Basketball in Wheelchair



Basketball in Wheelchair
The Basketball in Wheelchair is one of the most popular sports of the paralympic games. This sport start to rehabilitate the american soldiers woundedduring World War II , but its popularity quickly spread worldwide. Today, it is practiced in over 80 countries.
Competition Basketball Wheelchair Basketball Rules wheelchair are virtually the same as themode of walking: the court has the same dimensions , the baskets are the same height and the scoring system is identical , two achieved for many baskets during the game , one for each free throwscored and three balls basketed over 6.75 meters. The only difference is that the players must dribble or pass the ball after pushing the chair twice.
In wheelchair basketball teams also consist of twelveplayers , with a maximum of five on track. Each athlete is assigned a score between 1.0 and 4.5 , depending on their functional ability. During the game, the sum of the scores of the five players onthe court can not exceed 14 .

The first Paralympic basketball competition in wheelchairs took place during the 1960 Games in Rome , although women did not debut until 1968 Tel Aviv.El baloncesto en silla de ruedas es uno de los deportes más populares del programa paralímpico. Comenzó a implantarse para rehabilitar a los soldados estadounidenses heridos durante la IIGuerra Mundial, pero su popularidad se extendió rápidamente por todo el mundo. En la actualidad, se practica en más de 80 países.

Las reglas del baloncesto en silla de ruedas son prácticamente lasmismas que las de la modalidad de a pie: la cancha tiene las mismas medidas, las canastas están a igual altura y el sistema de puntuación es idéntico: dos tantos para las canastas logradas durante eljuego, uno por cada tiro libre anotado y tres para los balones encestados desde más de 6,75 metros de distancia. La única diferencia consiste en que los jugadores deben botar o pasar la pelota...