April 2, 2012
A nation-wide survey to confirm the critical needs of Canadians with spinal cord injury (SCI) has begun. Take the survey today!
March 26, 2012
Come out and play! Let's Play Day is open to kids 12 & under and their families. An afternon includes modified wheelchair sport activities and loads of fun!
March 19, 2012
BC Wheelchair Basketball is currently looking for Difference Makers, individuals who are keen to make a difference by volunteering at the 2012 Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Nationals / Women’s Canadian Wheelchair Basketball League Finals.
March 16, 2012
On May 22, 2012, Rick Hansen Celebration 25 will mark the exciting culmination of the 25th Anniversary of Rick Hansen’s Man In Motion World Tour. This spectacular show will honour remarkable Canadians, recognize everyday heroes and feature performances by well-known Canadian recording artists including Sarah McLachlan, Jann Arden, Johnny Reid, the Canadian Tenors, Marianas Trench and David Foster.
March 14, 2012
Join The BC Spinal Cord Injury Community Services Network in celebrating Rick Hansen’s return to British Columbia and a celebration of the past 25 years.
March 14, 2012
Fundamentally, Basketball is being able to affectively shoot the basketball into the opponent’s basket and defend your own basket from the opponent, would essentially win you the game. BUT, how do you expect to get the ball there without being able to affectively handle the ball? Knowing how to dribble, stationary and moving, will be a vital part of your basketball knowledge.
March 14, 2012
The challenge of developing in wheelchair basketball is an interesting one. Many players have the opportunity to participate at a variety of levels in games and practices. In British Columbia, we have different leagues for athletes to participate in, and as you develop as a wheelchair basketball player, you will probably play in a number of these leagues at the same time.
March 14, 2012
ConnecTra's fifth multi-agency resource fair will bring people with disabilities face to face with Metro Vancouver companies and service providers.
March 12, 2012
The 2012 Tim Frick City League winter session wrapped up on Tuesday, March 6 at the Douglas College Campus in New Westminster.
March 9, 2012
March 7, 2012
Teams from across BC and our friends from Tacoma, came together for the 2012 BC-CWBL Finals at the David Lam Campus of Douglas College in Coquitlam, BC the March 2-4 weekend. With a combination of tough competition between all D2 teams in their games and the intense battle of Douglas College’s D1 Lions and Royals, the tournament was a great success. All teams showed great heart and determination throughout the competition.
March 7, 2012
The BC Wheelchair Basketball Society is pleased to announce selections for the Men's and Junior Provincial teams who will each compete in their respective National Championship events this Spring, while the Women's team will be named next month.
March 6, 2012
March 5, 2012
Hi City Leagures! Here's the final night's schedule. 7:30-7:40- Warm up/ Stretching 7:40-8:20 - Team 1 v Team 4, Team 2 v Team 3 8:20-8:35 - Fun Skills / Drills 8:35-9:15 - Team 1 v Team 3, Team 2 v Team 4 9:15-9:30- Closing Ceremonies Reminder - Special guest Tim Frick will be joining us at our final night! See you all at the gym.
February 28, 2012
BCWBS and Douglas College will be hosting BC - Canadian Wheelchair Basketball League Provincial Finals this weekend, March 2-4, at Douglas College New Westminster campus and David Lam campus.
February 27, 2012
Hello City Leaguers!
February 21, 2012
Sorry for the late notice! Here is the schedule for tonight.
February 20, 2012
BCWBS is hosting a Division 1 game weekend at Trinity Western University in Langley.
February 16, 2012
BCWBS is hosting a Junior Wheelchair Basketball Division in 2012 Steve Nash Youth Basketball Challenge hosted by Basketball BC. This is an exciting event focused on providing junior players with a positive competition and skill development experience just for them. We will be playing 4 games (TBC) in the Steve Nash Youth Basketball Challenge which not only wheelchair basketball, but also stand-up basketball as well as Special Olympic basketball will be competing in. This event (wheelchair basketball division) is for youth born January 1, 1994 or later and is played on the lowered – 8 ½ ft basketball hoop height and/or on 10ft hoops pending the number of participants.
February 14, 2012
Sport BC named Kathy Newman the recipient of this year’s Daryl Thompson Award, presented by the Beedie Group, for her 30 years of leadership and advocacy for Wheelchair Sports in BC. This honour, to be awarded at Sport BC’s 46th Annual Athlete of the Year Awards presented by TELUS, recognizes a British Columbian who has contributed to sport in an extraordinary way over an extended period of time.
February 14, 2012
Sport BC named Kathy Newman the recipient of this year’s Daryl Thompson Award, presented by the Beedie Group, for her 30 years of leadership and advocacy for Wheelchair Sports in BC. This honour, to be awarded at Sport BC’s 46th Annual Athlete of the Year Awards presented by TELUS, recognizes a British Columbian who has contributed to sport in an extraordinary way over an extended period of time.
February 14, 2012
Hi City Leaguers!
February 14, 2012
BCWBS is excited to announce that our office is moving to a new location on Feb 24.
February 10, 2012
This past weekend (February 4 & 5), Kamloops Bull-dawgs hosted a BC-CWBL Division 2 tournament at the Tournamnet Capital Centre in Kamloops.
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