2012 National Wheelchair Basketball Teams Named

Most Influential

Wheelchair Basketball Canada Executive Director Wendy Gittens, pictured awarding an academic scholarship at the inaugural Women's U25 World Championship, was named to the 2011 CAAWS Most Influential Women List for her work toward the historic tournament

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International Wheelchair Baskebtall Federation presents Introduction to the IWBF Player Classification System

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Bo Hedges, Sr Men's National Team

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CANADIAN PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE'S PARA-EQUIPMENT FUND NOW AVAILABLE
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COMPETITION GROUPS DECIDED FOR LONDON 2012 PARALYMPIC GAMES
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NEW GRANTS AVAILABLE THROUGH RBC SPONSORSHIP
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2012 CANADIAN NATIONAL WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL TEAMS NAMED
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WENDY GITTENS NAMED TO 2011 MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN SPORT LIST
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Wheelchair Basketball Draw Decides Groups for London 2012
paralympic.org
Senior women's national hoops team wheeling into Winnipeg this spring
Winnipeg Free Press
Wendy Gittens - One of the 20 most inspirational women in sport in 2011
The Globe and Mail
Canada Announces Wheelchair Basketball Squads for London 2012
Paralympic.org
Ouellet, Williams vault U of Alabama to fourth straight Pioneer Classic wheelchair basketball tourney title
AI.com

Video Highlights

2010 NBA Jam Session Calgary - Highlights.mp4
Highlights from the 2010 NBA Jam Session in Calgary, AB Sep 25-26, 2010. Wheelchair Basketball Canada teams up with the NBA as Paralympic gold medalists Patrick Anderson, Kendra Ohama, wowed the crowd with a wheelchair basketball clinic then joined current Team Canada member Chad Jassman and former wheelchair basketball greats Lori Radke, Joanne Kelly and a group of local athletes, for a demo game as part of the weekend of fun-filled festivites that included the Boston Celtics' Glen "Big Baby" Davis and Harlem Globetrotters Buckets Blake. Play Video
Richard Peter Inducted Into BC Hall of Fame - Global BC News Clip.mov
Canadian Wheelchair Basketball player, and four-time Paralympian who has accumulated 2 gold medals, and a silver between 1996-2008, along with numerous individual honours including a recipient of the Tom Longboat National Award for Aboriginal Male Athlete of the Year joins the all-time great British Colombia athletes as a 2010 inductee in the BC Sports Hall of Fame. More information available at www.wheelchairbasketball.ca Play Video

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Athlete - Bo Hedges

Hedges first discovered wheelchair basketball in 1996 after seeing a demonstration game in his native Fort St. John, BC. After giving the sport a try, Hedges put together his own local club team so he could play on a regular basis. He has since become a key component of the Canadian National Team, as well as a powerhouse BC provincial team...

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Mark Your Calendar:

CWBL Open Finals, Charlottetown, PEI - Apr. 6-8, 2012
National Championships, Richmond, BC - May 18-20, 2012
2012 Paralympic Summer Games, London, UK - Aug. 29 - Sep. 9, 2012

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