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Wheelchair Basketball Club
Wheelchair Basketball is the largest and one of the blue ribbon
leading Paralympic sports.
Although initially a rehabilitation and recreational activity
for spinal cord injured patients, it quickly developed into a
competitive sport and today the National Wheelchair Basketball
League consists of 65 teams playing in seven Divisions.
Who can play?
Wheelchair Basketball embraces a wide range of disabilities
including:
- paraplegics
- spina bifida
- amputees
- brittle bones
- cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis.
Able bodied players are eligible to play in all domestic leagues
including junior and women's league.
Virtually everyone who can conceivably play wheelchair
basketball is encouraged to do so.
First Wheelchair Basketball Club in Redbridge
This Autumn saw the launch of the first Wheelchair Basketball
Club in 
Redbridge.
The Sport and Health Team in partnership with British
Wheelchair Basketball, Spartans Basketball Club and Frenford
Clubs held a free taster session in October which
gave people a chance to see for themselves just how
competitive this highly demanding sport can be.
Weekly sessions
Since the launch of the Wheelchair Basketball taster session
Frenford Wheelchair Basketball Club now run weekly sessions at
Jack Carter Centre, The Drive, Ilford. For more details
view the event entry on the events
diary.
Photo credit: SA Images
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