Rincón Dental Amivel Malaga has recently announced the signing of GB centre Tom Smith, following his season with Sheffield Steelers Wheelchair Basketball Club and two years as part of the British Wheelchair Basketball GB centralised programme. Smith spoke with Rollt.’s Dylan Cummings about his return to the FEDDF Division de Honour.
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Interview mit Sandra Schmid: “Mentaltraining ist aus meiner Sicht genauso wichtig wie das körperliche Training.”
Sandra Schmid ist Mentaltrainerin des Team Austria. In Ihrer Funktion hat sie die Männer um Kapitän Matthias Wastian auf ihrem Trip ins polnische Walbrzych begleitet. Wir haben mit der Familienmama über das letzte Spiel gegen Russland, das Fehlen wichtiger Leistungsträger und die Erkenntnisgewinne der österreichischen Nationalmannschaft nach der EM gesprochen.
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Interview with Catharina Weiß: “You always have to work hard to improve yourself”
Catharina Weiß will start studying at The University of Alabama next season. She wants to win an NWBA National Championship with the side and is looking forward to playing in the States alongside her German teammates; Babsi Groß, Katharina Lang and Selina Rausch. She spoke with Rollt.’s Dylan Cummings about her move to America.
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Interview with Lewis Edwards (“I am quick and explosive and like to use this in both offence and defence”) & Sam Mack (“I have always been a hustler”)
Iberconsa Amfiv Vigo has recently announced the dual signings of current U23 World Champions, Lewis Edwards and Sam Mack following their departures from CWBA – Coventry Wheelchair Basketball Academy. The two spoke with Rollt’s Dylan Cummings about the excitement of playing in the FEDDF Division de Honour next season.
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George Bates: A steep career
The following piece will be a biography of the wheelchair basketball career of George Bates so far. This will hopefully give you an insight into the progression of an elite athlete, from their humble beginnings to the professional level they are at now.
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Interview mit Óscar Trigo Diez: „Die Stärke der Mannschaft liegt ohne Frage in ihrem Zusammenhalt.“
Dass die spanische Rollstuhlbasketball-Nationalmannschaft zur internationalen Crème de la Crème gehört, stellte sie jüngst bei der EM im polnischen Walbrzych unter Beweis, als sie sich erst im Finale dem Team GB geschlagene geben musste. Worauf der spanische Headcoach Óscar Trigo Diez den Fokus legt, wer die Glue Guys im Team sind und welche persönlichen Rituale der […]
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Interview with Jontee Brown: “I really want to improve my game and become a more consistent and dominant scorer”
CS Meaux has recently announced the recruitment of young Australian player, Jontee Brown this season. This comes following his departure from the Köln 99ers. Brown spoke with Rollt.’s Dylan Cummings about his transfer to the French team, his ambitions for competing in the French league and his ultimate goal of eventually making the Aussie Rollers […]
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Interview with Avishay Elmakyes: “I play aggressively in the paint without any fear.”
Beit Halochem Tel Aviv has recently acquired the signing of young Israeli player, Avishay Elmakyes following his departure from Ilan Spivak Ramat Gan. Elmakyes spoke with Rollt’s Dylan Cummings about his future goals in his new club and his hopes of breaking into the Israel senior team.
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XXL Interview with Ian Sagar: “You can’t come from nothing to win it all.” | Part 2
“You can’t come from nothing to win it all.” | Ian Sagar has been one of the central figures in the British Wheelchair Basketball Programme since he made his first team in 2009, but missed out on a World Championship gold medal in Hamburg last year after taking some time away from the international game. This year, however, […]
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XXL Interview with Ian Sagar: “You can’t come from nothing to win it all.” | Part 1
“You can’t come from nothing to win it all.” | Ian Sagar has been one of the central figures in the British Wheelchair Basketball Programme since he made his first team in 2009, but missed out on a World Championship gold medal in Hamburg last year after taking some time away from the international game. […]
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