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Wheelchair Warrior
Wheelchair Warrior is an eye-openeing portrayal of Melvin's fight through life, whether it be during his time as a youth involved in a gang or his rise to the top of wheelchair basketball.The book is inspirational for everyone who reads it because the adversity Melvin faces can be related to anyones everyday life.I enjoyed the book from cover to cover. ... Read more

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Discusses the history, rules, equipment and training related to wheelchair basketball. ... Read more

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My heroes are these men and women who have not only benefited from wheelchair basketball, but have given back to the game. The list of these athletes is too long to name. However, for these seventeen men, their preparation, performances, and reflection are strong examples of why wheelchair basketball has been quite uplifting. They understand the importance of strengthening the game, so future athletes may benefit. These men, despite playing in different eras, share a common drive to enhance to life of Wheelchair Basketball: One Rebound at a Time.Although Trooper Johnson, Kazee, Kiley, Owen, Shepherd and Darryl Waller might be considered "old school" as players, they have left an incredible mark on the current players. Anderson, Glasbrenner, Joey Johnson, Schulte, Will Waller, and Welch will, in turn, leave their mark on future aspiring wheelchair players. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by Thomson Gale on April 2, 2007. The length of the article is 1032 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Star hoopster scores, then takes on new hurdles.(Lifestyle)(The National Wheelchair Basketball Association Hall of Fame honors Susie Grimes)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper)
Date: April 2, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Page: A1

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Wheelchair Basketball Players at the 1964 Summer Paralympics, Wheelchair Basketball Players at the 1968 Summer Paralympics, Wheelchair Basketball Players at the 1972 Summer Paralympics, Wheelchair Basketball Players at the 1976 Summer Paralympics, Wheelchair Basketball Players at the 1980 Summer Paralympics, Wheelchair Basketball Players at the 1984 Summer Paralympics, Wheelchair Basketball Players at the 1988 Summer Paralympics, Wheelchair Basketball Players at the 1996 Summer Paralympics, Wheelchair Basketball Players at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, Wheelchair Basketball Players at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, Wheelchair Basketball Players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Steve Serio, Philip Craven, Baruch Hagai, Carlee Hoffman, Nicholas Morris, Jacob Ben-Arie, Randy Snow, Ora Anlen, Adrian Adepitan, Dylan Alcott, Josie Cichockyj, Stephanie Wheeler. Excerpt: Carys Davina "Tanni" Grey-Thompson, Baroness Grey-Thompson, DBE (born 26 July 1969 in Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh athlete and TV presenter. Grey-Thompson was born with spina bifida and uses a wheelchair. She is considered to be one of the most successful disabled athletes in the UK. She graduated from Loughborough University in 1991 with a BA(Hons) in Politics and Social Administration. She was christened Carys Davina Grey, but her sister referred to her as "tiny" when she first saw her, pronouncing it "tanni", and the name stuck. Tanni Grey-Thompson's Paralympic career started in the 100m at the Junior National Games for Wales in 1984. Her international career began in 1988 in Seoul, where she won a bronze medal in the 400m. As a young athlete she also competed in wheelchair basketball. Her fifth and last Paralympic Games was in Athens (2004) where she won two gold ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=950123 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball Players of Australia, Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball Players of Great Britain, Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball Players of Israel, Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball Players of the United States, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Steve Serio, Philip Craven, Baruch Hagai, Carlee Hoffman, Nicholas Morris, Jacob Ben-Arie, Randy Snow, Ora Anlen, Adrian Adepitan, Moshe Levy, Dylan Alcott, Josie Cichockyj, Stephanie Wheeler. Excerpt: Carys Davina "Tanni" Grey-Thompson, Baroness Grey-Thompson, DBE (born 26 July 1969 in Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh athlete and TV presenter. Grey-Thompson was born with spina bifida and uses a wheelchair. She is considered to be one of the most successful disabled athletes in the UK. She graduated from Loughborough University in 1991 with a BA(Hons) in Politics and Social Administration. She was christened Carys Davina Grey, but her sister referred to her as "tiny" when she first saw her, pronouncing it "tanni", and the name stuck. Tanni Grey-Thompson's Paralympic career started in the 100m at the Junior National Games for Wales in 1984. Her international career began in 1988 in Seoul, where she won a bronze medal in the 400m. As a young athlete she also competed in wheelchair basketball. Her fifth and last Paralympic Games was in Athens (2004) where she won two gold medals in wheelchair racing in the 100m and 400m. In total in her Paralympic career she won 16 medals (11 gold, four silver and a bronze) and also 13 World Championship medals (six gold, five silver and two bronze). On 28 February 2007 she announced her pending retirement, with her last appearance for Great Britain at May's Paralympic World Cup in Manchester. Over her career she won a total of 16 Paralympic medals, including 11 golds, he... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=950123 ... Read more

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Chapters: Wheelchair Basketball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 56. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Wheelchair Basketball competition of the 2008 Summer Paralympics is held in Beijing National Indoor Stadium and Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium between September 7, 2008 and September 16, 2008. There will be two medals awarded in this event. Classification is an important element that will ensure athletes can compete in a fair situation. A certain committee will give athletes who can take part in this sport an eight-level-score specific to basketball, ranging from 1 to 4.5. Lower scores represent a larger disability. The sum score of all players on the court cannot exceed 14. There will be 12 male teams and 10 female teams taking part in this sport. Both men's and women's use the same format, team divided into 2 groups, 6 each for men's and 5 each for women's, with a single round robin tournament, then first four of each group compete for 1st-8th place with knock-out format, while last one for women's and last two for men's compete for 9th-10th or 9th-12th place. Qualified for quarterfinalsNote: All times are local Qualified for quarterfinalsNote: All times are local Note: All times are local Note: All times are local ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=18403959 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Palaestra, published by Challenge Publications Limited on June 22, 1995. The length of the article is 3992 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The first 25 years, 1948 to 1953. (A Brief History of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association, part 1)
Author: Stan Labanowich
Publication: Palaestra (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 22, 1995
Publisher: Challenge Publications Limited
Volume: v11Issue: n4Page: p16(6)

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This digital document is an article from Palaestra, published by Challenge Publications Limited on March 22, 1999. The length of the article is 834 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Women'sWheelchair Basketball National Championship.
Author: Elizabeth Evans
Publication: Palaestra (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 22, 1999
Publisher: Challenge Publications Limited
Volume: 15Issue: 2Page: 23

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Wheelchair basketball is a sport based on basketball but designed for disabled people in wheelchairs and is considered one of the major disabled sports practiced. The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) is the governing body for this sport. It is recognized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) as the sole competent authority in wheelchair basketball world wide. FIBA has recognized IWBF under Article 53 of its General Statutes. IWBF has 82 National Organizations for Wheelchair Basketball (NOWBs) actively participating in wheelchair basketball throughout the world with this number increasing each year. It is estimated that more than 100,000 people play wheelchair basketball from recreation to club play and as elite national team members. ... Read more

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Chapters: Tanni Grey-Thompson, Philip Craven, Adrian Adepitan, Josie Cichockyj. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 20. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Carys Davina "Tanni" Grey-Thompson, Baroness Grey-Thompson, DBE (born 26 July 1969 in Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh athlete and TV presenter. Grey-Thompson was born with spina bifida and uses a wheelchair. She is considered to be one of the most successful disabled athletes in the UK. She graduated from Loughborough University in 1991 with a BA(Hons) in Politics and Social Administration. She was christened Carys Davina Grey, but her sister referred to her as "tiny" when she first saw her, pronouncing it "tanni", and the name stuck. Tanni Grey-Thompson's Paralympic career started in the 100m at the Junior National Games for Wales in 1984. Her international career began in 1988 in Seoul, where she won a bronze medal in the 400m. As a young athlete she also competed in wheelchair basketball. Her fifth and last Paralympic Games was in Athens (2004) where she won two gold medals in wheelchair racing in the 100m and 400m. In total in her Paralympic career she won 16 medals (11 gold, four silver and a bronze) and also 13 World Championship medals (six gold, five silver and two bronze). On 28 February 2007 she announced her pending retirement, with her last appearance for Great Britain at May's Paralympic World Cup in Manchester. Over her career she won a total of 16 Paralympic medals, including 11 golds, held over 30 world records, and won the London Marathon six times between 1992 and 2002. In preparation for her retirement from the track, she expanded her television presenting career on BBC Wales and S4C, as well as BBC1. She is currently a non-executive director for UK Athletics (2007), sits on the board of the London Marathon (2007) and th...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=950123 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: American Wheelchair Basketball Players, Australian Wheelchair Basketball Players, British Wheelchair Basketball Players, Esther Vergeer, Steve Serio, Neal Walk, Carlee Hoffman, Nicholas Morris, Randy Snow, Dylan Alcott, Josie Cichockyj, Jon Rydberg, Stephanie Wheeler, Gordon Perry. Excerpt: Esther Vergeer (born 18 July 1981, Woerden) is a Dutch former wheelchair basketball and current wheelchair tennis player. She is five-time Paralympics tennis champion, eleven-time consecutive world-champion (i.e. winner of the NEC Masters tournament), and has been the world's top ranked player since 1999. Unbeaten in singles matches since January 2003, she may be the most dominant player in any professional sport. Vergeer became paraplegic when she was 8 years old due to an otherwise successful, very risky surgery concerning hemorrhaging blood vessels around her spinal cord. During revalidation she learned to play volleyball, basketball, and tennis in a wheelchair. After playing basketball for several years at club level, she was invited to join the national wheelchair basketball team. She played with the Dutch team that won the European championship in 1997. Vergeer had started playing tennis in parallel with basketball, playing her first international tournament in 1996, and switched to full-time tennis in 1998. Coached by Marc Kalkman, her first big win was at the US Open championships in 1998, moving her from 15th to 2nd in the world ranking. During the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney she did not lose a set to win the gold medal in singles and also won the doubles title with Maaike Smit as her partner. At international tournaments, Vergeer has (as of November 19, 2009) won 140 singles and 123 doubles titles. Her overall record is 582 wins and 25 lo... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=9241345 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Palaestra, published by Challenge Publications Limited on January 1, 1994. The length of the article is 3725 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Wheelchair basketball injuries.
Author: Robert S. Burnham
Publication: Palaestra (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 1994
Publisher: Challenge Publications Limited
Volume: v10Issue: n2Page: p 43(7)

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This digital document is an article from Palaestra, published by Challenge Publications Limited on March 22, 2009. The length of the article is 2546 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Wheelchair basketball: the role of confidence and emotion.(Research Application)(Report)
Author: Jeffrey Martin
Publication: Palaestra (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 22, 2009
Publisher: Challenge Publications Limited
Volume: 24Issue: 4Page: 6(4)

Article Type: Report

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Chapters: Variations of Basketball, Slamball, Streetball, Wheelchair Basketball, Six-On-Six Basketball, Horseball, Rezball, Twenty-One, Hotshot, Knockout, Gam3, Deaf Basketball, Water Basketball, Donkey Basketball, Beach Basketball, Super Shot. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 80. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Variations of basketball are games or activities based on, or similar to, the game of basketball, in which the player utilizes common basketball skills. Some are essentially identical to basketball, with only minor rules changes, while others are more distant and arguably not simple variations but distinct games. Other variations include children's games, contests or activities intended to help the player practice or reinforce skills, which may or may not have a competitive aspect. Most of the variations are played in informal settings, without the presence of referees or other officials and sometimes without strict adherence to official game rules. Chain-link basketball nets are widely associated with outdoor and street basketball games Games under these rules are still considered to be basketball, with variant rules suited to the circumstances. An actual competitive game of basketball can be played with as few as two people. The game may be referred to by the number of people on each team; a six-player game may be referred to as "three-on-three" or "3-v-3" ("v" stands for "versus"). Each team's roster is typically the same size, but an odd number of players may force one team to play with one less player. Sometimes the odd player will be designated as a "switch" player, so that the offensive team always has the extra player. Roster sizes above five players per team are uncommon even in informal games, as the court generally becomes too crowded to allow movement and spac...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=5070155 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Parks & Recreation, published by National Recreation and Park Association on August 1, 2001. The length of the article is 3269 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Walker Cup: Playing for the Gold in Women's International Wheelchair Basketball.(1st Annual Walker Cup International Women's Wheelchair Basketball Challenge)
Author: Diane Groff
Publication: Parks & Recreation (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2001
Publisher: National Recreation and Park Association
Volume: 36Issue: 8Page: 62

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This digital document is an article from Palaestra, published by Challenge Publications Limited on January 1, 2003. The length of the article is 2978 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Evaluation of physical condition and body composition of an elite wheelchair basketball team in Istanbul. (Research Application).
Publication: Palaestra (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2003
Publisher: Challenge Publications Limited
Volume: 19Issue: 1Page: 6(3)

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This digital document is an article from Palaestra, published by Challenge Publications Limited on June 22, 1996. The length of the article is 6606 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: A brief history of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association - 1973 to present. (part 2)
Author: Stan Labanowich
Publication: Palaestra (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 22, 1996
Publisher: Challenge Publications Limited
Volume: v12Issue: n3Page: p39(10)

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