Introducing the 2018 USA Women’s wheelchair basketball team | With the average team age of 21, many of these players are seeing a wheelchair basketball “big stage” for the first time. Rose Hollermann and Abigail Dunkin are the veterans of this team, both at the age of 22. Rose was at the 2012 London and […]
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Joe Bestwick introduces Team GB for the Worlds in Hamburg
We asked Hannover United’s Joe Bestwick, who was part of the 2013 GB team that won the European Championship, to shortly introduce the British Wheelchair Basketball men’s squad for the Worlds in Hamburg to all our readers and fans. Here’s what he said about the lads:
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#RolltisZadonkingyou | 3 Fragen an Jake Williams: “Das Ziel ist definitiv, zu gewinnen“
Der U.S.-Rollstuhlbasketball-Nationalspieler Jake Williams war so nett und hat eine kleine Trainingspause in der Sporthalle eingelegt, um uns – höflich, zuvorkommend und freundlich-einsilbig wie eh und je – drei Fragen für unsere #RolltisZadonkingyou-Reihe zu beantworten.
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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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#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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Rollt. International | Easter Tournament Wheelchair Basketball
In Blankenberge fand vom 30. März bis zum 1. April das Easter Tournament Wheelchair Basketball statt. In Belgien duellierten sich die Herren-Nationalmannschaften aus Großbritanninen, Japan, Belgien und den Niederlanden. Den Sieg im Kampf der fünf Nationen sicherten sich die verlustpunktfreien Briten, die u. a. mit dem Hannoveraner Joe Bestwick aufliefen. Bemerkenswert am Turniersieg der Herrschaften […]
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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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