Disability Sports workshops on Wheelchair Basketball and Boccia, this December, across Delhi, Kerala, Bangalore, Pune and Chennai.
The workshops have been organised by The Wheelchair Basketball Federation of India (WBFI), in partnership with Choice International (UK), The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and many other local and international partners.
Access to sport and leisure play a vital role in enhancing opportunities for disabled people, leading to improved self-confidence, motivation, and social inclusion.
Sport can be used as a tool to empower disabled people within their communities and in society at large. It can become a gateway to employment, leadership development and promoting accessibility.
National and International Coaches and Trainers involved this December, include:
Mr. Mark Walker, Australia
Mr. Jesse Markt, USA
Mr. Mike Rosenkrantz, USA
Mr. Aram Voerman, Netherlands
Mr. Jayasankar Menon, India
Dates of the workshops to be held in different cities across India
| S. No | Place | Dates |
| Delhi | ||
| 1 | Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, (ISIC)Sector-C, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi – 110070, Phone:-011-42255222. | 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10th December, 2014. |
| Amar Jyoti Charitable Trust – DELHI Amar Jyoti Research & Rehabilitation Centre Karkardooma, Vikas Marg, Delhi 110 092 Phone: 91-11-22375205, 46866200 Fax: 91-11-22372521 Email: amarjoti@del2.vsnl.net.in | 8th and 9th December at Amar Jyoti Charitable Trust For registration contact : Ishpreet Kaur (+919811953950) | |
| Kerala | ||
| 2 | Mar Athanasius College of Engineering Kothamangalam, Cochin Kerala – 686 666,India. Tel: + 91 485 2822363. Telefax: +91 485 2822931. Email: office@mace.ac.in | 12th and 13th December, 2014 Contact:-Kalyani Rajaraman, Secretary General, WBFI, Email: Rajaraman.kalyani@gmail.com Phone : 09841098056. |
| Karnataka | ||
| 3 | Basketball Court (Outdoor),Sri Kanteerava Indoor Stadium,near Corporation circle, Kasturba road, Bangalore -560001. Phone: 22238313 | 14th and 15th December, 2014 Contact:-Kalyani Rajaraman, Secretary General, WBFI, Email: Rajaraman.kalyani@gmail.com Phone : 09841098056 |
| Pune | ||
| 4 | Paraplegic Rehabilitation Centre, Range Hills, Kirkee, Pune-411020 Tele:- 3191(Army) / 020-2602 3191 (Civ)Tele/ Fax:- 020-2582 0505 Email :-prckirkee1974@gmail.com | 12th and 13th, December, 2014 Contact :-Mr. Prasanna, Email: info@nutrasupplements.in Mobile :- 09890635428. Mr. Shrikant Narkar Email: Vibgyor.ms@gmail.com |
| Chennai | ||
| 5 | Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai.Sydenhams Road, Park Townbehind the Chennai Central suburban Railway station and Rippon Building. | 15th to 23rd December, 2014 Contact:-Kalyani Rajaraman, Secretary General, WBFI, Email: rajaraman.kalyani@gmail.com Phone : 09841098056 |
Roundtable Discussion
Date: 10th Dec 2014 – Delhi, India
Venue: Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, Delhi – 110070.
Mini Tournament 22nd – 23rd Dec 2014
Venue: Jawarharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai
First 25 entries are FREE. This will be closed one week before the workshop. Kindly confirm your participation before time to avoid disappointment.
Workshop Activities:
- Community Leadership Disability Sports (Wheelchair Basketball)
Stretch - Basic chair skills, pushing skills
- Ball Handling – High, low dribbles etc.
- Ball Passing – chest pass, bounce pass, overhead pass etc.
- Fundamentals (Basic basketball skills with an introduction to the basic rules of the game
- Contact (Wheelchair bums and to aggressive contact, team mates)
- Shooting –Mechanics/Visualization
- Defensive concepts (Position and taking responsibility for guarding a player along with helping their
- Offense/ Defence – Shadow drill
- Playing Games
- Competitive
- Be Athlete
- Player classification
- WB Club Development and management
- Practice matches and Friendly matches
- Inter state matches
Players, Coaches and Referees to come to the venue on their own. WBFI will not reimburse the travel cost. WBFI will take care of the players / coaches / referees Lunch during workshop.
We will be conducting the first ever tournaments in India for the following Wheelchair Basketball championships:
- League Champion
- National Champion
- Corporate Champion
To register your team or for further information please contact
info@wbfi.org.in
We welcome Sponsors, Partners and Volunteers for this December, please get in touch:
Choice International (UK)
Email: admin@choice-international.com
Tel: +44 (0) 7940967723
Wheelchair Basketball Federation of India (WBFI)
Email: info@wbfi.org.in
Mobile: 9841098056/ 9444063778