From 27 to 29 December, the first Winter Camp Experience took place in Zwolle, the Netherlands, organised by the BEN Foundation. A wheelchair basketball camp for teenagers and young adults aged between 16 and 23. A total of 28 young people from ten different countries took part in the three-day event. We asked Toine Klerks […]
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Franck Belen: Playing fast
by Redaktion onAs far back as I can remember, I have had a desire to play fast. My move to wheelchair basketball has not altered this desire to bring the danger into the opponent’s court as quickly as possible. To illustrate this passion for “total basketball”, I will now explain the concepts that frame the game that […]
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Coaches Corner #02 | Interview with Franck Belen (France)
by Redaktion onThe knowledge about basketball is continuously growing. Tried and tested things remain, old things come back and new playing systems emerge and grow. We want to make this know-how and wealth of experience accessible to all coaches worldwide. In an increasingly open and connected world, coaches around the world have access to a lot of information. We want to provide […]
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Oscar Trigo: Offensive concepts of the Spanish wheelchair basketball national team
by Redaktion onAlthough we can discuss the fact that wheelchair basketball is BAS-KET-BALL, the internal logic of our sport shows us that there are different regulatory elements between two kinds of basketballs. The coach’s understanding and mastery of these elements will determine the range of tactical options for the team. This article will be dealing with three topics […]
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Coaches Corner #01 | Interview with Oscar Trigo (Spain)
by Redaktion onThe knowledge about basketball is continuously growing. Tried and tested things remain, old things come back and new playing systems emerge and grow.
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Interview with Toine Klerks: “We are creating professional experiences to make people aware of the adapted sports”
by Redaktion onToine Klerks is – among a few others – the heartbeat of Dutch wheelchair basketball. We asked the director of BEN (Basketball Experience Nederland) for an interview in which he talks about a very special wheelchair basketball camp in December (Winter Camp Experience), the two upcoming major wheelchair basketball events in the Netherlands (European Championship […]
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Canada: Senior Women’s National Team camp set for Toronto | The five-day camp will take place at the National Training Centre
by Redaktion onWheelchair Basketball Canada announced that 15 athletes will participate in Team Canada’s Senior Women’s National Team camp at WBC’s National Training Centre from Sept. 20-25, 2022.
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Wheelchair Basketball Canada: Canada falls to France to conclude the U23 Worlds
by Redaktion onFrance topped Canada 62-33 at the IWBF Men’s U23 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Phuket, Thailand, on Thursday. With the loss, Canada concludes the U23 Worlds as the 10th seed.
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Wheelchair Basketball Canada: Canada edged France to conclude round robin play at U23 Worlds
by Redaktion onReed De’Aeth had a game-high 26 points as Canada edged France 58-56 in overtime to conclude round-robin play at the IWBF Men’s U23 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Phuket, Thailand, on Tuesday.
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Schwalbe: DUNK KING – Joint project with the German national wheelchair basketball team
by Redaktion onThe indoor wheelchair tire for sports | Developed with national players to set new standards: Schwalbe‘s new indoor wheelchair tire for sports is called Dunk King and was developed together with the national wheelchair basketball team over the past two years. The folding tire will be presented at Rehacare in Düsseldorf from September 14-17 (Hall […]
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