Joey Johnson, a well-known player in the German league, retired from his active wheelchair basketball career in 2012. You want to know what he has been doing since then? No problem, here’s the interview with Joey about his career as an assistant coach and the upcoming world championship in Hamburg.
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#RolltisZadonkingyou | 3 questions to Jake Williams: “The goal is definitely to win“
US wheelchair basketball player Jake Williams was taking a little break from his time in the gym to answer us three questions around the topic of the World Championship.
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#RolltisZadonkingyou | Morgan Wood (Team USA)
What does it mean to you to wear the USA jersey, Morgan Wood?
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3 Questions to Cindy Ouellet: “I am honoured to represent my country in two Paralympic sports.”
Cindy, you made your Paralympic debut in 2008 already. Referring to an interview you have been giving to Radio Canada, you want to participate in two more Paralympic games. What is giving you the strength to hold up at such a high level of competitive sports for more than ten years already and some more […]
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#RolltisZadonkingyou | “I’m super excited to go back and play in Hamburg with the national team.”
Hiroaki Kozai is one of the key players of the Japanese wheelchair basketball national team. While he recently played the Champions League Final Four with the RSV Lahn-Dill and will soon be preparing for the World Championship in Hamburg, he took the time to answer the Rollt. editorial team a few questions.
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#Zadonk: The elite class of wheelchair basketball presents itself in Hamburg
The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg is warming up and getting ready for the 2018 wheelchair basketball World Championships. edel-optics.de Arena will host the four best club teams in Europe on May 4th and 5th in anticipation of the sports highlight, which will take place in Hamburg from August 16th to 26th. CD Ilunion […]
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#RolltisZadonkingyou | Sonia Ruiz (Equipo nacional España, la capitana)
Sonia Ruiz (Equipo nacional España, la capitana): “Después de 24 años sin participar en torneos intercontinentales es un orgullo y privilegio poder asistir al mundial de Hamburgo. Hemos trabajado duro para poder volver a un torneo de estas magnitudes y seguimos trabajando porque creemos en el nivel y talento de este equipo para mantenernos entre […]
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#RolltisZadonkingyou | Sonia Ruiz (Captain of the Spanish national team)
Sonia Ruiz (Captain of the Spanish national team): “After 24 years without participating in intercontinental tournaments, it is a pride and privilege to be able to attend the Word Championship in Hamburg. We have worked hard to return to a tournament of these magnitudes and we continue working because we believe in the level and […]
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What was the role of a low pointer in years past as compared to now, Vanessa Erskine?
“The role of a low pointer has definitely changed since 15+ years ago. I have only been playing basketball for 6 years but even in these 6 years, you can really see the evolution of the role. More and more low pointers are becoming scoring threats on offense as well as still being able to […]
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#RolltisZadonkingyou | Carina de Rooij & Robin Poggenwisch
Carina de Rooij (Women National Team Netherlands): „I’m looking forward to participate in the World Championships again. It is the biggest event in wheelchair basketball and is THE place where we want to show the results of all our training sessions. After Rio the team has been transforming and we have been building our team […]
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