Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association
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The Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association (GBWBA) (also known as British Wheelchair Basketball) is a non-profit organization
and the governing body for wheelchair basketball
in Great Britain
. The organization represents Great Britain in IWBF
and the women's and the men's national wheelchair basketball team
in the British Paralympic Association
.
The organization is responsible for the selection and training of the team that represent Great Britain in international tournaments, including the World Championships
and Games of the Paralympiad
and the qualifiers therefor, as well as for the promotion of the sport amongst prospective players, spectators, and fans.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
and the governing body for wheelchair basketball
Wheelchair basketball
Wheelchair basketball is basketball played by people in wheelchairs and is considered one of the major disabled sports practiced. The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation is the governing body for this sport. It is recognized by the International Paralympic Committee as the sole...
in Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
. The organization represents Great Britain in IWBF
International Wheelchair Basketball Federation
The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation is the international governing body for the sport of wheelchair basketball. IWBF is recognized by the International Paralympic Committee as the sole competent authority in wheelchair basketball world wide...
and the women's and the men's national wheelchair basketball team
Great Britain men's national wheelchair basketball team
The Great Britain men's national wheelchair basketball team is the men's wheelchair basketball side that represents Great Britain in international competitions....
in the British Paralympic Association
British Paralympic Association
The British Paralympic Association is responsible for the United Kingdom's participation in the Paralympic Games.-Structure:* President: Tim Reddish, OBE* Chairman: Tim Reddish, OBE* Vice Chairman: Ann Cutcliffe-External links:*...
.
The organization is responsible for the selection and training of the team that represent Great Britain in international tournaments, including the World Championships
Wheelchair Basketball World Championship
The IWBF World Wheelchair Basketball Championship is an international wheelchair basketball competition contested by the men's and the women's national teams of the members of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation , the sport's global governing body.The first unofficial Wheelchair...
and Games of the Paralympiad
Wheelchair basketball at the Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair basketball has been contested at the Summer Paralympics since the 1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome.Winning the Paralympics is considered to be the highest honor in international wheelchair basketball, followed by the World Championships of the International Wheelchair Basketball...
and the qualifiers therefor, as well as for the promotion of the sport amongst prospective players, spectators, and fans.
External links
- Official site
- BritishWheelchairBasketball on FacebookFacebookFacebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
- GBWBA TV