Wheelchair Basketball

Does anyone compete in a wheelchair basketball league like me?

No, but I've seen it played- it's amazing. Do you guys have a website or anything?

Is there any cool tricks?

......................................The whole damn sport's sick.

Yea it is. It's a lot more hardcore than normal basketball I think. Can you play if you don't have leg problems?

of course you can all you need to do is sit in a wheelchair duh

I don't think they'd let you join a team if you don't have problems running.

hm. really? cause i know a couple kids here in the states who walk just fine, yet they still play wheelchar basketball. maybe just shortage here dunno.

I know some kid who has a handicapped sister and he and she both play wheelchair basketball. So you don't really need to have leg problems.

It kind of defeats the purpose of having a basketball competition for people who have problems walking/running if you let able bodied people in. It's like Ian Thorpe qualifying for the Paralympics.

not really, its not like they'd let the able-bodied people stand up and run. so they're at the same disadvantage.

But the sport wasn't designed for able bodied people.

Able bodied people are allowed to play it domesticly but not in national competition I'm guessing.

It's like Eric Cartman in the special olympics, which he still lost.

wheelchair basketball takes a lot of determination/effort/etc.. (at least from what i've seen)

if you're able bodied why not just play regular basketball? you have that opportunity...

I don't think they'd let you join a team if you don't have problems running.

No you can be able and still play. I'm not handicapped or anything.
But to play nationals you do have to be handicapped, but you can be able and just had an operation.eg. 2 knee reconstructions.

Is there any cool tricks?

you spin it on your chest sitting down and I can do all the behind passes, but thats about it

wheelchair basketball takes a lot of determination/effort/etc.. (at least from what i've seen)

if you're able bodied why not just play regular basketball? you have that opportunity...

I do both

you could just have answered those in one post

but it doesnt up his post count

Yes it does.

looks like he isnt the only one

Big fucking deal. You people care too much about post counts.