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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.
A motorized wheelchair, powerchair, electric wheelchair, or electric-powered wheelchair (EPW) is a wheelchair that is propelled by means of an electric motor (usually using differential steering) rather than manual power. Motorized wheelchairs are useful for those unable to propel a manual wheelchair or who may need to use a wheelchair for ...
The addition of geared, all-mechanical wheels for manual wheelchairs is a new development incorporating a hypocycloidal reduction gear into the wheel design. The 2-gear wheels can be added to a manual wheelchair. The geared wheels provide a user with additional assistance by providing leverage through gearing (like a bicycle, not a motor).
Troy Sachs is a 4.5-point player. 4.5-point player is a disability sport classification for wheelchair basketball.Players in this class tend to have normal trunk movement, few problems with side-to-side movements, and ability to reach to the side of their chair.
"Low-tech" devices can include velcro gloves and adaptive bands and tubes. "High-tech" devices can include all-terrain wheelchairs and adaptive bicycles. [48] Accordingly, assistive technology can be found in sports ranging from local community recreation to the elite Paralympic Games. More complex assistive technology devices have been ...
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Wheelchair tennis was developed in 1976 by Jeff Minnenbraker and Brad Parks. [3] By the early 1990s, wheelchair tennis classification had moved away from medical based ones to a functional classification system. [5] In 1992, the International Paralympic Committee formally took control of governance for disability sport. [6]
Scottie Scheffler will miss the PGA Tour's 2025 season-opening tournament, The Sentry in Maui, after suffering a puncture wound to his right hand from a broken glass on Christmas Day.