Wheelchair Basketball – Competitive

Adults

Designed for adult wheelchair basketball athletes with permanent lower limb impairments, wheelchair basketball promotes teamwork, sportsmanship, and camaraderie.

The Sportable Adult Competitive Wheelchair Basketball team competes in the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA).

Who Can Play

Restricted to Sportable Rim Riders Team members. Interested in joining? Email Tyler@sportable.org to learn if you may be eligible.

NWBA Player Eligibility

When & Where

Fall 2023

  • Thursdays
    Dates: September 14-November 16, 2023
    Time: 7:00-9:00 pm

  • Hotchkiss Community Center
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Winter 2023-Spring 2024

  • Thursdays
    Dates: November 30, 2023-April 11, 2024
    Time: 7:00-9:00 pm

  • Manchester Middle School
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Youth

Designed for kids ages 5 through high school with permanent lower limb impairments, wheelchair basketball promotes teamwork and FUN!

The Lil’Spokes, for ages 5 – 12, is a prep team and competes in the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA). The Spokes, for ages 13 – high school, is the Varsity team.

Who Can Play

Open to Sportable members, 5 - 22 years old, who have a physical disability that impacts their lower body and can push themselves in a manual wheelchair. Players do NOT have to use a wheelchair for everyday mobility. (Examples of Player Conditions: Spina Bifida, Spinal Cord Injuries, Cerebral Palsy, Leg Amputees, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Arthrogryposis, Club foot, Osteogenesis Imperfecta)

NWBA Player Eligibility

When & Where

Fall-Winter 2023

  • Tuesdays
    Dates: September 12-December 20, 2023
    Time: 6:00-8:00 pm

  • Beulah Recreation Center
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Winter-Spring 2024

  • Tuesdays
    Dates: January 9-April 9, 2024
    Time: 6:00-8:00 pm

  • Manchester Middle School
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Program Leadership

2023.0425 Tyler Rowe

Tyler Rowe

Program Coordinator
  • Tyler@sportable.org

  • 804-340-2991

2022.1012 Will Massie 543

Will Massie

Adult Wheelchair Basketball Head Coach
2022.1012 Megan Anderson 543

Megan Anderson

Spokes Head Coach
2022.1012 Brandon Rush_543

Brandon Rush

Spokes Assistant Coach
2022.1012 Derek Hoot 543

Derek Hoot

Spokes Assistant Coach

Testimonial

  • Wheelchair Basketball is an aggressive, yet positive sport and is a remarkable way to acquire and make a habit of teamwork, communication, and sportsmanship. When I’m an adult, I hope to use my people skills and knowledge of the game to coach and encourage young athletes and people with disabilities.

-Hannah

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