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Chapters: Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball Players of the United States, Steve Serio, Neal Walk, Carlee Hoffman, Randy Snow, Jon Rydberg, Stephanie Wheeler. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 22. 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: Steve Serio (born September 8, 1987) is a world-renowned wheelchair basketball player. When Steve was 11 months old, he had surgery to remove a spinal tumor which resulted in the compression of his spinal cord. Consequently, he was left paralyzed and is classified as an incomplete paraplegic. He grew up in Westbury, New York and graduated from Carle Place High School in 2005. Steve began his wheelchair basketball career as a sophomore in high school with the Long Island Lightning, the only competitive junior wheelchair basketball team in New York State. He was a tremendous asset to this team, eventually leading them to the team's first National Championship in 2005 where was named the tournament MVP. In that same year, he played on a USA U-23 Team played at the Australian Junior National Games for the Disabled in Sydney. He currently plays point guard for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Steve was named a 2nd Team All-American in both the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 seasons at Illinois. At the National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament at Oklahoma State University on March 15, 2008, Steve led the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to a NIWBA Championship over the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Steve took home the Championship Game Player of the Game, NWBA Tournament MVP, and the NWBA 31st NIWBT Player of the Year in the process. Steve also plays on the U.S. Paralympics Men's Wheelchair Basketball Team, which came in second place at the World Championships in Amsterdam in the summer of 2006. In the summer of 2007, the U...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=12123106 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, published by American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) on March 1, 2003. The length of the article is 435 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: Contributions of the selected fundamental factors to basketball performance for paralympic wheelchair basketball players. (Biomechanics).
Author: Yong Tai Wang
Publication: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (Refereed)
Date: March 1, 2003
Publisher: American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)
Volume: 74Issue: 1Page: A-2(1)

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Chapters: Steve Serio, Carlee Hoffman, Randy Snow, Stephanie Wheeler. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 17. 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: Steve Serio (born September 8, 1987) is a world-renowned wheelchair basketball player. When Steve was 11 months old, he had surgery to remove a spinal tumor which resulted in the compression of his spinal cord. Consequently, he was left paralyzed and is classified as an incomplete paraplegic. He grew up in Westbury, New York and graduated from Carle Place High School in 2005. Steve began his wheelchair basketball career as a sophomore in high school with the Long Island Lightning, the only competitive junior wheelchair basketball team in New York State. He was a tremendous asset to this team, eventually leading them to the team's first National Championship in 2005 where was named the tournament MVP. In that same year, he played on a USA U-23 Team played at the Australian Junior National Games for the Disabled in Sydney. He currently plays point guard for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Steve was named a 2nd Team All-American in both the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 seasons at Illinois. At the National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament at Oklahoma State University on March 15, 2008, Steve led the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to a NIWBA Championship over the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Steve took home the Championship Game Player of the Game, NWBA Tournament MVP, and the NWBA 31st NIWBT Player of the Year in the process. Steve also plays on the U.S. Paralympics Men's Wheelchair Basketball Team, which came in second place at the World Championships in Amsterdam in the summer of 2006. In the summer of 2007, the U.S. National Team, including Steve, won a gold medal at the Parapan American Games in R...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=12123106 ... Read more

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Chapters: Tanni Grey-Thompson, Philip Craven, Baruch Hagai. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. 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 the Board of Transport...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=950123 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Palaestra, published by Challenge Publications Limited on June 22, 1991. The length of the article is 4589 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 comparison of participation incentives between adult and youth wheelchair basketball players.
Author: Frank M. Brasile
Publication: Palaestra (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 22, 1991
Publisher: Challenge Publications Limited
Volume: v7Issue: n4Page: p40(7)

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This digital document is an article from Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, published by American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) on March 1, 2010. The length of the article is 4162 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: Relationship between functional classification levels and anaerobic performance of wheelchair basketball athletes.(Physiology)(Report)
Author: Bartosz Molik
Publication: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2010
Publisher: American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)
Volume: 81Issue: 1Page: 69(5)

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Chapters: Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball Players of Great Britain, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Philip Craven, Adrian Adepitan, Josie Cichockyj, Gordon Perry. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 22. 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...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=950123 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Palaestra, published by Challenge Publications Limited on March 22, 1998. The length of the article is 2590 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: Heart rate, thermoregulation, and fluid balance among elite wheelchair basketball players.
Author: Robert Burnham
Publication: Palaestra (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 22, 1998
Publisher: Challenge Publications Limited
Volume: v14Issue: n2Page: p28(4)

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Chapters: Real. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 45. 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: Real Riaru) is a manga series, by Takehiko Inoue, which deals with wheelchair basketball. It has been serialised in Shueisha's Young Jump and to date, 9 volumes have sold in Japan. The first 7 volumes have sold over 9 million copies in Japan alone. Although not as popular overseas as Slam Dunk has been, Real is a more serious take on basketball, with much character development in a realistic setting. It is also aimed at more mature audiences, being a seinen series serialized in Young Jump. The story revolves around three teenagers: Nomiya Tomomi, a high school dropout, Togawa Kiyoharu, an ex-sprinter who now plays wheelchair basketball and Takahashi Hisanobu, a popular leader of the high school's basketball team who now finds himself a paraplegic after an accident. Real features a cast of characters who find themselves being marginalized by society, but are all united by one common feature: a desire to play basketball, with no place to play it in. Nomiya, being a high school dropout, has no future in his life. Togawa, being a difficult personality, finds himself constantly feuding with his own teammates. Takahashi, once a popular team leader, now finds himself being unable to move from the chest down. Real also deals with the reality of physical disabilities, and the psychological inferiority that the characters struggle against. The characters break through their own psychological barriers bit by bit. While basketball is a large part of Real, a larger emphasis is placed on character development-- Takehiko Inoue is just as interested in exploring the past of the characters, their inner world, and their attempts to achieve something in life as he is in looking at the sport of wheelchair basketball...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3295616 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Palaestra, published by Challenge Publications Limited on June 22, 1999. The length of the article is 535 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: Robert Szyman Named Secretary General of International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF).
Publication: Palaestra (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 22, 1999
Publisher: Challenge Publications Limited
Volume: 15Issue: 3Page: 37

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This digital document is an article from Palaestra, published by Challenge Publications Limited on January 1, 1998. The length of the article is 2239 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: Twin basketball for those with cervical cord injuries (quadriplegia).
Author: Tetsuo Suyama
Publication: Palaestra (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 1998
Publisher: Challenge Publications Limited
Volume: v14Issue: n1Page: p20(5)

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Hoop Dreams on Wheels is a life-history study of wheelchair athletes associated with a premier collegiate wheelchair basketball program. The book, which grapples with the intersection of biography and history in society, situates the study in broader context with background on the history and sociology of disability and disability sports. It documents the development and evolution of the basketball program and tells the individual life stories of the athletes, highlighting the formative interpersonal and institutional experiences that influenced their agentive actions and that helped them achieve success in wheelchair sports. It also examines divisions within the disability community that reveal both empowering and disempowering aspects of competitive wheelchair athletics, and it explores some of the complexities and dilemmas of disability identity in contemporary society.

The book is intended to be read by a general audience as well as by students in college courses on disability, sports, social problems, deviance, medical sociology and anthropology, and introductory sociology. It also will be of interest to scholars in the sociology of disability, sociology of sports, and medical humanities, as well as life-history researchers and professionals in the fields of physical education, therapeutic recreation, and rehabilitative counseling.

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The purpose of this book is to use sport as a vehicle to show the achievements of individuals with disabilities. With more than 600 colour photographs and 258 pages, this book shows the tremendous impact that a largely-volunteer group, the Paralympic movement, can have on society.

Gary McPherson, Chair of the Alberta Premier's Council on the Status of Persons With Disabilities, says, "The ripple of the disabled sports movement is immense. So many people have gained from it in the areas of rehabilitation, competitive sport, and better social conditions. If you are going to bring about social change, you need to do it in a positive way rather than in a negative way. Sport is a positive vehicle to show what can be done, and how it can be done."

The people profiled in the book are not only successful in the world of disabled sport -- many are elite athletes at the pinnacle of their careers -- they are successful in mainstream society as well.The strong message that comes through from those profiled is that those with disabilities can overcome the barriers they face. Dr. Steadward says of the special people he worked with, "They never thought that their disabilities would in any way limit their ambition, or their ability to participate in anything they wanted to do." Repeatedly the message is, "I can do so much more than I thought I could. The secret is to try."

The story of the Paralympic Games, second in size only to the Olympic Games, is the story of volunteers, thousands and thousands of volunteers, who over the years have made tremendous sacrifices to improve the lives of those with disabilities. It is the story of skilled professionals,whose research and commitment benefit not only athletes, but all people with disabilities. The development of specialized racing wheelchairs, for example, led to the improvement of design in regular wheelchairs. It is the story of people who are role models for those in every walk of life.As one of the slogans developed by Joey Reiman (Brighthouse Ad Agency) for the Atlanta Games says, "The Olympic Games are where heroes are made. The Paralympic Games are where heroes come."

This book is written to inspire. One reader may be a sports fan looking for photographs of elite athletic performances. Other readers might be those who find themselves suddenly disabled, or families looking for reassurance that their efforts can make a difference in the life of a loved one with a disability, or discouraged volunteers who need to see that they can make a difference. This book helps all its readers see their own potential with new clarity.

Profits from the book will be used to further spinal cord research, rehabilitation, awareness, and education through the Rick Hansen Centre at the University of Alberta. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

Inspiring & Awesome
For anyone who was born with a disability, this book will inspire you to never give up on your dreams.For anyone else, this book reminds you that those of us with physical limitations do not always live up to lowered expectations. It is truly amazing what the people in this book have accomplished, especially considering the physical problems they have overcome. My favorite section was the personal profiles of the athletes with their photos and accomplishments. The people in this book are truly leaders in paving the way in changing what makes someone successful - persistence and determination.

Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This book is inspiring and heart warming.It brings hope for those who are recently disabled and are trying to come to terms with their disability.The photos are amazing in their colours and in the storiesthey tell without words. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Palaestra, published by Challenge Publications Limited on September 22, 2001. The length of the article is 865 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: United States basketball festival. (WSUSA).
Publication: Palaestra (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 22, 2001
Publisher: Challenge Publications Limited
Volume: 17Issue: 4Page: 13(2)

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This digital document is an article from Child Life, published by Benjamin Franklin Literary & Medical Society, Inc. on July 1, 1994. The length of the article is 649 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: Hoops on wheels.(young wheelchair athletes learn to play basketball in Sport n'LYFE program)(Cover Story)
Author: Layne Cameron
Publication: Child Life (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 1994
Publisher: Benjamin Franklin Literary & Medical Society, Inc.
Volume: v73Issue: n5Page: p4(4)

Article Type: Cover Story

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This digital document is an article from Palaestra, published by Thomson Gale on September 22, 2005. The length of the article is 874 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: U.S. women's basketball team.(Focus on Training)
Publication: Palaestra (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 22, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 21Issue: 4Page: 44(2)

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