June 2011 Newsletter

AUSTRALIAN ATHLETES WITH A DISABILITY (AAWD)

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WHEELCHAIR SPORTS AUSTRALIA

It is with great sadness that we mark the passing of , our condolences go out to his family.

Frank competed in five Paralympic Games for Australia at multiple events and was a driving force behind the growth of wheelchair sport in his home state of . His commitment and passion to the development of disability sport and his encouragement to others involved will be greatly missed.

WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL

Women’s U25 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships

Basketball Australia has announced the team that will represent Australia at the Women’s U25 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships at Brock University, Canada 15-2 July, 2011.

2011 U25 AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL TEAM

Name Classification Name Classification Caitlin De Wit 3.0 Cobi Crispin 4.0 Bridie Kean 4.0 Amber Merritt 4.5 Natalie Hodges 2.0 1.0 Katherine Reed 1.0 Jessica Pellow 1.5 Natalie Alexander 2.5 Ella Sabljak 2.0 Rachel Coady 1.0 Georgia Inglis 2.5 Head Coach Gerry Hewson Asst. Coach Allison Mosely Asst. Coach Matthew Dunstan Team Manager Jane Kyle Physio Paula Peralta

For further information on the World Championships please visit http://www.iwbf.org/ Wheelchair Basketball Tri-Series

The Netherlands wheelchair basketball team have joined the Australian Rollers and South Africa in Canberra for a tri-series tournament being held at the Australian Institute of Sport 28 June – 2 July.

For more information please head to http://www.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=646

WNWBL

The 2011 season has four rounds of minor games and one finals round hosted by the North Sydney Bears on 23-25 September 2011 at the Northern Suburbs Basketball Association, Crows Nest.

Round 1 of the 2011 WNWBL was held in Dandenong, Victoria on 3–5 June 2011. The competition tipped off with some outstanding team and individual performances across the ten games played in Dandenong on the weekend, with the hometown team Victorian Dandenong Rangers shooting to the top of the table with an impressive unbeaten round.

Round 2 of the WNWBL will be played at the Herb Graham Recreation Centre, Perth 1–3 July 2011.

For more information on the WNWBL, fixtures, FIBA live stats and results from the 2011 season visit http://www.wnwbl.basketball.net.au/.

NWBL

The 2011 season sees eight rounds of competition hosted in Perth, Sydney, Wollongong, Brisbane, Adelaide and Dandenong, allowing for a total of 42 games with the Finals hosted by the RSL Queensland Spinning Bullets in Brisbane.

Round 3 will be played on 9–10 July with home games for Perth WheelCats, RSL Brisbane Spinning Bullets and the Nova Employment Sydney Razorbacks.

For full details of dates, locations of rounds and results on the NWBL please visit http://www.nwblaus.com.

BOCCIA

National Boccia Championships

The Australian National Boccia Championships were held at the Academy of Sport & Recreation, Narrabeen, NSW 2 - 5 May 2011.

For full results please visit http://www.boccia.com.au/results-of-national-2011/

Boccia Australia is making a huge push forward in the development of the sport at grass roots level. Come & Try Days and Level O Coaching Courses are being organised in all states. For details contact the National Development Officer, Peter King, on [email protected] or visit www.boccia.com.au for dates and venues.

Boccia Referee, Lisa Hanssen, is attending a CPISRA International Boccia Referee Course in Wigan, England, June 2011. Lisa will become the third Australian International referee.

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. 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

2011 Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA) Football 7-A-Side World Championships

Over the past few months there have been major developments within the National Program. This includes a new Facebook site and a Twitter site is being created. A new poster has also been created to promote the game around the country.

The national team is currently competing at the 2011 CPISRA World Championships in the Netherlands. Unfortunately they will finish outside of the top seven and will miss out on 2012 Paralympics. The team has achieved several milestones for this tournament including their first ever win over Spain. Jared Eiby and Scott Kennedy from QLD have both made their international debut.

The next National Camp is scheduled for 23– 25 September 2011 at the Sydney Academy of Sport, Narrabeen. This camp will be used as a development camp as well for many of the junior players that have been identified throughout Australia.

For further information, game times and results on the 2011 CPISRA Football 7-a-side World Championships please visit http://www.wkcp.nl/ENG/home.html

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

Eight candidates recently attended the D-Volleyball Refereeing Course under the tutorship of Andrew Davison, a WOVD International Referee and Jenni Cole, a WOVD International Classifier

The course focussed on the Sitting and Standing versions of the game with theoretical and practical sessions. All eight candidates passed the exam and earned D-Volleyball Refereeing Certificates from Volleyball Australia.

For further information please contact [email protected] or visit http://www.sports.org.au/Volleyball Australia D-Volleyball Refereeing Course

For further information on volleyball please visit http://www.avf.org.au/.

LAWN BOWLS

2011 IBD Lawn Bowls World Championships

The Wheelchair Sports Australia (WSA) Lawn Bowls Team has returned from the International Bowls for the Disabled World Championships in South Africa with a gold and silver medal. Congratulations to Carolyn Nelson for winning the silver medal in B6 Ladies Singles and for going one better with her partner Kaytlyn Smith and winning the Gold medal in the B7/8 Ladies Pairs.

As a team, Australia achieved a credible fourth, behind the run-away winners and hosts South Africa, then Scotland and Israel. Full results can be found at http://www.ibd.ebweb.co.za/

2012 Wheelchair Sports Australia Multi Disability Lawn Bowls National Championships

The 2012 Wheelchair Sports Australia Multi Disability Lawn Bowls National Championships will be hosted by Wheelchair Sports NSW on 14–18 May 2012 at Raymond Terrace Bowling Club, Port Stephens, NSW. Please check with your state sports organisation for further lawn bowls updates (links are available from http://www.sports.org.au/).

WHEELCHAIR RUGBY

NWRL

Round 2 of the 2011 NWRL was held on 13-15 May in Brisbane with home team, Jetstar Gold Coast Titans Wheelchair Rugby Squad, and SA Sharks playing two spectacular matches with both games going into overtime. SA Sharks came out victorious after a period of overtime by one . Game two was an even tougher match with the game going into three periods of over time before the SA Sharks eventually won by two points.

With the return of 2010 MVP, , the GIO NSW Gladiators went through the round undefeated placing them in second spot on the ladder. Victorian ‘Coloplast’ Thunder won three of their five matches to retain top spot at the end of the weekend. A gap has started to open up between the top and bottom half of the league now so it’s all to play for in the next round.

Round 3 in NSW opened with a game between the two teams occupying first and second spot on the ladder. However, the leaders, Victorian ‘Coloplast’ Thunder, were swiftly swept aside by the dominant GIO NSW Gladiators who ended up winning 55-41. The second game was a closer battle with Jetstar Gold Coast Titans Wheelchair Rugby Squad turning around their fortunes from the previous round to beat SA Sharks by a single point.

Going into the final day, it appeared that the GIO NSW Gladiators would continue to dominate and snatch top spot by close of play. Some fine, competitive play by the Jetstar Gold Coast Titans Wheelchair Rugby Squad saw GIO NSW Gladiators defeated 61-38 in the last game of the round. This result means Victorian ‘Coloplast’ Thunder remain in top spot but only on goal difference over GIO NSW Gladiators. Jetstar Gold Coast Titans Wheelchair Rugby Squad moves off the bottom to be replaced by SA Sharks.

Finals Round will be hosted in Adelaide on Friday 15 – Sunday 17 July at the Parks Recreation Centre, Angle Park, South Australia.

For game times, fixtures and results 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]

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 July Women’s National Wheelchair Basketball Herb Graham 1-3 Wheelchair Basketball League Round 2 Recreation & Fitness WA AUS National 2 Wheelchair Rugby Sydney Slam Series PCYC Marrickville NSW AUS State 2011 Gold Coast Airport Marathon (2011 Wheelchair Road Queensland Road Racing 2-3 Racing State Championships) QLD AUS State State Competition (7pm- Herb Graham 7 Wheelchair Rugby 9pm) Recreation Centre WA AUS State UCI Para-cycling Road Baie- 8-10 Para-cycling World Cup Comeau CAN International National Wheelchair 8-10 Wheelchair Basketball basketball League Round 3 AUS National Gippsland Wheelchair Morwell Leisure 9-10 Wheelchair Basketball Basketball Challenge Centre VIC AUS National Australian AWD 11-14 Table Tennis Championships SA AUS National State Competition (7pm- Herb Graham 14 Wheelchair Rugby 9pm) Recreation Centre WA AUS State Naitonal Wheelchair Rugby 15-17 Wheelchair Rugby League Finals Angle Park SA AUS National National Wheelchair 15-17 Wheelchair Basketball Basketball League Round 4 AUS National 17 Wheelchair Tennis Coaching Clinic TBA NSW AUS State U25 World Women’s Championship St. 17-23 Wheelchair Basketball Catharines Ontario Brock University Ontario CAN International State Competition (7pm- Herb Graham 21 Wheelchair Rugby 9pm) Recreation Centre WA AUS State National Wheelchair 22-23 Wheelchair Basketball Basketball League Round 5 AUS National Junior Winter Recreation 22-24 Recreation Camp Falls Creek VIC AUS Junior Ryde Ex-Service 24 Multi-sport Sydney Junior Sports Day Club Sports Hall NSW AUS Junior State Competition (7pm- Herb Graham 28 Wheelchair Rugby 9pm) Recreation Centre WA AUS State National Wheelchair 29-31 Wheelchair Basketball Basketball League Round 6 AUS National 2011 Queensland Goalball 30 Goalball State Championships TBC QLD AUS State Sydney Academy of 30-31 Wheelchair Basketball Country Cup Sport NSW AUS State

August Wheelchair Rugby Royal Talbot 3 Wheelchair Rugby Development Program Rehabilitation Centre VIC AUS State State Competition (7pm- Herb Graham 4 Wheelchair Rugby 9pm) Recreation Centre WA AUS State 5-7 Wheelchair Basketball Rollers Camp 4 AIS ACT AUS National Womens National Wheelchair Basketball Sleeman Sports 5-7 Wheelchair Basketball League Round 3 Centre QLD AUS National NSW Handcycling Series 7 Handcycling Race 2 Calga NSW AUS State State Competition (7pm- Herb Graham 11 Wheelchair Rugby 9pm) Recreation Centre WA AUS State Wheelchair Rugby Royal Talbot 17 Wheelchair Rugby Development Program Rehabilitation Centre VIC AUS State State Competition (7pm- Herb Graham 18 Wheelchair Rugby 9pm) Recreation Centre WA AUS State Jordanstown Campus, University 18-26 Boccia Boccia World Cup of Ulstef IRL International Womens National Wheelchair Basketball 19-21 Wheelchair Basketball League Round 4 Sydney Univeristy NSW AUS National 21 Wheelchair Tennis Coaching Clinic TBA NSW AUS State Victorian Winter Cycling Series- Round 4 (State Castlemaine Cycling 21-22 Handcycling Championships) Club VIC AUS State State Competition (7pm- Herb Graham 25 Wheelchair Rugby 9pm) Recreation Centre WA AUS State National Wheelchair 26-28 Wheelchair Basketball Basketball League Round 7 AUS National Wheelchair Rugby Royal Talbot 31 Wheelchair Rugby Development Program Rehabilitation Centre VIC AUS State

September 2011 Queensland Powerlifting State TBC Powerlifting Championships TBC QLD AUS State State Competition (7pm- Herb Graham 1 Wheelchair Rugby 9pm) Recreation Centre WA AUS State National Wheelchair 2-4 Wheelchair Basketball Basketball League Round 8 AUS National NSW Handcycling Series 4 Handcycling Race 3 Merrylands Oval NSW AUS State State Competition (7pm- Herb Graham 8 Wheelchair Rugby 9pm) Recreation Centre WA AUS State 11 Wheelchair Tennis Coaching Clinic TBA NSW AUS State Victorian Winter Cycling Wangaratta Cycling 12 Handcycling Series- Round 5 Club VIC AUS State Wheelchair Rugby Royal Talbot 14 Wheelchair Rugby Development Program Rehabilitation Centre VIC AUS State State Competition (7pm- Herb Graham 15 Wheelchair Rugby 9pm) Recreation Centre WA AUS State National Wheelchair Brisbane 16-18 Wheelchair Basketball Basketball League Finals Entertainment Centre QLD AUS National South Pacific Wheelchair 16-18 Wheelchair Tennis Tennis Open NSW AUS National State Competition (7pm- Herb Graham 22 Wheelchair Rugby 9pm) Recreation Centre WA AUS State Womens National Wheelchair Basketball Northern Sydney 23-25 Wheelchair Basketball League Finals Indoor Sports Centre NSW AUS National 2011 NSW Lawn Bowls 25 Lawn Bowls State Championships TBA NSW AUS State 25 Multi-Sport Sydney Junior Sports Day TBA NSW AUS Junior Wheelchair Rugby Royal Talbot 28 Wheelchair Rugby Development Program Rehabilitation Centre VIC AUS State State Competition (7pm- Herb Graham 29 Wheelchair Rugby 9pm) Recreation Centre WA AUS State For more information on events in 2011 please visit the AAWD Events Calendar http://www.sports.org.au/events.html

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