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Wheelchair Basketball

Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association Website www.gbwba.org.uk

Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association

Jo Richards – Club and Coach Development Manager

1st Floor, Unit 1, LoughboroughPark, Oakwood Drive

Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3QFGreat Britain

Tel: ++44 (0)1509 279900    Fax: ++44 (0)1509 279909

Email. j.richards@gbwba.org

 

  Wheelchair Basketball Grade 1 Coaching Assistant Course (2 Day Pilot)

Darland Leisure and Activity Centre – Wrexham – Sat 15th & Sun 16th August

Maximum 16 candidates (first come first served basis)

Cost: £100 per candidate (includes candidate pack)

 

Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association are currently organising a series pilots for the new Grade 1 and Grade 2 Coach awards across the country in the coming months. Please speak to Jo Richards for more information on future courses. More details of the course are on the next page.

To book your place and discuss drawing down funding from your local authority or County Sports Partnership, please contact j.richards@gbwba.org.uk or Jo Richards on 01509 279900. Initial contact must be made and a place on the course confirmed by the office before any payment is sent. Candidates are encouraged to bring their own sports wheelchair where possible, wear suitable clothing and bring their own food and drinks.   

 

Wheelchair Basketball Grade 1 Coaching Assistant

Entry Requirements

The course is suitable for teachers; physiotherapists; sport & community development officers; wheelchair basketball players; coaches; and parents.  It is advised that candidates are the age of 16+.

Course Description

The course lasts 16 hours, and is predominantly practical.  This course is suitable for parents, teachers, physiotherapists, and players/ex players, who wish to assist in the introduction of the basic skills and game play of wheelchair basketball to junior and beginner players and is a pre-requisite for the GBWBA Coach Award. At the conclusion of the course the Coaching Assistant will:

• have knowledge and understanding of the core generic coaching skills;

• have an awareness of conducting a safe session;

• be able to plan a session introducing the FUNdamental skills of wheelchair basketball;

• be able to deliver a session introducing the FUNdamental skills of wheelchair basketball;

• progress FUNdamental skills of wheelchair basketball into small sided game situations;

• contribute to the evaluation of an activity session.

 

All candidates will receive the GBWBA Grade 1 candidate pack containing guidance on all content covered on the course and Wheelchair Basketball Grade 1 Assistant Coach certificate.

Assessment

On course tutor assessment, delivery of one short practical coaching session, written plan of one short coaching session, evaluate one short coaching session.

Delivery Requirements

Delivered by trained GBWBA tutors:

Classroom for introductory background theory of the course (approx 2-4 hours), sports hall (approx 14 hours) for practical.

Next Steps?

Contact the GBWBA for further details on their coach education programme, including coaching awards (levels 2 & 3), table officiating, refereeing, and classification courses

Cost details

Approximate cost of course to candidates is £120

Contact details

If you would like to host a Wheelchair Basketball Grade 1 or find out where your nearest course is, please contact:

The Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association, LoughboroughPark, Oakwood Drive, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3NG.

Tel: (01509) 279900.           Email: j.richards@gbwba.org.uk

 

 

Celtic Warriors - www.celticwarriors.org.uk

 

Beijing Dream over for Anna

 

Celtic Warrior's Anna Jackson has not been named in the Squad for the Beijing Paralympic Games.  She came back from the 2008 Paralympic World Cup in Manchester with a Bronze medal but unfortunately was not named in the 12 player squad to go to Beijing in September.

 

Anna has already competed at three European Championships, two World Championships and the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games and was looking forward to taking part in her second Paralympic Games.

 

She has been training hard at the EPIC Leisure Centre in Ellesmere Port where she works and also at Total Fitness in Chester but unfortunately the hard work did not pay off and she faces the prospect of watching her team mates taking part in the tournament she dreamt of playing at in September.

 

Anna says  - " I have worked really hard over the last 4 years since the disapointment of not being selected for Athens and thought I was in with a chance for selection - however the coach has made his decision and I have to trust that it was the right one however hard it may be for me". " I intend to work hard over the summer ready for the League season with the Celtic Warriors which starts in September and I believe if I carry on training hard I can be in contention to get back in the GB Team for the 2009 European Championships and 2010 World Championships in Birmingham - and long term my sights are set on London Paralympic Games in 2012"

 

Anna also said - "I would like to say a big thanks to my basketball Club; the Celtic Warriors , as well as my employers Active8 Leisure and 1074 (Ellesmere Port) Squadron Air Cadets for their patience, understanding and encouragement through the hard training and selection. Also I want to say a special thanks to my physio -  Pam Gardiner of Willaston Physiotherapy Clinic for keeping me fighting fit  " 

 

Originally from Ruthin, Denbighshire,  Anna now lives in Upton, Chester and works for Active8 Leisure Ltd based at the EPIC Leisure Centre in EllesmerePort. She is also a Warrant Officer at 1074 (Ellesmere Port) Squadron Air Cadets and has played Wheelchair Basketball for the Celtic Warriors Basketball club for the last 10 years. 

 

For more information on Wheelchair Basketball please contact Celtic Warriors on 07711 356541 or visit celticwarriors.org.uk.