Comox Valley Wheelchair Sports
This page is all about wheelchair sports in Comox Valley
Without the positive and generous support of our community we could not have this opportunity.
Many thanks go to Mandy and her team at the Comox Recreation Centre who have opened their doors and assist us to play.
Special Events!
Coming back by popular demand:
WHEELCHAIR RUGBY! May 10th 7- 8:30 at the Comox Recreation Centre
For more information contact us by sending us an email.
See the video of our events this year:
HAVE A GO and SALISH SEA HOOPFEST were held in March of 2012
Comox Valley WC Sports in Action
These events were brought to you in conjunction and with support from Wheelchair Basketball Canada and BC Wheelchair Basketball
Fran Mclean receives Special Recognition from BC Wheelchair basketball! Check it out here
Plenty of action at the Salish Sea Hoopfest! Read the CV Record article here
Salish Sea Hoopfest makes the front page
Comox Duo win recognition awards from BC Wheelchair basketball! Read it here: Duo win awards
Read all the news On this Page
Wheelchair Basketball
It is with the tremendous support and encouragement of the BC Wheelchair Basketball Society that we have been able to continue to explore and enjoy this sport.
Wheelchair basketball is being played each Friday at 7 PM until around 8:30 PM in the Comox Recreation Centre Gym B.
Note: there is a drop in fee of $2.25 adults and $1.25 youth - please sign in at the front reception when you arrive.
The following dates will have no basketball as the gym is not available:
2012: All statutory holidays
Please contact us via email to ensure that we are playing!
If we do not have sufficient players, we may not be there.
How it works:
In order to play you need to be able to:
• Pass and catch a basketball a minimum distance of five (5) feet
• Be able to independently maneuver a manual sport wheelchair
• Be able to take direction and act on it
• Be able to participate as an active member of the team
• Be a positive influence on the team
You can try out the sport at one of our practises. After three sessions, you will need to become a member of Comox Valley Wheelchair Sports Society.
A bit about us:
Our team is generally fifty years old and up. Don't let that stop you, we also have members who are 10 years old. It is just plain that much fun!
The majority of us are women. We enjoy playing a team sport.
Playing wheelchair basketball allows us to still play a team sport, especially since we could not necessarily do so without the wheelchair. Some of us enjoy playing wheelchair basketball, even though we don't normally use a wheelchair. The inclusion of people without mobility challenges allows our team to exist. The diversity of our different abilities makes our games interesting.
Our team plays to have fun, and in the mean time we have begun to get fairly good at playing wheelchair basketball, How delightful for us!
Listen to CBC Radio discussing Wheelchair Basketball with Victoria Wheelchair Sports here - there is a bit of a delay in the recording, so have patience - but worth the small wait!
Check out these videos from Youtube:Wheelchair Basketball: Promo from Britain
Wheelchair Basketball: Rick Mercer Report
Wheelchair Basketball: Wheelchair Dribbling
Wheelchair Basketball: Shooting from a Wheelchair
Wheelchair Basketball: Example Video
Wheelchair Basketball: Mental Game
Wheelchair Basketball: Inside Sports - paraEmotion 8
Interested in more information? Contact us with this email address.
