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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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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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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 719 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: Coaching athletes with a disability: case studies into coaches' efficacy beliefs and expectations. (Special Populations).
Author: Jamie E. Robbins
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-79(1)

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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 1007 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 ROAD TO CHICAGO!
Author: Michael Frogley
Publication: Palaestra (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 22, 1999
Publisher: Challenge Publications Limited
Volume: 15Issue: 2Page: 20

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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 884 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: Reggie Colton.
Publication: Palaestra (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 1998
Publisher: Challenge Publications Limited
Volume: v14Issue: n1Page: p52(2)

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This digital document is an article from Palaestra, published by Challenge Publications Limited on January 1, 2000. The length of the article is 841 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: America's Zone Basketball Qualifier.
Author: Brian Thompson
Publication: Palaestra (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2000
Publisher: Challenge Publications Limited
Volume: 16Issue: 1Page: 48

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This digital document is an article from Wind Speaker, published by Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA) on May 1, 2004. The length of the article is 960 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: Richard Peter.(Windspeaker Confidential)(interview with wheelchair athlete)(Cowichan First Native)(Interview)
Publication: Wind Speaker (Newsletter)
Date: May 1, 2004
Publisher: Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA)
Volume: 22Issue: 2Page: 20(1)

Article Type: Interview

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Twelve-year-old Seth Pender thinks his life came to an end when he suffered a spinal injury that left him confined to a wheelchair. Seth, an athlete who loves basketball, is sure he'll never play again. He grows sullen and silent, unresponsive when his family urges him to try to adjust. Then one day he sees an older boy who, like himself, is wheelchair bound. But this boy is playing basketball! How is that possible? Over the course of three years, Seth learns about the sport of wheelchair basketball: the similarities and differences between it and regular basketball, the skills one needs to excel at it, and the camaraderie that grows amongst the players. By the end of the story, Seth is better adjusted to his life, and ready to reach out a hand to help others find their way. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

Wheel Wizards
I didn't look forward to reading this book, because I thought it was going to be just another sports fiction.I couldn't have been more wrong.Seth Pender, 12, is angry and depressed at spending the rest of his life in a wheelchair after a car accident that took away his normal life and his athletic ability.His family, friends, and therapist can't find the key to break through his abusive, withdrawn behavior. But then one day, Seth sees a boy playing wheelchair basketball.After initially making snide comments about it not being "real" basketball, Seth goes to a game with his friend and sister.He is totally impressed with the strength, agility, and spirit of the players.Seth works out to build his upper body, and joins a team.Not all is smooth.He almost quits because of a tough coach, but he finally understands that independence, and peak performance are why the coach is pushing him.Though the plot sometimes seems too perfect, I can see the same sensitivity, misunderstanding, and moodiness happening in many middle schoolers.The interactions of Seth and his therapist will enlighten readers as to the reasons for some of their own problems.Interesting details about special sports wheelchairs are included.The best thing is that readers can't help but gain a new understanding and respect for an incredible sport.I certainly did.

A STORY OF A CRIPPLED BOY AND AMAZING WHEELCHAIR ATHLETES
This story hits you in the face at the beginning with a boy who has lost the use of his legs in an accident.Seth is angry at everybody for hishorrible loss until his sister persuades him to go watch a wheelchairbasketball game.Seth is enthralled, and convinced that finally he can bean athlete again.But his journey in wheelchair basketball isn't an easyone.Matt Christopher chronicles the hard work and struggles that athletesface in training and the incredible possibility that Seth may just be ableto feel like a winner again.Bravo! Matt Christopher - AWESOME! ... Read more