For Athletes
5th Annual Kelowna Jam Offered Another Fun Filled Weekend
May 16, 2013 The 5th Annual Wheelchair basketball Jam in Kelowna was a big success again. Participants came from Seattle, Spokane, Calgary, Vancouver, Chilliwack, Kamloops, Vernon and Kelowna. Every participant was schedule to play every game, rotating through different team members. Some of the junior members learned veteran tricks from the likes of Richard Peters, Bryan Shore and Marni Abbott-Peter.
A lunchtime BBQ was enjoyed outside the school in the warm Okanagan sun. Joe was not present but put $20 in to the sunglasses draw and for the first time in three years didn’t win! read more...
Let's Play Day in Vancouver
May 14, 2013 BC Wheelchair Basketball Let's Play program and Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children are hosting Let's Play Day on June 22nd.
Let's Play Day
When: Saturday, June 22nd - 1:30-3pm
Where: Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children - 3644 Slocan Street, Vancouver BC read more...
Wheelchair Basketball in the Spotlight at Canadian Paralympic Hall of Fame & Sport Awards
May 14, 2013 From Wheelchair Basketball Canada Media Release:
(May 13, 2013 - TORONTO, ONT.) - Wheelchair basketball was in the spotlight at the Canadian Paralympic Committee’s (CPC) 2013 Hall of Fame and Sport Awards Ceremony Friday May 10th at the Mattamy Athletic Centre. Hot on the heels of their London 2012 gold medal performance, the Canadian Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Team took home honours for Best Team Performance, while star player Patrick Anderson (Fergus, Ont.) was named Best Male Athlete, and head coach Jerry Tonello (Toronto, Ont.), who led the team to spotless 8-0 record, received the Tim Frick Paralympic Coach Excellence Award; on the same night that former Women’s National Team head coach Tim Frick (Pender Island, B.C.) and three-time Paralympic gold medallist Jennifer Krempien (Richmond, B.C., original from St. Albert, Alta.) were inducted into the Canadian Paralympic Committee Hall of Fame. read more...
From Provincial Coach, Marni Abbott-Peter - May 2013
May 02, 2013 3 Offseason Drills to keep you in basketball shape over the Summer! I urge you to get outside and play some tennis, go swimming, do some hand cycling over the summer, but there are some drills that you can do in order to keep the feel for the game. These will not take long, and can be done in the morning, at night, or even just on weekends. If you can take just a few minutes to do these drills, then you will be ahead of the curve come the start of next season when so many other players are rusty and inconsistent. read more...
The 20th Annual Hoopfest a Big Success!
May 01, 2013 Thank you to all the participants, coaches, referees, sponsors, partners, and volunteers who helped to make the 20th Annual Hoopfest such a success. The event raised appx. $6000 to support wheelchair basketball programs around the province.
Congratulations to the Burnaby Firefighters on their winning Hoopfest performance. The final standings were: read more...
Enter BCWBS’ Contest and Win Concert Tickets
May 01, 2013 It’s the end of the wheelchair basketball season and we want to thank everyone for a great year! Whether you’re an athlete, an official, a coach, a family member, a fan, or even a newcomer waiting to start your wheelchair basketball career, we’re grateful for your help building wheelchair basketball in B.C.
To say thank you, we’re giving you a chance to make your off-season a little more exciting. We’ve got two pairs of concert tickets and we’re giving them to two lucky wheelchair basketball fans.
There are two ways to enter: read more...
The Caribou Cup Inspires!
April 30, 2013 Over one hundred student-athletes from across northern BC participated in the inaugural School Wheelchair Basketball Championships; the Caribou Cup. Held at the Dr. Charles Jago Northern Sports Centre in Prince George, BC; the event highlighted months of hard work and dedication by tournament organizer, Nancy Harris. read more...
BC Breakers Finish 4th at 2013 Women's CWBL Finals
April 29, 2013 From Wheelchair Basketball Canada media release:
(April 28, 2013 - MONTREAL, QUE.) - The Edmonton Inferno are national champions after defeating their provincial rival the Calgary Rollers 61-52 at the 2013 Canadian Wheelchair Basketball League (CWBL) Women’s Championship at the Collège Édouard-Montpetit in Longueuil, Que.
The victory marks the seventh national championship title for the Inferno and their first since 2009. read more...
BCWBS Congratulates Tim Frick and Jennifer Krempien on Being Named to the Canadian Paralympic Committee Hall of Fame
April 16, 2013 (Vancouver, BC) – The BC Wheelchair Sports Association (BCWSA) and the BC Wheelchair Basketball Society (BCWBS) extend heartfelt congratulations to Tim Frick and Jennifer Krempien on being named to the Canadian Paralympic Committee’s Hall of Fame. Both have made a significant contribution to the wheelchair sports community in the province. read more...
Douglas College Royals Finish Fifth at the 2013 CWBL Open Finals
April 15, 2013 The Douglas College Royals finished fifth at the 2013 CWBL Open Finals this weekend in Montreal, Quebec. The team included: Kevin Bowie - Vancouver Justin Johnson - Langley Deion Green - Victoria Ross MacDonald - Burnaby Loren Pearson - Victoria Bryan Shore - Kelowna Erik Vliegenthart - Kamloops Amanda Yan - Burnaby read more...
