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Wheelchair basketball is a style of basketball played using a sports wheelchair. [1] The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) is the governing body for this sport. [ 2 ] It is recognized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) as the sole competent authority in wheelchair basketball worldwide.
Wheelchair basketball classification is the system that allows for even levels of competition on the court for wheelchair basketball based on functional mobility. The classifications for the sport are 1 point player, 2 point player, 3 point player, 4 point player and 4.5 point player, the greater the player's functional ability.
There has been a push by the National Wheelchair Basketball Association to allow for able-bodied athletes to compete in wheelchair basketball games. The argument is the sport is called "wheelchair basketball," not "disability basketball." Able bodied athletes, in a wheelchair, have the same functionality as 4.5-point players. [7]
The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF), and the US Olympic Committee recognize the NWBA as the official national organization. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Internationally, both the men's and women's national teams participate in Paralympic and World Championships as well as regional tournaments.
In a push to increase participation the sport during the 2000s, people involved with the American National Wheelchair Basketball Association have argued allowing able-bodied athletes to compete would help 1 and 2 point players because there would be a need to balance participation on the team because of the rules regarding maximum points on the ...
Wheelchair Twin Basketball is a major variant of wheelchair basketball aimed at tetraplegic players, who are typically more impaired than a wheelchair basketball 1-point player. [41] This version is supported by the International Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Sports Federation, [ 41 ] and played in Japan . [ 42 ]
Wheelchair Twin Basketball is a major variant of wheelchair basketball. [16] This version is supposed by the International Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Sports Federation, [16] and played in Japan. [17] Twin basketball has a three-point classification system based on the evaluation of the mobility of people with spinal cord injuries. In this ...
A special wheelchair basketball classification subcommittee was also set up inside ISMGF to manage wheelchair basketball classification. [29] Wheelchair fencing's classification system was another one making the move to a functional system, with the IWF Classification system being implemented for the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul.