Another successful Tim Frick Wheelchair Basketball City League season wrapped up on March 17th. This season offered the 22 participants a new format: one hour of 3-on-3 scrimmage games with referees, then the option to take part in either a 45-minute skill session, or to continue scrimmaging.
“We hope that the changes to City League offer athletes the greatest number of options to reach their goals,” said Head Coach Arley McNeney. “Some recreational players just want to scrimmage, and that’s great, but we’re happy to also offer athletes with high-performance aspirations a chance to develop their skills.”
Some of this year’s skill sessions involved: shooting, passing, one-on-one defense, team defense, and chair skills. In another twist, this year’s City League also started each session off with a daily focus, such as ‘communication,’ ‘hustle,’ ‘leadership’ or ‘teamwork.’ A prize was given to the athlete that best exemplified the daily focus.
“Throughout the season, we were able to give a prize to every regular participant,” said McNeney. “This speaks to the range of talent we have in City League, and how hard the athletes are working to better their game.”
Special thanks to all of the athletes for their hard work, and to our super volunteers, Yumi and Sora!
Big thanks also go to Douglas College for supporting the program.
See you all next year!
