames finished third, Stacks Goudkamp Bears in fourth and the MineCraft Comets in fifth.
The WNWBL Finals will be played at Northern Suburbs Basketball Association, corner of Clarke and Oxley Streets, Crows Nest, NSW on 23 – 25 September 2011.
On Friday 23 September, Victoria Dandenong Rangers take on The Be Active Western Stars (game 1) at 6pm and Sydney University Flames take on Stacks Goudkamp Bears (game 2) at 8pm. Saturday 24, will see the Loser of game 1 take on the winner of game 2 at 6pm. The bronze medal play off will be at 12pm and the gold medal match will be played at 2pm on Sunday 25 September.
For more information on the WNWBL, fixtures, FIBA live stats and results from the 2011 season visit http://www.wnwbl.basketball.net.au/.
NWBL
Round 7 of the 2011 NWBL will tip off 27-28 August, with home games to The Be Active Perth Wheelcats, Sydney Uni WheelKings and the Wollongong Roller Hawks.
The last round of competition will be hosted on the 2 – 4 September 2011 with home games to Wollongong Roller Hawks, Victoria Dandenong Rangers and Sydney Uni WheelKings.
Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association will host the 2011 NWBL Finals on 16 – 18 September 2011, at the Logan Metro Indoor Sports Centre, 357 Browns Plains Road, Crestmead.
For full details of dates, time, locations and results please visit http://www.nwblaus.com.
BOCCIA
2011 Boccia Nationals
The 2011 Boccia Nationals had great facilities, fantastic weather and the standard of Boccia played was a sign that the state coaches are on the right path teaching the players skills and tactics. This year saw new referees at the Championships assisting with over 132 games over four days allowing the standard of referees to improve with every Nationals.
The Champion State Shield was won by NSW following the consistent performance of all ten representative athletes. Terry Cooper (NSW) was presented “The President’s Award’ after he was undefeated after seven games. For a full list of results please visit. www.boccia.com.au
2011 Boccia World Cup
The Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA) Boccia World Cup 2011 will be held at the Jordanstown Campus of the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland on 18-26 August 2011. For more information please visit http://www.cpisra.org/files/sports/boccia/CPISRA_Boccia_World_Cup_2011
For more information on Boccia in all states please visit www.boccia.com.au or call 0401 999 822.
CEREBRAL PALSY FOOTBALL 7-A-SIDE
If you are interested in finding out more about CP Football please email David Campbell ([email protected]) or phone 0413 713 368 after business hours.
VOLLEYBALL
2011 ASEAN Para Games will be held 12 - 20 December 2011, in Surakarta (Solo), Central Java, Indonesia. The ASEAN Para Games serve as an opportunity to prepare athletes for the 2012 London Paralympic Games.
Australian Referee, Dr Stephen Giugni, will attend the games as a Referee Delegate and provide guidance and assistance to the officials involved in the games.
For more detailed information, about sitting standing or deaf volleyball go to the Volleyball CONNECT page on the AVF website http://avf.org.au/index.php?id=802.
LAWN BOWLS
2012 Wheelchair Sports Australia Multi Disability Lawn Bowls National Championships
The 2012 WSA Multi-Disability Lawn Bowls National Championships will be held 4 – 8 June 2012, at the Raymond Terrace Bowling Club, Port Stephens, NSW. Further information will be available shortly.
For further information on Lawn Bowls in your state please visit http://www.sports.org.au/component/content/article/55.html and follow the links to your state.
WHEELCHAIR RUGBY
NWRL
The NWRL came to an exciting end as the GIO NSW Gladiators secured their sixth consecutive National Championship title in Adelaide on 17 July 2011. Dominating from start to finish, the GIO NSW Gladiators cruised through the finals before beating Victorian ‘Coloplast’ Thunder 57 to 39 in the Grand Final.
It was a closer encounter for the bronze medal as the South Australian Sharks edged out the Jetstar Gold Coast Titans Wheelchair Rugby Squad by 60 to 56.
2011 NWRL Awards
League Champions GIO NSW Gladiators Most Valuable Player Ryley Batt GIO NSW Gladiators Most Improved Player Chris Bond Jetstar Gold Coast Titans Wheelchair Rugby Squad Best Referee Patrick Lyttle Victoria George Hucks South Australian Sharks Steven Porter South Australian Sharks All Star Four Jason Lees Victorian 'Coloplast' Thunder Ryan Scott Jetstar Gold Coast Titans Wheelchair Rugby Squad
In their second season covering the finals, Gondwana Productions captured all the excitement, interviewed players and provided commentary to provide viewer’s access to the passion and aggression as it unfolded all the way to the grand final. Footage has been produced into a 90 minute program providing coverage of the weekend’s highlights including the key games for the gold medal and the bronze medal playoff. The program has been aired on Aurora Community Channel on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Digital Networks on channel 183 during July and August, and will be aired in December to mark International Day of People with Disability.
Wheelchair Sports Australia would like to thank the Australian Paralympic Committee and Telstra for their financial support and encouragement for teams in this exciting National League, and to Aurora Community Channel and Gondwana Productions for their continued support and for making it possible for wheelchair rugby to reach a wider audience.
For complete results for the 2011 NWRL please visit www.nwrl.sportingpulse.net.
If you are interested in playing wheelchair rugby please contact your state Wheelchair Sports office or Wheelchair Sports Australia at [email protected]
IWRF Site Visit
AAWD and Wheelchair Sports Australia joined the Australian Paralympic Committee recently for the IWRF’s site visit of Sydney Olympic Park for Australia’s bid to host the 2014 International Wheelchair Rugby Federation World Championships. The outcome of the bid is expected in October 2011.
REFEREES
Wheelchair Sports Australia is always looking for new referees; with training and development provided for suitable applicants.
If anyone is interested in becoming a referee, please contact your state Wheelchair Sports office or Wheelchair Sports Australia ([email protected]).
CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2011 (*subject to alterations) Sport Event Location State Country Level
September 30/8 - 3 Lawn Bowls 2011 NSW State Championships Everglades Country Club NSW AUS State Herb Graham Recreation 1 Wheelchair Rugby State Competition (7pm-9pm) Centre WA AUS State Wheelchair National Wheelchair Basketball 2-4 Basketball League Round 8 Various AUS National 2011 Football State Championships 3 Football "Festival of Football Westside Sports Club QLD AUS State Queensland Underage AWD Queensland Sport and 3 Athletics Athletics State Championships Athletics Centre QLD AUS State 4 Handcycling NSW Handcycling Series Race 3 Merrylands Oval NSW AUS State Herb Graham Recreation 8 Wheelchair Rugby State Competition (7pm-9pm) Centre WA AUS State 2011 Queensland Power lifting State Sporting Wheelies and 10 Power lifting Championships Disabled Assoc Gym QLD AUS State 11 Wheelchair Tennis Coaching Clinic TBA NSW AUS State Queensland Multi Disability Lawn 11-13 Lawn Bowls Bowls State Championships Chermside Bowls Club QLD AUS State Victorian Winter Cycling Series- 12 Handcycling Round 5 Wangaratta Cycling Club VIC AUS State Wheelchair Rugby Development Royal Talbot Rehabilitation 14 Wheelchair Rugby Program Centre VIC AUS State Herb Graham Recreation 15 Wheelchair Rugby State Competition (7pm-9pm) Centre WA AUS State Wheelchair National Wheelchair Basketball Logan Metro Indoor Sports 16-18 Basketball League Finals Centre QLD AUS National South Pacific Wheelchair Tennis 16-18 Wheelchair Tennis Open NSW AUS National Queensland Multi Class 18 Swimming Championships Brisbane Aquatic Centre QLD AUS State Herb Graham Recreation 22 Wheelchair Rugby State Competition (7pm-9pm) Centre WA AUS State 23 Golf Gold State Championships TBA QLD AUS State Wheelchair Women’s National Wheelchair Northern Sydney Indoor 23-25 Basketball Basketball League Finals Sports Centre NSW AUS National Wheelchair Rugby Development Royal Talbot Rehabilitation 28 Wheelchair Rugby Program Centre VIC AUS State Herb Graham Recreation 29 Wheelchair Rugby State Competition (7pm-9pm) Centre WA AUS State
October Wheelchair Bendigo Wheelchair Basketball 1-2 Basketball Challenge Flora Hill Stadium VIC AUS National 2 Handcycling NSW Handcycling Series Race 4 Calga NSW AUS State 2011 ITF International Junior Camp 3-7 Wheelchair Tennis – Asia/Oceania SA AUS National Herb Graham Recreation 6 Wheelchair Rugby State Competition (7pm-9pm) Centre WA AUS State Wheelchair Rugby Development Royal Talbot Rehabilitation 12 Wheelchair Rugby Program Centre VIC AUS State Herb Graham Recreation 13 Wheelchair Rugby State Competition (7pm-9pm) Centre WA AUS State Wheelchair 13-16 Basketball Gliders Camp AIS ACT AUS National Herb Graham Recreation 20 Wheelchair Rugby State Competition (7pm-9pm) Centre WA AUS State Victorian Wheelchair Tennis Open- 21 Wheelchair Tennis ITF Futures Coca-Cola Tennis Complex VIC AUS State Wheelchair 20-23 Basketball Rollers Camp 5 AIS ACT AUS National Wheelchair 22-23 Basketball Slam Down Under 2011 Shellharbour City Stadium NSW AUS National Wheelchair Rugby Development Royal Talbot Rehabilitation 26 Wheelchair Rugby Program Centre VIC AUS State Herb Graham Recreation 27 Wheelchair Rugby State Competition (7pm-9pm) Centre WA AUS State
November SWDA 2011 Annual Award TBC Multi-Sport Presentation Dinner Kedron Wavell Services club QLD Australia State
2-10 Wheelchair Rugby IWRF Asia-Oceania Championships Seoul KOR International Wheelchair 2-11 Basketball IWBF AOZ Cup IWBF Goyang KOR International 4-6 Wheelchair Tennis NSW Wheelchair Tennis Open NSW AUS State
Sail Melbourne International
6-12 Sailing Regatta Olympic & Invited Classes Sandringham Yacht Club VIC AUS International Wheelchair Rugby Development Royal Talbot Rehabilitation 9 Wheelchair Rugby Program Centre VIC AUS State Junior Summer Recreation Camp Phillip Island Adventure 11-13 Recreation (9am-6pm) Resort VIC AUS Junior Wheelchair Victorian Wheelchair Basketball MSAC/ Coburg Basketball 19-20 Basketball Championships Stadium VIC AUS National Wheelchair Rugby Development Royal Talbot Rehabilitation 23 Wheelchair Rugby Program Centre VIC AUS State 27 Multi-Sport Sydney Junior Sports Day TBA NSW AUS Junior
December Sydney Olympic Park Tennis 2-5 Wheelchair Tennis Metropolitan Open Centre NSW AUS State International Day for People with a 3 Recreation Disability (IDPwD) International Sydney Academy of Sport, 9-11 Multi-Sport Junior Wheelies Christmas Camp Narrabeen NSW AUS Junior
For more information on events in 2011 please visit the AAWD Events Calendar http://www.sports.org.au/events.html
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