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Vol XXXIV Number 8 1995

Making a Differen for 50 years

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Commissioners Report by David Kiley

New leaders face new challenges The sport of wheelchair basketball has really taken on a new chalshylenge The election process has produced Joe Luceri (of eastern fame) as Second Vice President and myself as Commissioner of the National Wheelchair Baske tball Association (NWBA) For many of you J know that it s hard to beHeve J catch myself shaking my head and smiling

Ive played this sport for 22 years and it is certainly responsible for a major portion of who I am and who Ive become over the years As many of you have had thoughts over tbe years tbat tbe sport of wheelchair basketball needed to change needed to improve and needed to evo lve I too have bad similar thoughts For years we spoke of the lack of growth and were quick to point fingers Our words and thoughts remained however only empty complaints with action rarely jf ever attached to them Its the Executive CommitteeS fault or The Commissioner is not doing his job These were the themes of some of the conversations 1 heard repeated not for years but for decades I will say at the risk of offending those who think they have such a band Ie on our sport where have you been for the past 20 years Weve become an orgashynization of complainers and whinshyers (I know one when I see one because I was one of tbe best) For a volunteer organization there has been a lot done by a few and we cant lose sigbt of all the good that has been accomplished by those few Where would we be if Stan

Labanowich had not gotten involved whe n he did or if Tim Nuggent hadnt taken the time to teach Stan the ropes r guess what Im trying to say is if youre going to whine find yourself a good game of street balJ and stay there and whine youll fit in well

In the future the NWBA has got to be based on a positive attishytude backed up with action We can no longer only look at the sport as it affects our own learn Development needs to become the focus of the bigger picture What is voted on in delegate meetings has to be looked at from what is best for the game and not whats best for my team As a delegate you carry a large responsibility to stay in tune with every aspect of the organization and come to the annual meetings prepared to take care of business

I am going to bring point guard qualities to this leadership role involving as many winners on this national team as possible The NWBA needs to represent a ll its members from the entry-level team to the national champions Committees are being formed nationwide to address officials development fund raising estabshylishment of a paid Executive Director public and media relashytions and a coaches association just to name a few

As we move forward the national office is going to ask more out of each conference their comshymissioner and executive commitshytee Our sport is at a critical point Atlanta is just over a year away (See Commissioners Pg 9)

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Commissioners Report by David Kiley

New leaders face new challenges The sport of wheelchair basketball has really taken on a new chalshylenge The election process has produced Joe Luceri (of eastern fame) as Second Vice President and myself as Commissioner of the National Wheelchair Baske tball Association (NWBA) For many of you J know that it s hard to beHeve J catch myself shaking my head and smiling

Ive played this sport for 22 years and it is certainly responsible for a major portion of who I am and who Ive become over the years As many of you have had thoughts over tbe years tbat tbe sport of wheelchair basketball needed to change needed to improve and needed to evo lve I too have bad similar thoughts For years we spoke of the lack of growth and were quick to point fingers Our words and thoughts remained however only empty complaints with action rarely jf ever attached to them Its the Executive CommitteeS fault or The Commissioner is not doing his job These were the themes of some of the conversations 1 heard repeated not for years but for decades I will say at the risk of offending those who think they have such a band Ie on our sport where have you been for the past 20 years Weve become an orgashynization of complainers and whinshyers (I know one when I see one because I was one of tbe best) For a volunteer organization there has been a lot done by a few and we cant lose sigbt of all the good that has been accomplished by those few Where would we be if Stan

Labanowich had not gotten involved whe n he did or if Tim Nuggent hadnt taken the time to teach Stan the ropes r guess what Im trying to say is if youre going to whine find yourself a good game of street balJ and stay there and whine youll fit in well

In the future the NWBA has got to be based on a positive attishytude backed up with action We can no longer only look at the sport as it affects our own learn Development needs to become the focus of the bigger picture What is voted on in delegate meetings has to be looked at from what is best for the game and not whats best for my team As a delegate you carry a large responsibility to stay in tune with every aspect of the organization and come to the annual meetings prepared to take care of business

I am going to bring point guard qualities to this leadership role involving as many winners on this national team as possible The NWBA needs to represent a ll its members from the entry-level team to the national champions Committees are being formed nationwide to address officials development fund raising estabshylishment of a paid Executive Director public and media relashytions and a coaches association just to name a few

As we move forward the national office is going to ask more out of each conference their comshymissioner and executive commitshytee Our sport is at a critical point Atlanta is just over a year away (See Commissioners Pg 9)

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July- Ul~t 1m

Commissioners Report by David Kiley

New leaders face new challenges The sport of wheelchair basketball has really taken on a new chalshylenge The election process has produced Joe Luceri (of eastern fame) as Second Vice President and myself as Commissioner of the National Wheelchair Baske tball Association (NWBA) For many of you J know that it s hard to beHeve J catch myself shaking my head and smiling

Ive played this sport for 22 years and it is certainly responsible for a major portion of who I am and who Ive become over the years As many of you have had thoughts over tbe years tbat tbe sport of wheelchair basketball needed to change needed to improve and needed to evo lve I too have bad similar thoughts For years we spoke of the lack of growth and were quick to point fingers Our words and thoughts remained however only empty complaints with action rarely jf ever attached to them Its the Executive CommitteeS fault or The Commissioner is not doing his job These were the themes of some of the conversations 1 heard repeated not for years but for decades I will say at the risk of offending those who think they have such a band Ie on our sport where have you been for the past 20 years Weve become an orgashynization of complainers and whinshyers (I know one when I see one because I was one of tbe best) For a volunteer organization there has been a lot done by a few and we cant lose sigbt of all the good that has been accomplished by those few Where would we be if Stan

Labanowich had not gotten involved whe n he did or if Tim Nuggent hadnt taken the time to teach Stan the ropes r guess what Im trying to say is if youre going to whine find yourself a good game of street balJ and stay there and whine youll fit in well

In the future the NWBA has got to be based on a positive attishytude backed up with action We can no longer only look at the sport as it affects our own learn Development needs to become the focus of the bigger picture What is voted on in delegate meetings has to be looked at from what is best for the game and not whats best for my team As a delegate you carry a large responsibility to stay in tune with every aspect of the organization and come to the annual meetings prepared to take care of business

I am going to bring point guard qualities to this leadership role involving as many winners on this national team as possible The NWBA needs to represent a ll its members from the entry-level team to the national champions Committees are being formed nationwide to address officials development fund raising estabshylishment of a paid Executive Director public and media relashytions and a coaches association just to name a few

As we move forward the national office is going to ask more out of each conference their comshymissioner and executive commitshytee Our sport is at a critical point Atlanta is just over a year away (See Commissioners Pg 9)

Sports Shorts Coaches Association seeks members

United States Wheelcbair Basketball Coaches Association 749 Veterans Memorial Drive Las Vegas NV 8910 1

May 261995

Dear Team Representative Coaches and Conference Officers

The United States Wheelchair Basketball Coaches Association became a not for profit organizashytion in May of 1995 It is lime for our organization to develop our membership and lead them to the next level The primary purpose of

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the organization is to develop train and provide a forum of comshymunication among coaches within the sport The United States Wheelchair Basketball Coaches Association wants to represent coaches at aJi levels of the game we encourage all active and inacmiddot live coaches to become involved

1 envision a Coacbes Comer in each NWBA newsletter to address game stra tegies practice tech middot niques and drills this will be your corner to add input and ask quesmiddot tions

You may request membership information from John Chambers at 749 Veterans Memorial Drive Las Vegas NV 89 101

Hope to hear [rom you soon

John Chambers

Regional and sectional tournament bids due

Accompanying this newsletter to all conference officers and team representatives is a form to be completed for those seeki ng to host a regional andlor sec tional tournament (or the 1995-96 seamiddot son Candidates are asked to return th e form and required accompanying narrative as soon as possible in order to facilitate the assignment of tournaments Dead line for receipt of the bid form is October I 1995 The Tournament Selection Comntittee which determines Ihe tournament sites will announce its decisions by December 1 1995 (See Sports Shorts Pg 3)

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Sports Shorts (Cont from Pg 2)

Classifiers Needed

At the annu al meeti ng in Philadelphia several teams and conferences expressed a need for classifiers in their area Approved NWBA classifiers are required to successfu lly partici pate in a classishyfi cation workshop and a~e then assigned a c lassifier number Classifiers must be either a physi shycal therapist occupationaJ therapist or physician with manual muscle testi ng experi ence (anns legs and trunk) Any team or conference interested in possib ly hosting a workshop or referring a professhysionaJ to a workshop should conshytact Gretchen Backer at (313) 372-2162 by August 21 1995

Molnar to serve as NWBA Administrative Assistant

Chuck Molnar So Califo rn ia Conference Comm issioner has volunteered to serve as administrashyti ve assistant in the NWBA National Office According to NWBA Comm issioner David Ki ley Molnar will assist him and Assistant Comm iss ioner Roger Davis Jr in the overall operation

of the NWBA Added Commissioner Kiley Thank you Chuck

48th NWBT to be held in Portland The Northwest Wheelchair Athletic Association (NWAA) got the bid to host the 48th Annual National Wheelchair Basketball Championship in Portland Oregon March 21-24 1996 The bid includes Final Four tournaments for both Di visions I amp n Tournament organi ze r John Knowles has previous tournament organizing experience in quad rugby and feels this first ever basshyketba ll tournament in the Northwest should be very well received We look forward to a ve ry exciting tournament For more information contact John at (503) 643-6329

Juniors to head for Tulsa for 1996 NJWBT

Smiling Ken Lee the Center for the Physically Limited and other great Tulsans are progressing well with preparations for the 4th National Junior Wheelchair Basketball Tournament to be held in Tul sa March 14-1 7 1996 Lee and Tulsas wheelchair sports sup-

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porters are legend They organize wonderful tournaments They say the 4th NJWBT will be their best effort to date It wi ll be a winner

Regional NJWBT tourney bids due by September I

Bids to host a 1995-96 NJWBT Regional Tournament are due by September I 1995 Youth Division clubs interested in hosting a tournament should submi t their bids to

Barb Radbel President NWBA Youth Division

9149 Marigold Lane Munster IN 46321

Bids should include the followshying basic informati on as a minishymum Site number of team to be allowed to enter number and size of court s housing arrangements meaJ arrangements referees avai lshyability of classifiers etc

All regionaJ tournament games must be played in accordance with NWBA rules There are no provishysions for shortening the length of the game by employing a runshyning clock or playing fewer than two twenty-minute hal ves Equipment must meet NWBA rules

(See Sports Shorts Pg 9)

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47th NWBT Philadelphia Pennsylvania

March 25-26 1995

fiMs Fresno Red Rollers -71 Music City Lightning - 59

Semifinals Music City Lightning - 58 Ottawa Royals - 53 Fresno Red Rollers - 52 Arkansas Razorbacks - 47

Consolation Arkansas - 57 Ottawa - 50

1st Team All National Tournament Darrell Waller (Music City) Randy Snow (Fresno) Jim Miller (Fresno) Reggie Colton (Fresno) Demo Schenebeck (Arkansas)

2nd Team All National Tournament Moe Phillips (Music City) Tim Kazee (Arkansas) David Sutherland (Fresno) Willie Buchanan (Music City) James Coughlin (Arkansas)

MYE - Randy Snow (Fresno)

Spoosmanship Linda Kutrowski (Ottawa First woman to ever receive award)

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21stNWWBT Albuquerque NM

April 5-8 1995

Minnesota limberwolves - 45 Continental Community Team - 39

3rd amp 4th places Fighting mini - 48 Mexico City Panthers - 32

MW - Jamie Danskin (Continental)

Most Improved Player Josie Nelson (Minnesota)

Timothy VanderMeiden Spoosmanship Award Cathy Black (Texas Heat)

Quickie Get Out There Award Renee Tyree Gross (Continental)

Women s All National Tournament wm 1st Team Jamie Danskin (Continental) Tracy Ferguson (Fighting IIIini) Ruth Nunez (Fighting lIIini) Margaret Stran (Fighting Dlini) Alma Torres (Southern California Sunrise)

2nd Team Susan Hagel (Minnesota) Sharon Herbst (Continental) Pam Fontainemiddotmiddot (Texas Heat) Christina Rippmiddot (Minnesota) Deb Sundennan (Mjnnesota) Renee Tyree-Grossmiddotmiddot (Continental) Mikel VanDellomiddot (RIC Express) bull - Tie bullbull - Tie

18th Nationallntercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball

Tournament Webster Univ amp the Kiel Center

St Louis MO March 4-6 1995

Final University of Dlinois (47) University of Texas - Arlington

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3rd amp 4th places Univ of Wisconsin - Whitewater (62) Southem lIIinois (48)

5th place Southwest State University (Marshall MN)

First Team All American Rusty Belknap (UT-A) Earl Jordan (SlU) Rob Knight (VI) CHHay Mak (UT-A) Mike Prescott (UI)

Second Team All American Josh Fabian (Ul) Javier Gonzalez (UT -A) Donnie Keller (UT-A) Troy Sachs (UW-W) Eastman Tiu (VI)

Sportsmanship Award Earl Jordan (SlU)

Most Valuable Player Rusty Belknap (UT-A)

3rd National Junior Wheelchair Basketball Tournament

Whitewater WI March 31- April 2 1995

Kentwood (MI) Junior Razorbacks - 48 RIC-Spalding (Chicago IL) Bulldogs - 47

Neal R Radbel Memorial Sportsmanship Award

Katie Hamock (Twin City MI)

All-National Tournament Team Patrick Anderson (Twin City) William Arraiga (Los Angeles) Brent Bicket (St Louis) Logan Finn (Nebraska) Ryan Ford (Courage) Ryan Hauser (RIC-Spalding) Vith lng (Rancho) David Radbel (Chicago Area) Christine Ripp (Mad City) Manuel Ruiz (Chicago Breeze) Carl Smith (Tulsa) Justin South (BORP) Steve Tew (Arkansas) Derrick Thayer (Kentwood) Ryan Volistedt (Wisconsin) DeVaughn Woods (Massachusetts)

National Wheelchair Basketball Asaoeilllion

The future of the NWBA is seen by Dick Bryant and David Kiley

Divisional approach aims to improve play offer opportunities to more teams During the last NWBA delegates meeting di visional basketba11 was voted in by an overwhelming majority vote This is without a doubt the most drastic change in the NWBA si nce it began nearly fifty years ago Those not at the meeti ng are asking why What does it mean How will it effect my team Is it benshyeficial These are certainly j usti fi able questions and hopefully as you continue to read you ll find the answers

There are now two new divisions in the NWBA fa mil y_ The NWBA has been divi sional since womens basketball was added and over the past sevshyeral years intercollegiate and juni ors have joined to expand these divisions Division I and Division 2 are the most recent additions and plans are in the maki ng for Division 3 to be added at the next NWBA delegates meeting Gender age and education have

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a lready lead us to a divisional approach and now recruiting finances and abi li ty has influenced the NWBA to add to our existing system

There wi ll be two NWBA National Championships played each year These two championships can be played at the same time and site with minimal addishytional cost to the tournament host El iminating conshysolation games wi ll result in increasing the tournashyment by onl y two games The event will be la rger more exciting and wi ll better represent our membershys hip Many teams have fe lt that th e Nat iona l Championship Tournament was an impossible dream Now more teams withi n the NWBA will begin the season beli eving they have a chance at a National titl e This wi ll create the kind of enthusiasm we witshyness in NCAA basketball each year (See Divisional Pg IS)

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T earns and players should take note

Key 1995-96 dates deadlines and events listed Following are the key dates and events of the 1995-96 season leading to the 48th NWBT to be held in Portland OR

January 25 1996 - Deadline for submitting the Application for Regional Tournament Berth form to the Officer of the Commissioner

January IS 1996

- Last day for submitting nominations for the NWBA Hall of Fame to Saul Welger Chairman Hall of Fame Committee 80 Avenue P Brooklyn NY J 1204 - Last day for submi ssion of nominations for the offices of President and Treasurer of the NWBA to the Chairman of the Nominations Committee

March 21-24 1996 - 48th NWBT in Portland OR lanuary 28 1996 - Conference schedules must be (Division I and Division 0) complete

March 28-31 1996 - 22nd NWWBT in irvine CA

1995-96 Season Deadline Dates

Conferences and teams are alerted to the various deadlines (postmarked date) that are applicable for the 1995-96 season

September 30 1995 - Last day for payment of annual dues ($42500) to NWBA Treasurer Morri s Gardner 5 J 37 Center Springs Road Trafford AL 35 J 72 (To expedite preshycessing of insurance eligibi lity do not wait unti l the Sept 30 deadline)

- Last day for submi ssion of Offi cial Team Registration and Roster fo rm to the Office of the Commissioner - Last Day for designation of team representative for the 1995-96 season to the Office of the Commissioner

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February 1 1996 - Last day for submitting proposed amendments to the Constitution of the NWBA to NWBA Secretary Deborah Dillon Lightfoot III E 9th Street Lincoln CA 95648 - Last day for submitting bids for the 49th NWBT in 1997 to the Office of the Commissioner in order to be considered at the delegates meeting in Portland OR

March I J 996 - Last day for submitting proposed amendments to the NW-BA Bylaws to NWBA Secretary Debbie Dillon Lightfoot address above

Other

Conference Commissioners Send conference directoshyry conference game schedule and minutes from sumshymer meeting to the Commissioner of the NWBA

Game Repon Forms Please add a column after playshyers name for player classification when reporting conshyference and non-conference games

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June 24-25 DaUas July 1-2 Honolulu Hawaii July 8-9 SeattJe amp Omaha July 15-16 Kansas Cityamp

N Jersey July 22-23 S New Jersey amp

Boston July 29-30 Milwaukee amp

Amarillo Aug 5-6 Hanford amp

AJbuquerque Aug 12- 13 Cleveland amp

Salt Lake City Aug 19-20 Long Island amp

Binningham Aug 26-27 New Orleans amp

Washington DC Sept 2-3 New York City amp

Charleston WV Sept 9-IO Greenville SC Sept J 6-17 Huntington Beach

amp Portland Sept 23-24 Fresno amp Austin Sept 30-Oct I Phoenix Oct 7-8 Winston-Salem amp

San Diego Oct 14-15 Delray Beach amp

Ponce PR Oct 21-22 0rlando amp

San Juan PR Oct 28-29 World Finals

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New Commissioner and divisional structure included in actions taken at 47th NWBT Ex~cutive Committee Decisions

~ Gretchen Backer was appointed Classification Committee Chair folshylowing the resignation of Kathy Curtis

- The Executive Committee voted to recommend to the delegate body that we not send either a Men s or Women s Team to the Pan American Games

- The Commissioner wi ll contact Kevin Lowrey and Leon McLaren to

request a written clarification of why they did not attend the Gold Cup Try-out Camp If no explanashy

tion is received in writing they will not be eligible for international comshypetition

- The line item ($1000) fo r the National Women s Wheelchair

Basketball Tournament was deleted from the budget and replaced with a SIOOO donation to the Women s Division to be used for administrashytive costs and travel expenses

The De1eampates voted to

- Decline an invitation to the Pan American Games

- Accept an invitation to the Stoke Mandeville Games

- Accept an invitation to the USA NationaJ Games Competition

- Establish an Ad Hoc Committee to look into the establishment of an Executive Director position

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The Delegates

- Elec ted Joe Luceri to the Executi ve Committee position of 2nd Vice President replacing Ralph Smih

- Elected David Ki ley to the posishytion of Commi ssione r of the National Whee lchair Basketba ll Association repl ac ing Stan Labanowich

Legislation passed at the Delegates Meeting included

- Hardship waiver of dues (excludshying membership fees for Wheelchai r Sport s USA) fo r qua li fyi ng nur NWBA teams Teams must apply in wri ting to the Commissioner for consideration

- A du es increase to $425 for NWBA members and $200 for Youth Members

- A change in th e length of the Commi ss ion e r and Exec uti ve Committee member s terms (rom five (5) years to hree (3) years

- A proposal outlining a Division IIDivi sion U structure for the NWBA

- A deadli ne of Jan uary 15 for co nsideration of any same-season transfers

- Giving the Tournament Selection Co mmittee the right to co nt act teams regarding their intention to participate in post season play - Gi ving the Tournament Selection Committee the power to give a team a bye into a Sectional Tournament

Deborah Dillon Lightfoot Apri l 30 1995

National Wheelchair 81sketball Association

Recent competition recapped Fresno and Minnesota emerge as National Champions for 95

47th NWBT Philadelphia Pennsylvania

March 25-26 1995

fiMs Fresno Red Rollers -71 Music City Lightning - 59

Semifinals Music City Lightning - 58 Ottawa Royals - 53 Fresno Red Rollers - 52 Arkansas Razorbacks - 47

Consolation Arkansas - 57 Ottawa - 50

1st Team All National Tournament Darrell Waller (Music City) Randy Snow (Fresno) Jim Miller (Fresno) Reggie Colton (Fresno) Demo Schenebeck (Arkansas)

2nd Team All National Tournament Moe Phillips (Music City) Tim Kazee (Arkansas) David Sutherland (Fresno) Willie Buchanan (Music City) James Coughlin (Arkansas)

MYE - Randy Snow (Fresno)

Spoosmanship Linda Kutrowski (Ottawa First woman to ever receive award)

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21stNWWBT Albuquerque NM

April 5-8 1995

Minnesota limberwolves - 45 Continental Community Team - 39

3rd amp 4th places Fighting mini - 48 Mexico City Panthers - 32

MW - Jamie Danskin (Continental)

Most Improved Player Josie Nelson (Minnesota)

Timothy VanderMeiden Spoosmanship Award Cathy Black (Texas Heat)

Quickie Get Out There Award Renee Tyree Gross (Continental)

Women s All National Tournament wm 1st Team Jamie Danskin (Continental) Tracy Ferguson (Fighting IIIini) Ruth Nunez (Fighting lIIini) Margaret Stran (Fighting Dlini) Alma Torres (Southern California Sunrise)

2nd Team Susan Hagel (Minnesota) Sharon Herbst (Continental) Pam Fontainemiddotmiddot (Texas Heat) Christina Rippmiddot (Minnesota) Deb Sundennan (Mjnnesota) Renee Tyree-Grossmiddotmiddot (Continental) Mikel VanDellomiddot (RIC Express) bull - Tie bullbull - Tie

18th Nationallntercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball

Tournament Webster Univ amp the Kiel Center

St Louis MO March 4-6 1995

Final University of Dlinois (47) University of Texas - Arlington

(45)

3rd amp 4th places Univ of Wisconsin - Whitewater (62) Southem lIIinois (48)

5th place Southwest State University (Marshall MN)

First Team All American Rusty Belknap (UT-A) Earl Jordan (SlU) Rob Knight (VI) CHHay Mak (UT-A) Mike Prescott (UI)

Second Team All American Josh Fabian (Ul) Javier Gonzalez (UT -A) Donnie Keller (UT-A) Troy Sachs (UW-W) Eastman Tiu (VI)

Sportsmanship Award Earl Jordan (SlU)

Most Valuable Player Rusty Belknap (UT-A)

3rd National Junior Wheelchair Basketball Tournament

Whitewater WI March 31- April 2 1995

Kentwood (MI) Junior Razorbacks - 48 RIC-Spalding (Chicago IL) Bulldogs - 47

Neal R Radbel Memorial Sportsmanship Award

Katie Hamock (Twin City MI)

All-National Tournament Team Patrick Anderson (Twin City) William Arraiga (Los Angeles) Brent Bicket (St Louis) Logan Finn (Nebraska) Ryan Ford (Courage) Ryan Hauser (RIC-Spalding) Vith lng (Rancho) David Radbel (Chicago Area) Christine Ripp (Mad City) Manuel Ruiz (Chicago Breeze) Carl Smith (Tulsa) Justin South (BORP) Steve Tew (Arkansas) Derrick Thayer (Kentwood) Ryan Volistedt (Wisconsin) DeVaughn Woods (Massachusetts)

National Wheelchair Basketball Asaoeilllion

The future of the NWBA is seen by Dick Bryant and David Kiley

Divisional approach aims to improve play offer opportunities to more teams During the last NWBA delegates meeting di visional basketba11 was voted in by an overwhelming majority vote This is without a doubt the most drastic change in the NWBA si nce it began nearly fifty years ago Those not at the meeti ng are asking why What does it mean How will it effect my team Is it benshyeficial These are certainly j usti fi able questions and hopefully as you continue to read you ll find the answers

There are now two new divisions in the NWBA fa mil y_ The NWBA has been divi sional since womens basketball was added and over the past sevshyeral years intercollegiate and juni ors have joined to expand these divisions Division I and Division 2 are the most recent additions and plans are in the maki ng for Division 3 to be added at the next NWBA delegates meeting Gender age and education have

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a lready lead us to a divisional approach and now recruiting finances and abi li ty has influenced the NWBA to add to our existing system

There wi ll be two NWBA National Championships played each year These two championships can be played at the same time and site with minimal addishytional cost to the tournament host El iminating conshysolation games wi ll result in increasing the tournashyment by onl y two games The event will be la rger more exciting and wi ll better represent our membershys hip Many teams have fe lt that th e Nat iona l Championship Tournament was an impossible dream Now more teams withi n the NWBA will begin the season beli eving they have a chance at a National titl e This wi ll create the kind of enthusiasm we witshyness in NCAA basketball each year (See Divisional Pg IS)

You Imow its 1I0t all sunshie and polished asphalt out there Its the Real World

And th(f(s o nly one law Eat or h~ ~atm

Which is why EampJs new Barracuda would like

to cordially invite [he competition out for

lunch NO[ [Q mention

b~t dinner and the

occasional between-meal snack

Call to r~c~ i tJe a fr~e brochure

800-708-9601

T earns and players should take note

Key 1995-96 dates deadlines and events listed Following are the key dates and events of the 1995-96 season leading to the 48th NWBT to be held in Portland OR

January 25 1996 - Deadline for submitting the Application for Regional Tournament Berth form to the Officer of the Commissioner

January IS 1996

- Last day for submitting nominations for the NWBA Hall of Fame to Saul Welger Chairman Hall of Fame Committee 80 Avenue P Brooklyn NY J 1204 - Last day for submi ssion of nominations for the offices of President and Treasurer of the NWBA to the Chairman of the Nominations Committee

March 21-24 1996 - 48th NWBT in Portland OR lanuary 28 1996 - Conference schedules must be (Division I and Division 0) complete

March 28-31 1996 - 22nd NWWBT in irvine CA

1995-96 Season Deadline Dates

Conferences and teams are alerted to the various deadlines (postmarked date) that are applicable for the 1995-96 season

September 30 1995 - Last day for payment of annual dues ($42500) to NWBA Treasurer Morri s Gardner 5 J 37 Center Springs Road Trafford AL 35 J 72 (To expedite preshycessing of insurance eligibi lity do not wait unti l the Sept 30 deadline)

- Last day for submi ssion of Offi cial Team Registration and Roster fo rm to the Office of the Commissioner - Last Day for designation of team representative for the 1995-96 season to the Office of the Commissioner

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February 1 1996 - Last day for submitting proposed amendments to the Constitution of the NWBA to NWBA Secretary Deborah Dillon Lightfoot III E 9th Street Lincoln CA 95648 - Last day for submitting bids for the 49th NWBT in 1997 to the Office of the Commissioner in order to be considered at the delegates meeting in Portland OR

March I J 996 - Last day for submitting proposed amendments to the NW-BA Bylaws to NWBA Secretary Debbie Dillon Lightfoot address above

Other

Conference Commissioners Send conference directoshyry conference game schedule and minutes from sumshymer meeting to the Commissioner of the NWBA

Game Repon Forms Please add a column after playshyers name for player classification when reporting conshyference and non-conference games

NllioMI Whcclchli r BulctbJll AlIOCIllion

1995 Hoop-It-Up 3-on-3 schedule

June 24-25 DaUas July 1-2 Honolulu Hawaii July 8-9 SeattJe amp Omaha July 15-16 Kansas Cityamp

N Jersey July 22-23 S New Jersey amp

Boston July 29-30 Milwaukee amp

Amarillo Aug 5-6 Hanford amp

AJbuquerque Aug 12- 13 Cleveland amp

Salt Lake City Aug 19-20 Long Island amp

Binningham Aug 26-27 New Orleans amp

Washington DC Sept 2-3 New York City amp

Charleston WV Sept 9-IO Greenville SC Sept J 6-17 Huntington Beach

amp Portland Sept 23-24 Fresno amp Austin Sept 30-Oct I Phoenix Oct 7-8 Winston-Salem amp

San Diego Oct 14-15 Delray Beach amp

Ponce PR Oct 21-22 0rlando amp

San Juan PR Oct 28-29 World Finals

(Dates and markets are subject to change)

Oilier Street Ball 3 on 3 Tmy

August 19 bullbull S8O Diego

Cash awards Contact Tod McLemoremiddot 619-448-3700

7

New Commissioner and divisional structure included in actions taken at 47th NWBT Ex~cutive Committee Decisions

~ Gretchen Backer was appointed Classification Committee Chair folshylowing the resignation of Kathy Curtis

- The Executive Committee voted to recommend to the delegate body that we not send either a Men s or Women s Team to the Pan American Games

- The Commissioner wi ll contact Kevin Lowrey and Leon McLaren to

request a written clarification of why they did not attend the Gold Cup Try-out Camp If no explanashy

tion is received in writing they will not be eligible for international comshypetition

- The line item ($1000) fo r the National Women s Wheelchair

Basketball Tournament was deleted from the budget and replaced with a SIOOO donation to the Women s Division to be used for administrashytive costs and travel expenses

The De1eampates voted to

- Decline an invitation to the Pan American Games

- Accept an invitation to the Stoke Mandeville Games

- Accept an invitation to the USA NationaJ Games Competition

- Establish an Ad Hoc Committee to look into the establishment of an Executive Director position

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FOR INFORMATION CALL (214) 602-0833

The Delegates

- Elec ted Joe Luceri to the Executi ve Committee position of 2nd Vice President replacing Ralph Smih

- Elected David Ki ley to the posishytion of Commi ssione r of the National Whee lchair Basketba ll Association repl ac ing Stan Labanowich

Legislation passed at the Delegates Meeting included

- Hardship waiver of dues (excludshying membership fees for Wheelchai r Sport s USA) fo r qua li fyi ng nur NWBA teams Teams must apply in wri ting to the Commissioner for consideration

- A du es increase to $425 for NWBA members and $200 for Youth Members

- A change in th e length of the Commi ss ion e r and Exec uti ve Committee member s terms (rom five (5) years to hree (3) years

- A proposal outlining a Division IIDivi sion U structure for the NWBA

- A deadli ne of Jan uary 15 for co nsideration of any same-season transfers

- Giving the Tournament Selection Co mmittee the right to co nt act teams regarding their intention to participate in post season play - Gi ving the Tournament Selection Committee the power to give a team a bye into a Sectional Tournament

Deborah Dillon Lightfoot Apri l 30 1995

National Wheelchair 81sketball Association

The future of the NWBA is seen by Dick Bryant and David Kiley

Divisional approach aims to improve play offer opportunities to more teams During the last NWBA delegates meeting di visional basketba11 was voted in by an overwhelming majority vote This is without a doubt the most drastic change in the NWBA si nce it began nearly fifty years ago Those not at the meeti ng are asking why What does it mean How will it effect my team Is it benshyeficial These are certainly j usti fi able questions and hopefully as you continue to read you ll find the answers

There are now two new divisions in the NWBA fa mil y_ The NWBA has been divi sional since womens basketball was added and over the past sevshyeral years intercollegiate and juni ors have joined to expand these divisions Division I and Division 2 are the most recent additions and plans are in the maki ng for Division 3 to be added at the next NWBA delegates meeting Gender age and education have

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a lready lead us to a divisional approach and now recruiting finances and abi li ty has influenced the NWBA to add to our existing system

There wi ll be two NWBA National Championships played each year These two championships can be played at the same time and site with minimal addishytional cost to the tournament host El iminating conshysolation games wi ll result in increasing the tournashyment by onl y two games The event will be la rger more exciting and wi ll better represent our membershys hip Many teams have fe lt that th e Nat iona l Championship Tournament was an impossible dream Now more teams withi n the NWBA will begin the season beli eving they have a chance at a National titl e This wi ll create the kind of enthusiasm we witshyness in NCAA basketball each year (See Divisional Pg IS)

You Imow its 1I0t all sunshie and polished asphalt out there Its the Real World

And th(f(s o nly one law Eat or h~ ~atm

Which is why EampJs new Barracuda would like

to cordially invite [he competition out for

lunch NO[ [Q mention

b~t dinner and the

occasional between-meal snack

Call to r~c~ i tJe a fr~e brochure

800-708-9601

T earns and players should take note

Key 1995-96 dates deadlines and events listed Following are the key dates and events of the 1995-96 season leading to the 48th NWBT to be held in Portland OR

January 25 1996 - Deadline for submitting the Application for Regional Tournament Berth form to the Officer of the Commissioner

January IS 1996

- Last day for submitting nominations for the NWBA Hall of Fame to Saul Welger Chairman Hall of Fame Committee 80 Avenue P Brooklyn NY J 1204 - Last day for submi ssion of nominations for the offices of President and Treasurer of the NWBA to the Chairman of the Nominations Committee

March 21-24 1996 - 48th NWBT in Portland OR lanuary 28 1996 - Conference schedules must be (Division I and Division 0) complete

March 28-31 1996 - 22nd NWWBT in irvine CA

1995-96 Season Deadline Dates

Conferences and teams are alerted to the various deadlines (postmarked date) that are applicable for the 1995-96 season

September 30 1995 - Last day for payment of annual dues ($42500) to NWBA Treasurer Morri s Gardner 5 J 37 Center Springs Road Trafford AL 35 J 72 (To expedite preshycessing of insurance eligibi lity do not wait unti l the Sept 30 deadline)

- Last day for submi ssion of Offi cial Team Registration and Roster fo rm to the Office of the Commissioner - Last Day for designation of team representative for the 1995-96 season to the Office of the Commissioner

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February 1 1996 - Last day for submitting proposed amendments to the Constitution of the NWBA to NWBA Secretary Deborah Dillon Lightfoot III E 9th Street Lincoln CA 95648 - Last day for submitting bids for the 49th NWBT in 1997 to the Office of the Commissioner in order to be considered at the delegates meeting in Portland OR

March I J 996 - Last day for submitting proposed amendments to the NW-BA Bylaws to NWBA Secretary Debbie Dillon Lightfoot address above

Other

Conference Commissioners Send conference directoshyry conference game schedule and minutes from sumshymer meeting to the Commissioner of the NWBA

Game Repon Forms Please add a column after playshyers name for player classification when reporting conshyference and non-conference games

NllioMI Whcclchli r BulctbJll AlIOCIllion

1995 Hoop-It-Up 3-on-3 schedule

June 24-25 DaUas July 1-2 Honolulu Hawaii July 8-9 SeattJe amp Omaha July 15-16 Kansas Cityamp

N Jersey July 22-23 S New Jersey amp

Boston July 29-30 Milwaukee amp

Amarillo Aug 5-6 Hanford amp

AJbuquerque Aug 12- 13 Cleveland amp

Salt Lake City Aug 19-20 Long Island amp

Binningham Aug 26-27 New Orleans amp

Washington DC Sept 2-3 New York City amp

Charleston WV Sept 9-IO Greenville SC Sept J 6-17 Huntington Beach

amp Portland Sept 23-24 Fresno amp Austin Sept 30-Oct I Phoenix Oct 7-8 Winston-Salem amp

San Diego Oct 14-15 Delray Beach amp

Ponce PR Oct 21-22 0rlando amp

San Juan PR Oct 28-29 World Finals

(Dates and markets are subject to change)

Oilier Street Ball 3 on 3 Tmy

August 19 bullbull S8O Diego

Cash awards Contact Tod McLemoremiddot 619-448-3700

7

New Commissioner and divisional structure included in actions taken at 47th NWBT Ex~cutive Committee Decisions

~ Gretchen Backer was appointed Classification Committee Chair folshylowing the resignation of Kathy Curtis

- The Executive Committee voted to recommend to the delegate body that we not send either a Men s or Women s Team to the Pan American Games

- The Commissioner wi ll contact Kevin Lowrey and Leon McLaren to

request a written clarification of why they did not attend the Gold Cup Try-out Camp If no explanashy

tion is received in writing they will not be eligible for international comshypetition

- The line item ($1000) fo r the National Women s Wheelchair

Basketball Tournament was deleted from the budget and replaced with a SIOOO donation to the Women s Division to be used for administrashytive costs and travel expenses

The De1eampates voted to

- Decline an invitation to the Pan American Games

- Accept an invitation to the Stoke Mandeville Games

- Accept an invitation to the USA NationaJ Games Competition

- Establish an Ad Hoc Committee to look into the establishment of an Executive Director position

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1Jeelin R~ $e _

WINNIN The

Vlisb to thank our spa fOr 8 bull r GREAT YEAR

FOR INFORMATION CALL (214) 602-0833

The Delegates

- Elec ted Joe Luceri to the Executi ve Committee position of 2nd Vice President replacing Ralph Smih

- Elected David Ki ley to the posishytion of Commi ssione r of the National Whee lchair Basketba ll Association repl ac ing Stan Labanowich

Legislation passed at the Delegates Meeting included

- Hardship waiver of dues (excludshying membership fees for Wheelchai r Sport s USA) fo r qua li fyi ng nur NWBA teams Teams must apply in wri ting to the Commissioner for consideration

- A du es increase to $425 for NWBA members and $200 for Youth Members

- A change in th e length of the Commi ss ion e r and Exec uti ve Committee member s terms (rom five (5) years to hree (3) years

- A proposal outlining a Division IIDivi sion U structure for the NWBA

- A deadli ne of Jan uary 15 for co nsideration of any same-season transfers

- Giving the Tournament Selection Co mmittee the right to co nt act teams regarding their intention to participate in post season play - Gi ving the Tournament Selection Committee the power to give a team a bye into a Sectional Tournament

Deborah Dillon Lightfoot Apri l 30 1995

National Wheelchair 81sketball Association

T earns and players should take note

Key 1995-96 dates deadlines and events listed Following are the key dates and events of the 1995-96 season leading to the 48th NWBT to be held in Portland OR

January 25 1996 - Deadline for submitting the Application for Regional Tournament Berth form to the Officer of the Commissioner

January IS 1996

- Last day for submitting nominations for the NWBA Hall of Fame to Saul Welger Chairman Hall of Fame Committee 80 Avenue P Brooklyn NY J 1204 - Last day for submi ssion of nominations for the offices of President and Treasurer of the NWBA to the Chairman of the Nominations Committee

March 21-24 1996 - 48th NWBT in Portland OR lanuary 28 1996 - Conference schedules must be (Division I and Division 0) complete

March 28-31 1996 - 22nd NWWBT in irvine CA

1995-96 Season Deadline Dates

Conferences and teams are alerted to the various deadlines (postmarked date) that are applicable for the 1995-96 season

September 30 1995 - Last day for payment of annual dues ($42500) to NWBA Treasurer Morri s Gardner 5 J 37 Center Springs Road Trafford AL 35 J 72 (To expedite preshycessing of insurance eligibi lity do not wait unti l the Sept 30 deadline)

- Last day for submi ssion of Offi cial Team Registration and Roster fo rm to the Office of the Commissioner - Last Day for designation of team representative for the 1995-96 season to the Office of the Commissioner

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February 1 1996 - Last day for submitting proposed amendments to the Constitution of the NWBA to NWBA Secretary Deborah Dillon Lightfoot III E 9th Street Lincoln CA 95648 - Last day for submitting bids for the 49th NWBT in 1997 to the Office of the Commissioner in order to be considered at the delegates meeting in Portland OR

March I J 996 - Last day for submitting proposed amendments to the NW-BA Bylaws to NWBA Secretary Debbie Dillon Lightfoot address above

Other

Conference Commissioners Send conference directoshyry conference game schedule and minutes from sumshymer meeting to the Commissioner of the NWBA

Game Repon Forms Please add a column after playshyers name for player classification when reporting conshyference and non-conference games

NllioMI Whcclchli r BulctbJll AlIOCIllion

1995 Hoop-It-Up 3-on-3 schedule

June 24-25 DaUas July 1-2 Honolulu Hawaii July 8-9 SeattJe amp Omaha July 15-16 Kansas Cityamp

N Jersey July 22-23 S New Jersey amp

Boston July 29-30 Milwaukee amp

Amarillo Aug 5-6 Hanford amp

AJbuquerque Aug 12- 13 Cleveland amp

Salt Lake City Aug 19-20 Long Island amp

Binningham Aug 26-27 New Orleans amp

Washington DC Sept 2-3 New York City amp

Charleston WV Sept 9-IO Greenville SC Sept J 6-17 Huntington Beach

amp Portland Sept 23-24 Fresno amp Austin Sept 30-Oct I Phoenix Oct 7-8 Winston-Salem amp

San Diego Oct 14-15 Delray Beach amp

Ponce PR Oct 21-22 0rlando amp

San Juan PR Oct 28-29 World Finals

(Dates and markets are subject to change)

Oilier Street Ball 3 on 3 Tmy

August 19 bullbull S8O Diego

Cash awards Contact Tod McLemoremiddot 619-448-3700

7

New Commissioner and divisional structure included in actions taken at 47th NWBT Ex~cutive Committee Decisions

~ Gretchen Backer was appointed Classification Committee Chair folshylowing the resignation of Kathy Curtis

- The Executive Committee voted to recommend to the delegate body that we not send either a Men s or Women s Team to the Pan American Games

- The Commissioner wi ll contact Kevin Lowrey and Leon McLaren to

request a written clarification of why they did not attend the Gold Cup Try-out Camp If no explanashy

tion is received in writing they will not be eligible for international comshypetition

- The line item ($1000) fo r the National Women s Wheelchair

Basketball Tournament was deleted from the budget and replaced with a SIOOO donation to the Women s Division to be used for administrashytive costs and travel expenses

The De1eampates voted to

- Decline an invitation to the Pan American Games

- Accept an invitation to the Stoke Mandeville Games

- Accept an invitation to the USA NationaJ Games Competition

- Establish an Ad Hoc Committee to look into the establishment of an Executive Director position

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bull

1Jeelin R~ $e _

WINNIN The

Vlisb to thank our spa fOr 8 bull r GREAT YEAR

FOR INFORMATION CALL (214) 602-0833

The Delegates

- Elec ted Joe Luceri to the Executi ve Committee position of 2nd Vice President replacing Ralph Smih

- Elected David Ki ley to the posishytion of Commi ssione r of the National Whee lchair Basketba ll Association repl ac ing Stan Labanowich

Legislation passed at the Delegates Meeting included

- Hardship waiver of dues (excludshying membership fees for Wheelchai r Sport s USA) fo r qua li fyi ng nur NWBA teams Teams must apply in wri ting to the Commissioner for consideration

- A du es increase to $425 for NWBA members and $200 for Youth Members

- A change in th e length of the Commi ss ion e r and Exec uti ve Committee member s terms (rom five (5) years to hree (3) years

- A proposal outlining a Division IIDivi sion U structure for the NWBA

- A deadli ne of Jan uary 15 for co nsideration of any same-season transfers

- Giving the Tournament Selection Co mmittee the right to co nt act teams regarding their intention to participate in post season play - Gi ving the Tournament Selection Committee the power to give a team a bye into a Sectional Tournament

Deborah Dillon Lightfoot Apri l 30 1995

National Wheelchair 81sketball Association

1995 Hoop-It-Up 3-on-3 schedule

June 24-25 DaUas July 1-2 Honolulu Hawaii July 8-9 SeattJe amp Omaha July 15-16 Kansas Cityamp

N Jersey July 22-23 S New Jersey amp

Boston July 29-30 Milwaukee amp

Amarillo Aug 5-6 Hanford amp

AJbuquerque Aug 12- 13 Cleveland amp

Salt Lake City Aug 19-20 Long Island amp

Binningham Aug 26-27 New Orleans amp

Washington DC Sept 2-3 New York City amp

Charleston WV Sept 9-IO Greenville SC Sept J 6-17 Huntington Beach

amp Portland Sept 23-24 Fresno amp Austin Sept 30-Oct I Phoenix Oct 7-8 Winston-Salem amp

San Diego Oct 14-15 Delray Beach amp

Ponce PR Oct 21-22 0rlando amp

San Juan PR Oct 28-29 World Finals

(Dates and markets are subject to change)

Oilier Street Ball 3 on 3 Tmy

August 19 bullbull S8O Diego

Cash awards Contact Tod McLemoremiddot 619-448-3700

7

New Commissioner and divisional structure included in actions taken at 47th NWBT Ex~cutive Committee Decisions

~ Gretchen Backer was appointed Classification Committee Chair folshylowing the resignation of Kathy Curtis

- The Executive Committee voted to recommend to the delegate body that we not send either a Men s or Women s Team to the Pan American Games

- The Commissioner wi ll contact Kevin Lowrey and Leon McLaren to

request a written clarification of why they did not attend the Gold Cup Try-out Camp If no explanashy

tion is received in writing they will not be eligible for international comshypetition

- The line item ($1000) fo r the National Women s Wheelchair

Basketball Tournament was deleted from the budget and replaced with a SIOOO donation to the Women s Division to be used for administrashytive costs and travel expenses

The De1eampates voted to

- Decline an invitation to the Pan American Games

- Accept an invitation to the Stoke Mandeville Games

- Accept an invitation to the USA NationaJ Games Competition

- Establish an Ad Hoc Committee to look into the establishment of an Executive Director position

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bull

1Jeelin R~ $e _

WINNIN The

Vlisb to thank our spa fOr 8 bull r GREAT YEAR

FOR INFORMATION CALL (214) 602-0833

The Delegates

- Elec ted Joe Luceri to the Executi ve Committee position of 2nd Vice President replacing Ralph Smih

- Elected David Ki ley to the posishytion of Commi ssione r of the National Whee lchair Basketba ll Association repl ac ing Stan Labanowich

Legislation passed at the Delegates Meeting included

- Hardship waiver of dues (excludshying membership fees for Wheelchai r Sport s USA) fo r qua li fyi ng nur NWBA teams Teams must apply in wri ting to the Commissioner for consideration

- A du es increase to $425 for NWBA members and $200 for Youth Members

- A change in th e length of the Commi ss ion e r and Exec uti ve Committee member s terms (rom five (5) years to hree (3) years

- A proposal outlining a Division IIDivi sion U structure for the NWBA

- A deadli ne of Jan uary 15 for co nsideration of any same-season transfers

- Giving the Tournament Selection Co mmittee the right to co nt act teams regarding their intention to participate in post season play - Gi ving the Tournament Selection Committee the power to give a team a bye into a Sectional Tournament

Deborah Dillon Lightfoot Apri l 30 1995

National Wheelchair 81sketball Association

New Commissioner and divisional structure included in actions taken at 47th NWBT Ex~cutive Committee Decisions

~ Gretchen Backer was appointed Classification Committee Chair folshylowing the resignation of Kathy Curtis

- The Executive Committee voted to recommend to the delegate body that we not send either a Men s or Women s Team to the Pan American Games

- The Commissioner wi ll contact Kevin Lowrey and Leon McLaren to

request a written clarification of why they did not attend the Gold Cup Try-out Camp If no explanashy

tion is received in writing they will not be eligible for international comshypetition

- The line item ($1000) fo r the National Women s Wheelchair

Basketball Tournament was deleted from the budget and replaced with a SIOOO donation to the Women s Division to be used for administrashytive costs and travel expenses

The De1eampates voted to

- Decline an invitation to the Pan American Games

- Accept an invitation to the Stoke Mandeville Games

- Accept an invitation to the USA NationaJ Games Competition

- Establish an Ad Hoc Committee to look into the establishment of an Executive Director position

t BAYLOR INSlTlVIE FOR REHAIIILITArlO Al~~~ M -w-mdao axw Hckh c s-

bull

1Jeelin R~ $e _

WINNIN The

Vlisb to thank our spa fOr 8 bull r GREAT YEAR

FOR INFORMATION CALL (214) 602-0833

The Delegates

- Elec ted Joe Luceri to the Executi ve Committee position of 2nd Vice President replacing Ralph Smih

- Elected David Ki ley to the posishytion of Commi ssione r of the National Whee lchair Basketba ll Association repl ac ing Stan Labanowich

Legislation passed at the Delegates Meeting included

- Hardship waiver of dues (excludshying membership fees for Wheelchai r Sport s USA) fo r qua li fyi ng nur NWBA teams Teams must apply in wri ting to the Commissioner for consideration

- A du es increase to $425 for NWBA members and $200 for Youth Members

- A change in th e length of the Commi ss ion e r and Exec uti ve Committee member s terms (rom five (5) years to hree (3) years

- A proposal outlining a Division IIDivi sion U structure for the NWBA

- A deadli ne of Jan uary 15 for co nsideration of any same-season transfers

- Giving the Tournament Selection Co mmittee the right to co nt act teams regarding their intention to participate in post season play - Gi ving the Tournament Selection Committee the power to give a team a bye into a Sectional Tournament

Deborah Dillon Lightfoot Apri l 30 1995

National Wheelchair 81sketball Association

Commissioners (Con l from Pg I)

New energy from within the NWBA must continue to surface to accompl ish clear objectives that will take us to the next level This is what excites me and the executive committee bu t it can only be achieved through an organization united to make it happen

The success of the divisional process would seem to be our first priority The fi rst year wi ll be the toughest but with real focus and responsibili ty it will be a winner

Fund raising should be our second priority so that team dues only sweeten the pot I think team dues can be roll ed back if we all take on a share of the responsibi lity of identifying fund raisi ng contacts that the national office can follow up on The Final Four has got to be more of a vehicle to raise money for NWBA whi le not detracting from local motivation to run the tournaments

Money wi ll of course fund programs that wi ll improve our junior and womens divisions confershyence basketball camps officials and classification clinics etc Long-term business relationships must be fonned cul tivated and nurtured

The time is now to actl How much do you love this game

Special thanks to Stan Labanowich Ralph Smith and Mike Woodard for their years of service to the National Wheelchair Basketball Association

David Kiley NWBA Commissioner

Sports Shorts (Con l from Pg 3)

HaU of Farner Dombrowski dies following beart attacks

NWBA Hall of Farner William Dombrowski passed away May 31 1995 fo ll owing compli cations from two hean attacks Bill was inducted into the NWBA Hall of Fame at the 45th NWBT in Boston He was the driving force behind forming the Connecticut Spoke Benders in New Raven in 1965 and served as NWBA treasurer from 1972- 1977 Bill stayed active in the Northeast Conference as their only treasurer since its fonnation in 1975 Bill was 63 years old

JulyAII~ 1995

Those wanting to express condolences please write to

Joe Luceri

Mrs Casey Dombrowski 249 West Park Avenue New Haven CT 065 11

2nd VPNWBA

C urtis resigns as bead of Classification Committee

In a letter dated March 9 1995 NWBA Classification Committee Chairperson Kathleen A Curti s tendered her resignation to NWBA President Marvin Lapicola Ln her letter she formally recognized the efforts of Ms Gretchen Backer as Acti ng Commi ttee Chair since November 1994 Noting the terms of the curshyrent classification committee members are ending she encouraged a re-eva luation by the Executi ve Committee of the Classificati on Committee within the NWBA given the recent by-law amendments and lack of delegate support for Classification committee proposals at the last few annual meetings Her good work wi ll be missed

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Short notice call to play in Spain leads to uS men winning four of six On short notice we wefe invited to send a team to tour the cities of Bilbao Greniko Orense Madrid and Barcelona Spain from May 17-29 1995 AJI expensshyes were provided by the Basque Organization Committee led by Mr Patxi Xabier Quiroga For this trip the US Men s Team was made up of US Men s Team Roster Josh Fabian C huck Gill Willie Hernandez Trooper Johnson Donnie Keller Kris Lenzo Layne Mangum Tazz Ogg Maurice Phillips Craig Shewmake Jason Van Beek Tree Waller Paul Jackson - Coach Rod Williams - Assistant Coach and Marv Lapicola - Team Manager

Our team had little time for training On May 18th we p layed game I in Bi lbao - agai nst a Regional Team from the Basque Country Our athshyletes played excell ent baH and won the game 94 to 29 In game 1 2 played in Bilbao our opposition was the Spain National Team The US jumped to a 28 to 8 lead Spain came back to tie the score with 9 minmiddot utes remaining in the game Kris Lenzo fou led out with 3 minutes to play after having a great game The US players then pulled together and pulled it oul Final score - USA 66 Spain 58

The next day we traveled into the mountains to Greniko to play the Funduso Team This team is paid to play basketball by the state lottery funded organizamiddot ti on for the blind This team had 8 players on the Spain National team that we played the night before Game 3 was a blood letting event It was similar to the annual Bull Running event held in Spain The game officials were inexperienced and let the teams playas they wished The score was close until players began to be ejected for their aggressive efforts The USA ended up being gored by 17 points - USA 50 Funduso Team 67

After a day of sight seeing we traveled on to Orense Game 4 was agai nst a regiona l all-star team A good sized crowd witnessed the USA playmiddot ing a steady game leadi ng to a 70 to 33 wi n All of our athletes played well

We then played Game II 5 in Madrid against the Funduso Team This time the game officials were internationall y accredited The game was played on a small-sized coun with a soft fl oor covering (the Funduso s home floor) The fans were obv iously

10

pulli ng for the Funduso Team It was extremely loud bull horns and all The game was ours to take the score went back and fonh but we failed to bring it home - USA 58 Funduso 63 This was a good hard fought ball game

We left the next day for Barcelona and a few of us had memories of the Paralympics of 1992 Ourfinat ~ was played against a regional team The final score USA 67 Barcelona 33 The athletes were then ready to relax and enjoy the sights the castle the amusement park and the beach

We compl iment the Bilbao Organizing Committee for a most successful tour our team had a fine time and learned much about i nterna tional play Compl imen ts are also to be extended to the team and to coaches Paul Jackson and Rod Williams for their leadership roles in making this tour a successful one

Marvin Lapicola Team Manager

Davis appointed Assistant NWBA Commissioner Roger Davis J r has been a ppoi nted Assistant Commi ssioner of NWBA by Commissioner David Ki ley Davis has a long history of involvement with the NWBA and was instrumental in the development of the Southern Conference Coming from a fami ly of basketball prowess Roger is a welcome addition to the NWBA leadership

Thanks ~ oj II- HkJDA nut uJ u bull -u iJtd JJ MJtvItJMb lIultwI tI-J PM_v u$ ~_ IWjMJ H _1b __ au- -~uu-t

47th NWBT - Dan Sullivan amp Jayne Marte Eagle 21st NIIIIBT - Roy C Otft McKInno 18th NIWBT - Bob Szy _1 ~ Id NJWBT - Mike Frogley ~

Project DlRT

bull Lakeside

Chapter of Disabled Sports USA

City of Las Vegas - Department of Parks and Leisure Activities

Project DIRT and Lakeside Chapter of Disabled Sports USA is looking forshyward to the 1995-96 Division II Basketball Season While visting Las Vegas check us out for Black Canyon Canoe frips Rock Climbing Quad Rugby Basshyketball and other alternative and sporting activities

Call us First (702 ) 648 -2370

NWBA Logo Contest National

Wheelcha ir Basketball

Association

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M we _e to move the NWBA to the nen hJther level were 100ktD( to preaent a ampeah new tmaae to the public A bIa part of thet e la the

NWBAloo Whlle the old 100 (above) haII ed 118 well f bull fltmiddot time for a chanae uul we ned your help to do _ Bt en now uul September

30 1995 middotre olna to hold a 100 cont_ __ are a t o(hat treated Quield baaktball wheela aDd ttrea a $110 aavtnaa bond uul the

tWacUon of -Ina your dafCD on future NWBA relatedltema To enter pie 1lUb1t your deal by September 30 199tJ to NWBA Comm er

David lWey co C Collna Centeno for RehabDitatlon 28110 N Garey Ave bullbull Pomona CA 91789-6001 For further blformaUon contact

Comml er lWey at (909) 1196-7733

NWBA lists top 25 for 1994-95 season

RDnk fum Point Yalue

I Fresno Red Rollers 25

2 Music City Lightning 24

3 Arkansas Rollin

Razorbacks 23

4 Ottawa Royals 22

5 Dallas Mavericks 21

6 Golden State Road

Warriors 20

7 Grand Rapids Pacers 19

8 Casa Col ina Condors 18

9 EPVA Chargers 17

10 Whitewater 16

11 Saylor Texans 15

12 U ofUlinois 14

13 NRH Ambassadors 13

14 lJfA Mavin Mavs 12

15 Utah Wheel in Jazz 11

16 Twin City Spinners 10

17 Houston Rockets 9

18 Charlotte Hornets 8

19 NOl1hcoast Action 7

20 Carolina Tarwheels 6

21 LA Stars 5

22 Colorado Rolling

Cowboys 4

23 Pasadena 3

24 Chicago Bulls 2

25 Johnstown Flood City

Roller 1

Special Mention to Philadelphia Spokesmen and Lakeshore Pioneers

The Dallas Texans-4-- ~

support the NWBA and the future of

wheelchair basketball

Vandello Odorowski and Smith are latest inductees into NWBA Hall of Fame

At the 47th Annua l NWBT in Philadelphia those present witshynessed three of the greatest indishyviduals associated wi th the game being inducted into the NWBA Hall of Fame Don Vandello curshyrently with the Chicago Bulls and Gary Odorowski of the Detroit Sparks are two of the fi nest to ever play the sport of wheelchair basketball Don Vandello earned two Paraly mpic gold medal s in basketball and was a NWBT MVP in 1972 and 1976 with the Chicago S idewinders Gary Odorowski accumulated seven national chamshypionships with the Detroit Sparks and two Paralympic gold medals in 1972 and 1976

Ralph Smith served theNWBA fo r 18 years with disti nguished sershyvice as an executive comm ittee member Ralph created the first case book and effectively develshyoped the overall rules of the game of wheelchair basketball Ralph s contributions are significant and we all hope he will stay involved with the game he has had such a role in developing

National Wheelchair Baskelball Associalion

On the road to Atlanta in 96

Twenty six men make the grade in Paralympic team trials next session set for October On Apri l 30th 1995 Head Coach Brad Hedrick assembled a staff of assistants Lew Shaver Rick Swauger Don Byrnes Rod Williams John Chambers Todd Hatfield Tip Thiboutot and Marv Lapicola to review the strategy that would be followed during the se lection process fo r the men s US Paralympic team This 5 day trial s plan at the US Olympic Training Center (OrC) in Colorado Springs CO would skillshyfully dissect the playing abi liti es of 41 of the world s best athletes They would be extensively tested for individual skills and statistics would be gathered and analyzed Game si tuation scrimmages were taped and then during the late hours of the night viewed for the next mornings team discussion This process was implemented and each athlete was put to the task for five days They all worked extremely hard

The OTe was an ideal setting for this exciting process The food that was served daily from 7 00 am unti l 830 pm was the best AJI OTe staff members worked hard to provide the best in selVice to the athletes The Field House had 3 full sized courts availab le for our use and the Sports Medicine Department helped work out ou r aches and pains The staff of the US Olympic Committee Sports Science and Technology Department performed body comshyposition analysis on each athlete and hosted instructional sessions on resistance training and psycho-10gicaJ skills development

JulymiddotAugust I99S

As the week came to a close Brad Hedrick had the difficult task of identifying the 26 athletes to attend the next t raining session (October 1-7 1995) At that time a final announcement will be made to name the 12 players that will make up the US Men s 1996 Paralympic Team The players continuing to work to make the team are Chuck Badger Eric Barber Rusty Belknap Ed Bland AI Campos Reggie Colton Josh Fabian Chuck Gill Trooper Johnson Mel Jueue Tim Kazee Donnie Keller Rob Knight Kris Lenzo Jimbo Miller Darren Schenebeck Mike Schl appi Russ Serr Mark Shepherd

4 leg bags bull 4 Bed bags 1 tubes of HAUTKLEBER

Craig Schewmake Randy Snow Rick St John Oanyl Waller Steve Welch Gary Woodring and Abu Villa

Congratulations to all 41 athshyletes for being recognized as ou r best and we know you wi ll be back Good luck to the 26 athl etes advancing and we look forward to your success during the final trial session at the OTe in October 1995

Wheelchair Sports USA was most help fu l in providing volunshyteer and other helpful services that made thi s trial camp most successshyful

Marv Lapaeola Team Manager

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Central I ntercollegiate Conference slates two Natl tourneys for St Louis The Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) in their meeting in S1 Louis voted to conduct their next two national tournaments in St Louis Tournament hosts will be the St Louis Wheelchair Athletic Association (SLWAA) and Executive Director Bob Szyman Based on the tremendous support of the SLWAA and excelshylent leadership of Bob Szyman the tournament promises to be a conshytinued success The tournament will be held the first weekend in March 1996 to coincide with the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament

In further conference matters the representatives voted to attend two conference tournaments to be held at the University of Nebraska and at Southwest State University The date for the Nebraska tournashyment were scheduled tentat ively for November 1995 a nd the Southwest tournament for early February 1996 Specific dates will be set in early JUly

The University of Nebraska -Lincoln has sought membership in the CIC beginning with the 1995-96 season Shad Dahgren is headshying the efforts to field an NCAA eligible team In addition Wright State University (Dayton OH) has also app roached the crc for admission for the upcoming seashyson Wright State was a member of the conference through the 1993-94 season The admission of these teams would up conference membership to seven teams

Fina ll y Southwest State Un iversity coach Lew Shaver

announced hi s departure from the coaching ranks effective following the 1994-95 season Coach Shaver will pursue full time academic responsibilities at Southwest State

University However he will conshytinue to assist Brad Hedrick with US Men s Team efforts through the 1996 Paralympic competition

Basketball camps offer benefits to players of all levels more camps set for this year

The Nationa l Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) and the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) wish the attendees of the NWBA PVA National Basketball Camp the best of luck for a successful productive camp To be held at Ball State University from Jul y 31 to August 5 1995 the camp is designed for players of all levels of experience and ability and features instruction by some of the finest coaches in the sport

The camps coaching staff conshysists of well known wheelchair basketball coaches who ha ve coached men s and women s teams at all championship levels - the National Wheelchai r Basketball Tournament the National Women s Wheelchair Basketball Tournament and the National

Intercoll egiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament All have experienced coaching communityshybased teams

Many of the camp instructors also have extensive experience coaching mens and women s USA Teams in international competishytions - the Paralympics Gold Cup Stoke-Mandeville Games and morel Attending the annual camp is a greal way for male and female athletes 18 years and older who aspire to the USA Team to leam direct ly from these USA Team coaches and gain exposure for future USA Teams For those indimiddot v i dual s interested in attending future camps a Quickie Basketball Camp is currently scheduled for San Diego CA from Ju ly 28-30 1995

DICK STONESTROM

STAND-N-GO InC Rt 5 Box 22A

Fergus Falls MN 56537

218-739-5252 218-739-5262 Fax

Nlional Wheelchair Buketball Associlion

Divisional (Cont from Pg 5)

The NCAA presently has several different divishysions within its organization Most of its sports have divisional championships and each champion is proud to claim their trophy It makes perfect logic that the NWBA should follow the example of successful colshylegiate sports organizations suc h as the NCAA NJCAA and the NAlA who have proven it can be successful for al l its members

Presently two committees have been appointed by NWBA President Marvin Lapicoia The Division I committee chairman is Ron Williams of the Dallas Maveri cks Wheelchair Basketball Team and hi s comshymittee has the task of dec id ing what makes up a Division I team The committee is leaning towards the top 20-25 teams from the 1994-95 season ending ranki ngs These teams are al ready playing each other regularly each season therefore this would not create any additional financial hardship Each team could have the abil ity to recruit players outside of their immediate area By adding one or two players to their existi ng rosters many of the top 25 teams could become very competitive This could close the gap amongst the top 25 and offer the lower ranked teams a viable shot at a National championship The idea that a championship is obtainable wi ll motivate the players to practice harder and longer to increase their ski ll s and will create a more competitive game Many of these teams have dominated their conferences or have become conference independents simply because of the lack of competition

It makes perfect logic that the NWBA should follow the example of successful collegiate sports orgashyni zat ions such as the NCAA NJCAA and the NAtA

The Chainnan of the Division 2 Committee is Dr Brad Hedrick of the University of Illinois His comshymittees task will be to maintain a communi ty based approach whereby players will be from the local area and will play fo r the local team Issues to be addressed by the committee include What is the criteshyria fo r a Division 2 team to move into Division I If a

team wi ns the Division 2 championship will they move to Division I As currently envisioned confershyence games post season tournaments and the NWBT shall remai n as it presently eusts

An ad-hoc committee was fanned to research and present Division 3 to the NWBA at our next annual delegates meeting in Portland in March 1996 Dick Bryant of the Carolina Tarwheels is the chainnan of thjs group They will gather infonnation and suggesshytions from teams to help develop the guidelines for Division 3 members The Division 3 committee must se riou sly consider not having a National Championship but instead havi ng several Regional Championships throughout the country Division 3 should consist of newly formed teams with inexperishyenced players experienced players who can t compete within the other divisions and players who want to play wheelchair basketball but can t dedicate the time or energy or don t have the desire to participate at the Division I or 2 level This will give older experishyenced players a chance to exercise to continue to parshytici pate in the game of wheelchai r basketball and to teach newer players the ski ll s of the game Players or teams which decide to play fo r a National title can then decide whether to move into Division I or 2 This should create an opportunity for many players to give a little something back to the sport that has given us all so much

Our belief is that divisional basketball wi ll increase our membership with new teams and will foster the return offonner NWBA teams who have conti nued to play but fai led to renew their membership in our orgashynization Teams wi ll have an opportunity to be comshypetitive more than ever before in their respective divishysions Division 2 should not have a problem fieldi ng 64 teams to compete in its post season structure a number the NWBA has had difficulty obtaining in recent years The Division I teams wi ll have a playshyoff system that wi ll require one less week of travel to regional tournaments whi ch historical ly haven t been very competiti ve and will save thousands of doll ars

it must be realized that the majority of teams should benefit from the addition of divisional basketshyball but there will be some cases in which divisional play will cause some pain As it appears now players wi ll be able to compete in Division I or 2 but not both Women j unior or intercollegiate players wi ll still be able to compete in their division but wi ll also be a110wed to play in the Men s Division I or 2 in the same season Division 3 team roster changes should

be closely scrutinized each season by the divisional committee so fair play is always demonstrated During the process of change over the next few seasons NWBA members will have to show patience until we achieve our goals Change is difficult but through evolution the NWBA will be able to perfect its divisional basketball process

The Conference Commissioners and Divisional Committees will play an important role in determinshying team eligibil ity for each divishysion and they will consider all the facts carefully before rendering a decision The NWBA bylaws state that the final determination of what di vision a team will belong is the decision of the NWBA Commissioner

All team representatives are encouraged to contact the chairshymen of these divisional committees directly and to give their input in writing so tbat each teams ideas are considered during development of the regulations for their respecshytive divisions

DivisioD 1 Committee

Ron Williams - Chai rman 1133 Brandy Station RiChardson TX 75080 214-234-4044 (H) 2 14-767-2288 0HJ 2 14-767-4502 (FAX)

Reg McClellan 1600 James Naismith Dr Gloucester ON K I B 5N4 613-837-1 824 (H) 6 13-748-5888 (W) 613-748-5889 (FAX)

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Bill Duncan 870 Hilmar St Santa Clara CA 95050 408-241-1877 (H) 415-361-3814 (Ji) 415-361-2588 (FAX)

Hany Vines 2005 Broken Bow No Little Rock AIlt 72116 501-834-8513 (H) 50 1-882-2842 (Ji) 800-622-4472 (Ji)

Mike Schlappi 2042 E Widsor Oak Cove Sandy UT 84092 801-572-1350 (H) 800-444-4750 (Ji) 801-532-3098 (FAX)

Jeff Brafford 14101 Fountain Lane Charlotte NC 28278 704-588-2133 (H) 704-376-5555 (Ji)

Division 2 Committee

Brad Hedrick-Chairman University of Ulinois Rehab-Education Ctr Champaign IL41268 2 17-333-4606 (Ji) 217-333-0248 (FAX)

Chuck Molnar 10757 Lemon Ave 1903 Alia Lorna CA 9 1737 909-941-7021 (H)

Scott Factor 57 Will Dr 168 Canton MA 0202 1 617-828-6686 (H) 617-740-2300 (Ji)

Frank Bums 3800 Ridgeway Dr Binningham AL 35209 205-871-0367 (H) 205-888-23100HJ 205-888-2283 (FAX)

Dick Bryant 2845 Charles Crawford Ln Charlotte NC 28262 704-547-0176 (H) Fax Available at same

Division 3 Committee

Dick Bryant-Chairman 8245 Charles Crawford Lane Charlotte NC 28282 704-547-0178 (II) Fax available at same

Randy Fisher 723 SW Timberway Dr Topeka KS 86819-1173 913-296-5005 (W)

Tim Stout 3513 9th St S Moline IL 61244 308-755-6733 (II) 308-782-0579 (W)

Bruce Scott 801 18th Street NW Washington DC 20006 202-416-7733 (W) 202-416-7706 (FAX)

Chuck Molnar 10757 Lemon Ave 1903 Alta Lorna CA 9 1737 909-941-7021 (II)

Randy Ward Rt 5 Box 40 Whiteville NC 28472 910-642-8617 (H)

AI Youakim 174 Ruckman Rd Hillsdale NJ 07642 308-755-6733 (H)

Ntio l Wheelchair Basketball APOCiation

CASA COLINA

Centers for Rehabilitation

For nearly half a century the National Wheelchair Basketball Association has defined excellence on the courts for wheelchair athletes The tradition and experience established by the associations past leadership is now invigorated with the energy and vision of the new

And the best is yet to come Casa Colina Centers for Rehabilitation is proud

to support the NWBA and all of its athletes

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Short notice call to play in Spain leads to uS men winning four of six On short notice we wefe invited to send a team to tour the cities of Bilbao Greniko Orense Madrid and Barcelona Spain from May 17-29 1995 AJI expensshyes were provided by the Basque Organization Committee led by Mr Patxi Xabier Quiroga For this trip the US Men s Team was made up of US Men s Team Roster Josh Fabian C huck Gill Willie Hernandez Trooper Johnson Donnie Keller Kris Lenzo Layne Mangum Tazz Ogg Maurice Phillips Craig Shewmake Jason Van Beek Tree Waller Paul Jackson - Coach Rod Williams - Assistant Coach and Marv Lapicola - Team Manager

Our team had little time for training On May 18th we p layed game I in Bi lbao - agai nst a Regional Team from the Basque Country Our athshyletes played excell ent baH and won the game 94 to 29 In game 1 2 played in Bilbao our opposition was the Spain National Team The US jumped to a 28 to 8 lead Spain came back to tie the score with 9 minmiddot utes remaining in the game Kris Lenzo fou led out with 3 minutes to play after having a great game The US players then pulled together and pulled it oul Final score - USA 66 Spain 58

The next day we traveled into the mountains to Greniko to play the Funduso Team This team is paid to play basketball by the state lottery funded organizamiddot ti on for the blind This team had 8 players on the Spain National team that we played the night before Game 3 was a blood letting event It was similar to the annual Bull Running event held in Spain The game officials were inexperienced and let the teams playas they wished The score was close until players began to be ejected for their aggressive efforts The USA ended up being gored by 17 points - USA 50 Funduso Team 67

After a day of sight seeing we traveled on to Orense Game 4 was agai nst a regiona l all-star team A good sized crowd witnessed the USA playmiddot ing a steady game leadi ng to a 70 to 33 wi n All of our athletes played well

We then played Game II 5 in Madrid against the Funduso Team This time the game officials were internationall y accredited The game was played on a small-sized coun with a soft fl oor covering (the Funduso s home floor) The fans were obv iously

10

pulli ng for the Funduso Team It was extremely loud bull horns and all The game was ours to take the score went back and fonh but we failed to bring it home - USA 58 Funduso 63 This was a good hard fought ball game

We left the next day for Barcelona and a few of us had memories of the Paralympics of 1992 Ourfinat ~ was played against a regional team The final score USA 67 Barcelona 33 The athletes were then ready to relax and enjoy the sights the castle the amusement park and the beach

We compl iment the Bilbao Organizing Committee for a most successful tour our team had a fine time and learned much about i nterna tional play Compl imen ts are also to be extended to the team and to coaches Paul Jackson and Rod Williams for their leadership roles in making this tour a successful one

Marvin Lapicola Team Manager

Davis appointed Assistant NWBA Commissioner Roger Davis J r has been a ppoi nted Assistant Commi ssioner of NWBA by Commissioner David Ki ley Davis has a long history of involvement with the NWBA and was instrumental in the development of the Southern Conference Coming from a fami ly of basketball prowess Roger is a welcome addition to the NWBA leadership

Thanks ~ oj II- HkJDA nut uJ u bull -u iJtd JJ MJtvItJMb lIultwI tI-J PM_v u$ ~_ IWjMJ H _1b __ au- -~uu-t

47th NWBT - Dan Sullivan amp Jayne Marte Eagle 21st NIIIIBT - Roy C Otft McKInno 18th NIWBT - Bob Szy _1 ~ Id NJWBT - Mike Frogley ~

Project DlRT

bull Lakeside

Chapter of Disabled Sports USA

City of Las Vegas - Department of Parks and Leisure Activities

Project DIRT and Lakeside Chapter of Disabled Sports USA is looking forshyward to the 1995-96 Division II Basketball Season While visting Las Vegas check us out for Black Canyon Canoe frips Rock Climbing Quad Rugby Basshyketball and other alternative and sporting activities

Call us First (702 ) 648 -2370

NWBA Logo Contest National

Wheelcha ir Basketball

Association

bull bull bull

M we _e to move the NWBA to the nen hJther level were 100ktD( to preaent a ampeah new tmaae to the public A bIa part of thet e la the

NWBAloo Whlle the old 100 (above) haII ed 118 well f bull fltmiddot time for a chanae uul we ned your help to do _ Bt en now uul September

30 1995 middotre olna to hold a 100 cont_ __ are a t o(hat treated Quield baaktball wheela aDd ttrea a $110 aavtnaa bond uul the

tWacUon of -Ina your dafCD on future NWBA relatedltema To enter pie 1lUb1t your deal by September 30 199tJ to NWBA Comm er

David lWey co C Collna Centeno for RehabDitatlon 28110 N Garey Ave bullbull Pomona CA 91789-6001 For further blformaUon contact

Comml er lWey at (909) 1196-7733

NWBA lists top 25 for 1994-95 season

RDnk fum Point Yalue

I Fresno Red Rollers 25

2 Music City Lightning 24

3 Arkansas Rollin

Razorbacks 23

4 Ottawa Royals 22

5 Dallas Mavericks 21

6 Golden State Road

Warriors 20

7 Grand Rapids Pacers 19

8 Casa Col ina Condors 18

9 EPVA Chargers 17

10 Whitewater 16

11 Saylor Texans 15

12 U ofUlinois 14

13 NRH Ambassadors 13

14 lJfA Mavin Mavs 12

15 Utah Wheel in Jazz 11

16 Twin City Spinners 10

17 Houston Rockets 9

18 Charlotte Hornets 8

19 NOl1hcoast Action 7

20 Carolina Tarwheels 6

21 LA Stars 5

22 Colorado Rolling

Cowboys 4

23 Pasadena 3

24 Chicago Bulls 2

25 Johnstown Flood City

Roller 1

Special Mention to Philadelphia Spokesmen and Lakeshore Pioneers

The Dallas Texans-4-- ~

support the NWBA and the future of

wheelchair basketball

Vandello Odorowski and Smith are latest inductees into NWBA Hall of Fame

At the 47th Annua l NWBT in Philadelphia those present witshynessed three of the greatest indishyviduals associated wi th the game being inducted into the NWBA Hall of Fame Don Vandello curshyrently with the Chicago Bulls and Gary Odorowski of the Detroit Sparks are two of the fi nest to ever play the sport of wheelchair basketball Don Vandello earned two Paraly mpic gold medal s in basketball and was a NWBT MVP in 1972 and 1976 with the Chicago S idewinders Gary Odorowski accumulated seven national chamshypionships with the Detroit Sparks and two Paralympic gold medals in 1972 and 1976

Ralph Smith served theNWBA fo r 18 years with disti nguished sershyvice as an executive comm ittee member Ralph created the first case book and effectively develshyoped the overall rules of the game of wheelchair basketball Ralph s contributions are significant and we all hope he will stay involved with the game he has had such a role in developing

National Wheelchair Baskelball Associalion

On the road to Atlanta in 96

Twenty six men make the grade in Paralympic team trials next session set for October On Apri l 30th 1995 Head Coach Brad Hedrick assembled a staff of assistants Lew Shaver Rick Swauger Don Byrnes Rod Williams John Chambers Todd Hatfield Tip Thiboutot and Marv Lapicola to review the strategy that would be followed during the se lection process fo r the men s US Paralympic team This 5 day trial s plan at the US Olympic Training Center (OrC) in Colorado Springs CO would skillshyfully dissect the playing abi liti es of 41 of the world s best athletes They would be extensively tested for individual skills and statistics would be gathered and analyzed Game si tuation scrimmages were taped and then during the late hours of the night viewed for the next mornings team discussion This process was implemented and each athlete was put to the task for five days They all worked extremely hard

The OTe was an ideal setting for this exciting process The food that was served daily from 7 00 am unti l 830 pm was the best AJI OTe staff members worked hard to provide the best in selVice to the athletes The Field House had 3 full sized courts availab le for our use and the Sports Medicine Department helped work out ou r aches and pains The staff of the US Olympic Committee Sports Science and Technology Department performed body comshyposition analysis on each athlete and hosted instructional sessions on resistance training and psycho-10gicaJ skills development

JulymiddotAugust I99S

As the week came to a close Brad Hedrick had the difficult task of identifying the 26 athletes to attend the next t raining session (October 1-7 1995) At that time a final announcement will be made to name the 12 players that will make up the US Men s 1996 Paralympic Team The players continuing to work to make the team are Chuck Badger Eric Barber Rusty Belknap Ed Bland AI Campos Reggie Colton Josh Fabian Chuck Gill Trooper Johnson Mel Jueue Tim Kazee Donnie Keller Rob Knight Kris Lenzo Jimbo Miller Darren Schenebeck Mike Schl appi Russ Serr Mark Shepherd

4 leg bags bull 4 Bed bags 1 tubes of HAUTKLEBER

Craig Schewmake Randy Snow Rick St John Oanyl Waller Steve Welch Gary Woodring and Abu Villa

Congratulations to all 41 athshyletes for being recognized as ou r best and we know you wi ll be back Good luck to the 26 athl etes advancing and we look forward to your success during the final trial session at the OTe in October 1995

Wheelchair Sports USA was most help fu l in providing volunshyteer and other helpful services that made thi s trial camp most successshyful

Marv Lapaeola Team Manager

skin adhesive vr1flc1ple 30 Condoms I Spigot Ie

I latex connection tube r)~

4-Week-Safety-Set for Only $7450

Prim iInI subfea to dwIre without notkt (Includel IhIpplnJ ~d tundllnt) Mtdlrnt ippfOftdAr1IOfIl ruldenulddSS su1 Tll

IJ

Central I ntercollegiate Conference slates two Natl tourneys for St Louis The Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) in their meeting in S1 Louis voted to conduct their next two national tournaments in St Louis Tournament hosts will be the St Louis Wheelchair Athletic Association (SLWAA) and Executive Director Bob Szyman Based on the tremendous support of the SLWAA and excelshylent leadership of Bob Szyman the tournament promises to be a conshytinued success The tournament will be held the first weekend in March 1996 to coincide with the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament

In further conference matters the representatives voted to attend two conference tournaments to be held at the University of Nebraska and at Southwest State University The date for the Nebraska tournashyment were scheduled tentat ively for November 1995 a nd the Southwest tournament for early February 1996 Specific dates will be set in early JUly

The University of Nebraska -Lincoln has sought membership in the CIC beginning with the 1995-96 season Shad Dahgren is headshying the efforts to field an NCAA eligible team In addition Wright State University (Dayton OH) has also app roached the crc for admission for the upcoming seashyson Wright State was a member of the conference through the 1993-94 season The admission of these teams would up conference membership to seven teams

Fina ll y Southwest State Un iversity coach Lew Shaver

announced hi s departure from the coaching ranks effective following the 1994-95 season Coach Shaver will pursue full time academic responsibilities at Southwest State

University However he will conshytinue to assist Brad Hedrick with US Men s Team efforts through the 1996 Paralympic competition

Basketball camps offer benefits to players of all levels more camps set for this year

The Nationa l Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) and the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) wish the attendees of the NWBA PVA National Basketball Camp the best of luck for a successful productive camp To be held at Ball State University from Jul y 31 to August 5 1995 the camp is designed for players of all levels of experience and ability and features instruction by some of the finest coaches in the sport

The camps coaching staff conshysists of well known wheelchair basketball coaches who ha ve coached men s and women s teams at all championship levels - the National Wheelchai r Basketball Tournament the National Women s Wheelchair Basketball Tournament and the National

Intercoll egiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament All have experienced coaching communityshybased teams

Many of the camp instructors also have extensive experience coaching mens and women s USA Teams in international competishytions - the Paralympics Gold Cup Stoke-Mandeville Games and morel Attending the annual camp is a greal way for male and female athletes 18 years and older who aspire to the USA Team to leam direct ly from these USA Team coaches and gain exposure for future USA Teams For those indimiddot v i dual s interested in attending future camps a Quickie Basketball Camp is currently scheduled for San Diego CA from Ju ly 28-30 1995

DICK STONESTROM

STAND-N-GO InC Rt 5 Box 22A

Fergus Falls MN 56537

218-739-5252 218-739-5262 Fax

Nlional Wheelchair Buketball Associlion

Divisional (Cont from Pg 5)

The NCAA presently has several different divishysions within its organization Most of its sports have divisional championships and each champion is proud to claim their trophy It makes perfect logic that the NWBA should follow the example of successful colshylegiate sports organizations suc h as the NCAA NJCAA and the NAlA who have proven it can be successful for al l its members

Presently two committees have been appointed by NWBA President Marvin Lapicoia The Division I committee chairman is Ron Williams of the Dallas Maveri cks Wheelchair Basketball Team and hi s comshymittee has the task of dec id ing what makes up a Division I team The committee is leaning towards the top 20-25 teams from the 1994-95 season ending ranki ngs These teams are al ready playing each other regularly each season therefore this would not create any additional financial hardship Each team could have the abil ity to recruit players outside of their immediate area By adding one or two players to their existi ng rosters many of the top 25 teams could become very competitive This could close the gap amongst the top 25 and offer the lower ranked teams a viable shot at a National championship The idea that a championship is obtainable wi ll motivate the players to practice harder and longer to increase their ski ll s and will create a more competitive game Many of these teams have dominated their conferences or have become conference independents simply because of the lack of competition

It makes perfect logic that the NWBA should follow the example of successful collegiate sports orgashyni zat ions such as the NCAA NJCAA and the NAtA

The Chainnan of the Division 2 Committee is Dr Brad Hedrick of the University of Illinois His comshymittees task will be to maintain a communi ty based approach whereby players will be from the local area and will play fo r the local team Issues to be addressed by the committee include What is the criteshyria fo r a Division 2 team to move into Division I If a

team wi ns the Division 2 championship will they move to Division I As currently envisioned confershyence games post season tournaments and the NWBT shall remai n as it presently eusts

An ad-hoc committee was fanned to research and present Division 3 to the NWBA at our next annual delegates meeting in Portland in March 1996 Dick Bryant of the Carolina Tarwheels is the chainnan of thjs group They will gather infonnation and suggesshytions from teams to help develop the guidelines for Division 3 members The Division 3 committee must se riou sly consider not having a National Championship but instead havi ng several Regional Championships throughout the country Division 3 should consist of newly formed teams with inexperishyenced players experienced players who can t compete within the other divisions and players who want to play wheelchair basketball but can t dedicate the time or energy or don t have the desire to participate at the Division I or 2 level This will give older experishyenced players a chance to exercise to continue to parshytici pate in the game of wheelchai r basketball and to teach newer players the ski ll s of the game Players or teams which decide to play fo r a National title can then decide whether to move into Division I or 2 This should create an opportunity for many players to give a little something back to the sport that has given us all so much

Our belief is that divisional basketball wi ll increase our membership with new teams and will foster the return offonner NWBA teams who have conti nued to play but fai led to renew their membership in our orgashynization Teams wi ll have an opportunity to be comshypetitive more than ever before in their respective divishysions Division 2 should not have a problem fieldi ng 64 teams to compete in its post season structure a number the NWBA has had difficulty obtaining in recent years The Division I teams wi ll have a playshyoff system that wi ll require one less week of travel to regional tournaments whi ch historical ly haven t been very competiti ve and will save thousands of doll ars

it must be realized that the majority of teams should benefit from the addition of divisional basketshyball but there will be some cases in which divisional play will cause some pain As it appears now players wi ll be able to compete in Division I or 2 but not both Women j unior or intercollegiate players wi ll still be able to compete in their division but wi ll also be a110wed to play in the Men s Division I or 2 in the same season Division 3 team roster changes should

be closely scrutinized each season by the divisional committee so fair play is always demonstrated During the process of change over the next few seasons NWBA members will have to show patience until we achieve our goals Change is difficult but through evolution the NWBA will be able to perfect its divisional basketball process

The Conference Commissioners and Divisional Committees will play an important role in determinshying team eligibil ity for each divishysion and they will consider all the facts carefully before rendering a decision The NWBA bylaws state that the final determination of what di vision a team will belong is the decision of the NWBA Commissioner

All team representatives are encouraged to contact the chairshymen of these divisional committees directly and to give their input in writing so tbat each teams ideas are considered during development of the regulations for their respecshytive divisions

DivisioD 1 Committee

Ron Williams - Chai rman 1133 Brandy Station RiChardson TX 75080 214-234-4044 (H) 2 14-767-2288 0HJ 2 14-767-4502 (FAX)

Reg McClellan 1600 James Naismith Dr Gloucester ON K I B 5N4 613-837-1 824 (H) 6 13-748-5888 (W) 613-748-5889 (FAX)

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Bill Duncan 870 Hilmar St Santa Clara CA 95050 408-241-1877 (H) 415-361-3814 (Ji) 415-361-2588 (FAX)

Hany Vines 2005 Broken Bow No Little Rock AIlt 72116 501-834-8513 (H) 50 1-882-2842 (Ji) 800-622-4472 (Ji)

Mike Schlappi 2042 E Widsor Oak Cove Sandy UT 84092 801-572-1350 (H) 800-444-4750 (Ji) 801-532-3098 (FAX)

Jeff Brafford 14101 Fountain Lane Charlotte NC 28278 704-588-2133 (H) 704-376-5555 (Ji)

Division 2 Committee

Brad Hedrick-Chairman University of Ulinois Rehab-Education Ctr Champaign IL41268 2 17-333-4606 (Ji) 217-333-0248 (FAX)

Chuck Molnar 10757 Lemon Ave 1903 Alia Lorna CA 9 1737 909-941-7021 (H)

Scott Factor 57 Will Dr 168 Canton MA 0202 1 617-828-6686 (H) 617-740-2300 (Ji)

Frank Bums 3800 Ridgeway Dr Binningham AL 35209 205-871-0367 (H) 205-888-23100HJ 205-888-2283 (FAX)

Dick Bryant 2845 Charles Crawford Ln Charlotte NC 28262 704-547-0176 (H) Fax Available at same

Division 3 Committee

Dick Bryant-Chairman 8245 Charles Crawford Lane Charlotte NC 28282 704-547-0178 (II) Fax available at same

Randy Fisher 723 SW Timberway Dr Topeka KS 86819-1173 913-296-5005 (W)

Tim Stout 3513 9th St S Moline IL 61244 308-755-6733 (II) 308-782-0579 (W)

Bruce Scott 801 18th Street NW Washington DC 20006 202-416-7733 (W) 202-416-7706 (FAX)

Chuck Molnar 10757 Lemon Ave 1903 Alta Lorna CA 9 1737 909-941-7021 (II)

Randy Ward Rt 5 Box 40 Whiteville NC 28472 910-642-8617 (H)

AI Youakim 174 Ruckman Rd Hillsdale NJ 07642 308-755-6733 (H)

Ntio l Wheelchair Basketball APOCiation

CASA COLINA

Centers for Rehabilitation

For nearly half a century the National Wheelchair Basketball Association has defined excellence on the courts for wheelchair athletes The tradition and experience established by the associations past leadership is now invigorated with the energy and vision of the new

And the best is yet to come Casa Colina Centers for Rehabilitation is proud

to support the NWBA and all of its athletes

TWAA supports the NWBA aDd challenges all teams to join forces to make It the

hlggest aDd best national organization for physically challenged athletes

TeIUleSSee Wbeelcbair Atbletic Association uace ftMItvbIc Te __ MC 5131 I bull (ea) S100e bullbull

bull

TH( ON[ NAM( fOR (I(RY GAM[ Quickie Spons Centers offer the compltrc line of SHADOW

rec~ational and competition products Quickie Spons

Ccnlcrs givt you the opponunity 10 actually see fed and try

whilt you need before you buy Plus you11 get cxpcn advice

from our staff of trained profcssionals So flOW you can gel

everything from skis 10 cycles all under one roof

For Itle 0WkIe Sports center naareGl you call 8()()1456-8168 bull 2842 BusIne9e Parte Avenue Fresno Calilomla 93121

Para~ Veterans of America ZJA CHAlTER 833 Gibson Blvd SE AJbuquerque NM 67102

ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED

NONltPROFIT OR~IZAT1ON

us POSTAGE

0 Nbuquerque NM

letmit No 620

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Chapter of Disabled Sports USA

City of Las Vegas - Department of Parks and Leisure Activities

Project DIRT and Lakeside Chapter of Disabled Sports USA is looking forshyward to the 1995-96 Division II Basketball Season While visting Las Vegas check us out for Black Canyon Canoe frips Rock Climbing Quad Rugby Basshyketball and other alternative and sporting activities

Call us First (702 ) 648 -2370

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Association

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M we _e to move the NWBA to the nen hJther level were 100ktD( to preaent a ampeah new tmaae to the public A bIa part of thet e la the

NWBAloo Whlle the old 100 (above) haII ed 118 well f bull fltmiddot time for a chanae uul we ned your help to do _ Bt en now uul September

30 1995 middotre olna to hold a 100 cont_ __ are a t o(hat treated Quield baaktball wheela aDd ttrea a $110 aavtnaa bond uul the

tWacUon of -Ina your dafCD on future NWBA relatedltema To enter pie 1lUb1t your deal by September 30 199tJ to NWBA Comm er

David lWey co C Collna Centeno for RehabDitatlon 28110 N Garey Ave bullbull Pomona CA 91789-6001 For further blformaUon contact

Comml er lWey at (909) 1196-7733

NWBA lists top 25 for 1994-95 season

RDnk fum Point Yalue

I Fresno Red Rollers 25

2 Music City Lightning 24

3 Arkansas Rollin

Razorbacks 23

4 Ottawa Royals 22

5 Dallas Mavericks 21

6 Golden State Road

Warriors 20

7 Grand Rapids Pacers 19

8 Casa Col ina Condors 18

9 EPVA Chargers 17

10 Whitewater 16

11 Saylor Texans 15

12 U ofUlinois 14

13 NRH Ambassadors 13

14 lJfA Mavin Mavs 12

15 Utah Wheel in Jazz 11

16 Twin City Spinners 10

17 Houston Rockets 9

18 Charlotte Hornets 8

19 NOl1hcoast Action 7

20 Carolina Tarwheels 6

21 LA Stars 5

22 Colorado Rolling

Cowboys 4

23 Pasadena 3

24 Chicago Bulls 2

25 Johnstown Flood City

Roller 1

Special Mention to Philadelphia Spokesmen and Lakeshore Pioneers

The Dallas Texans-4-- ~

support the NWBA and the future of

wheelchair basketball

Vandello Odorowski and Smith are latest inductees into NWBA Hall of Fame

At the 47th Annua l NWBT in Philadelphia those present witshynessed three of the greatest indishyviduals associated wi th the game being inducted into the NWBA Hall of Fame Don Vandello curshyrently with the Chicago Bulls and Gary Odorowski of the Detroit Sparks are two of the fi nest to ever play the sport of wheelchair basketball Don Vandello earned two Paraly mpic gold medal s in basketball and was a NWBT MVP in 1972 and 1976 with the Chicago S idewinders Gary Odorowski accumulated seven national chamshypionships with the Detroit Sparks and two Paralympic gold medals in 1972 and 1976

Ralph Smith served theNWBA fo r 18 years with disti nguished sershyvice as an executive comm ittee member Ralph created the first case book and effectively develshyoped the overall rules of the game of wheelchair basketball Ralph s contributions are significant and we all hope he will stay involved with the game he has had such a role in developing

National Wheelchair Baskelball Associalion

On the road to Atlanta in 96

Twenty six men make the grade in Paralympic team trials next session set for October On Apri l 30th 1995 Head Coach Brad Hedrick assembled a staff of assistants Lew Shaver Rick Swauger Don Byrnes Rod Williams John Chambers Todd Hatfield Tip Thiboutot and Marv Lapicola to review the strategy that would be followed during the se lection process fo r the men s US Paralympic team This 5 day trial s plan at the US Olympic Training Center (OrC) in Colorado Springs CO would skillshyfully dissect the playing abi liti es of 41 of the world s best athletes They would be extensively tested for individual skills and statistics would be gathered and analyzed Game si tuation scrimmages were taped and then during the late hours of the night viewed for the next mornings team discussion This process was implemented and each athlete was put to the task for five days They all worked extremely hard

The OTe was an ideal setting for this exciting process The food that was served daily from 7 00 am unti l 830 pm was the best AJI OTe staff members worked hard to provide the best in selVice to the athletes The Field House had 3 full sized courts availab le for our use and the Sports Medicine Department helped work out ou r aches and pains The staff of the US Olympic Committee Sports Science and Technology Department performed body comshyposition analysis on each athlete and hosted instructional sessions on resistance training and psycho-10gicaJ skills development

JulymiddotAugust I99S

As the week came to a close Brad Hedrick had the difficult task of identifying the 26 athletes to attend the next t raining session (October 1-7 1995) At that time a final announcement will be made to name the 12 players that will make up the US Men s 1996 Paralympic Team The players continuing to work to make the team are Chuck Badger Eric Barber Rusty Belknap Ed Bland AI Campos Reggie Colton Josh Fabian Chuck Gill Trooper Johnson Mel Jueue Tim Kazee Donnie Keller Rob Knight Kris Lenzo Jimbo Miller Darren Schenebeck Mike Schl appi Russ Serr Mark Shepherd

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Craig Schewmake Randy Snow Rick St John Oanyl Waller Steve Welch Gary Woodring and Abu Villa

Congratulations to all 41 athshyletes for being recognized as ou r best and we know you wi ll be back Good luck to the 26 athl etes advancing and we look forward to your success during the final trial session at the OTe in October 1995

Wheelchair Sports USA was most help fu l in providing volunshyteer and other helpful services that made thi s trial camp most successshyful

Marv Lapaeola Team Manager

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4-Week-Safety-Set for Only $7450

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Central I ntercollegiate Conference slates two Natl tourneys for St Louis The Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) in their meeting in S1 Louis voted to conduct their next two national tournaments in St Louis Tournament hosts will be the St Louis Wheelchair Athletic Association (SLWAA) and Executive Director Bob Szyman Based on the tremendous support of the SLWAA and excelshylent leadership of Bob Szyman the tournament promises to be a conshytinued success The tournament will be held the first weekend in March 1996 to coincide with the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament

In further conference matters the representatives voted to attend two conference tournaments to be held at the University of Nebraska and at Southwest State University The date for the Nebraska tournashyment were scheduled tentat ively for November 1995 a nd the Southwest tournament for early February 1996 Specific dates will be set in early JUly

The University of Nebraska -Lincoln has sought membership in the CIC beginning with the 1995-96 season Shad Dahgren is headshying the efforts to field an NCAA eligible team In addition Wright State University (Dayton OH) has also app roached the crc for admission for the upcoming seashyson Wright State was a member of the conference through the 1993-94 season The admission of these teams would up conference membership to seven teams

Fina ll y Southwest State Un iversity coach Lew Shaver

announced hi s departure from the coaching ranks effective following the 1994-95 season Coach Shaver will pursue full time academic responsibilities at Southwest State

University However he will conshytinue to assist Brad Hedrick with US Men s Team efforts through the 1996 Paralympic competition

Basketball camps offer benefits to players of all levels more camps set for this year

The Nationa l Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) and the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) wish the attendees of the NWBA PVA National Basketball Camp the best of luck for a successful productive camp To be held at Ball State University from Jul y 31 to August 5 1995 the camp is designed for players of all levels of experience and ability and features instruction by some of the finest coaches in the sport

The camps coaching staff conshysists of well known wheelchair basketball coaches who ha ve coached men s and women s teams at all championship levels - the National Wheelchai r Basketball Tournament the National Women s Wheelchair Basketball Tournament and the National

Intercoll egiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament All have experienced coaching communityshybased teams

Many of the camp instructors also have extensive experience coaching mens and women s USA Teams in international competishytions - the Paralympics Gold Cup Stoke-Mandeville Games and morel Attending the annual camp is a greal way for male and female athletes 18 years and older who aspire to the USA Team to leam direct ly from these USA Team coaches and gain exposure for future USA Teams For those indimiddot v i dual s interested in attending future camps a Quickie Basketball Camp is currently scheduled for San Diego CA from Ju ly 28-30 1995

DICK STONESTROM

STAND-N-GO InC Rt 5 Box 22A

Fergus Falls MN 56537

218-739-5252 218-739-5262 Fax

Nlional Wheelchair Buketball Associlion

Divisional (Cont from Pg 5)

The NCAA presently has several different divishysions within its organization Most of its sports have divisional championships and each champion is proud to claim their trophy It makes perfect logic that the NWBA should follow the example of successful colshylegiate sports organizations suc h as the NCAA NJCAA and the NAlA who have proven it can be successful for al l its members

Presently two committees have been appointed by NWBA President Marvin Lapicoia The Division I committee chairman is Ron Williams of the Dallas Maveri cks Wheelchair Basketball Team and hi s comshymittee has the task of dec id ing what makes up a Division I team The committee is leaning towards the top 20-25 teams from the 1994-95 season ending ranki ngs These teams are al ready playing each other regularly each season therefore this would not create any additional financial hardship Each team could have the abil ity to recruit players outside of their immediate area By adding one or two players to their existi ng rosters many of the top 25 teams could become very competitive This could close the gap amongst the top 25 and offer the lower ranked teams a viable shot at a National championship The idea that a championship is obtainable wi ll motivate the players to practice harder and longer to increase their ski ll s and will create a more competitive game Many of these teams have dominated their conferences or have become conference independents simply because of the lack of competition

It makes perfect logic that the NWBA should follow the example of successful collegiate sports orgashyni zat ions such as the NCAA NJCAA and the NAtA

The Chainnan of the Division 2 Committee is Dr Brad Hedrick of the University of Illinois His comshymittees task will be to maintain a communi ty based approach whereby players will be from the local area and will play fo r the local team Issues to be addressed by the committee include What is the criteshyria fo r a Division 2 team to move into Division I If a

team wi ns the Division 2 championship will they move to Division I As currently envisioned confershyence games post season tournaments and the NWBT shall remai n as it presently eusts

An ad-hoc committee was fanned to research and present Division 3 to the NWBA at our next annual delegates meeting in Portland in March 1996 Dick Bryant of the Carolina Tarwheels is the chainnan of thjs group They will gather infonnation and suggesshytions from teams to help develop the guidelines for Division 3 members The Division 3 committee must se riou sly consider not having a National Championship but instead havi ng several Regional Championships throughout the country Division 3 should consist of newly formed teams with inexperishyenced players experienced players who can t compete within the other divisions and players who want to play wheelchair basketball but can t dedicate the time or energy or don t have the desire to participate at the Division I or 2 level This will give older experishyenced players a chance to exercise to continue to parshytici pate in the game of wheelchai r basketball and to teach newer players the ski ll s of the game Players or teams which decide to play fo r a National title can then decide whether to move into Division I or 2 This should create an opportunity for many players to give a little something back to the sport that has given us all so much

Our belief is that divisional basketball wi ll increase our membership with new teams and will foster the return offonner NWBA teams who have conti nued to play but fai led to renew their membership in our orgashynization Teams wi ll have an opportunity to be comshypetitive more than ever before in their respective divishysions Division 2 should not have a problem fieldi ng 64 teams to compete in its post season structure a number the NWBA has had difficulty obtaining in recent years The Division I teams wi ll have a playshyoff system that wi ll require one less week of travel to regional tournaments whi ch historical ly haven t been very competiti ve and will save thousands of doll ars

it must be realized that the majority of teams should benefit from the addition of divisional basketshyball but there will be some cases in which divisional play will cause some pain As it appears now players wi ll be able to compete in Division I or 2 but not both Women j unior or intercollegiate players wi ll still be able to compete in their division but wi ll also be a110wed to play in the Men s Division I or 2 in the same season Division 3 team roster changes should

be closely scrutinized each season by the divisional committee so fair play is always demonstrated During the process of change over the next few seasons NWBA members will have to show patience until we achieve our goals Change is difficult but through evolution the NWBA will be able to perfect its divisional basketball process

The Conference Commissioners and Divisional Committees will play an important role in determinshying team eligibil ity for each divishysion and they will consider all the facts carefully before rendering a decision The NWBA bylaws state that the final determination of what di vision a team will belong is the decision of the NWBA Commissioner

All team representatives are encouraged to contact the chairshymen of these divisional committees directly and to give their input in writing so tbat each teams ideas are considered during development of the regulations for their respecshytive divisions

DivisioD 1 Committee

Ron Williams - Chai rman 1133 Brandy Station RiChardson TX 75080 214-234-4044 (H) 2 14-767-2288 0HJ 2 14-767-4502 (FAX)

Reg McClellan 1600 James Naismith Dr Gloucester ON K I B 5N4 613-837-1 824 (H) 6 13-748-5888 (W) 613-748-5889 (FAX)

bull

Bill Duncan 870 Hilmar St Santa Clara CA 95050 408-241-1877 (H) 415-361-3814 (Ji) 415-361-2588 (FAX)

Hany Vines 2005 Broken Bow No Little Rock AIlt 72116 501-834-8513 (H) 50 1-882-2842 (Ji) 800-622-4472 (Ji)

Mike Schlappi 2042 E Widsor Oak Cove Sandy UT 84092 801-572-1350 (H) 800-444-4750 (Ji) 801-532-3098 (FAX)

Jeff Brafford 14101 Fountain Lane Charlotte NC 28278 704-588-2133 (H) 704-376-5555 (Ji)

Division 2 Committee

Brad Hedrick-Chairman University of Ulinois Rehab-Education Ctr Champaign IL41268 2 17-333-4606 (Ji) 217-333-0248 (FAX)

Chuck Molnar 10757 Lemon Ave 1903 Alia Lorna CA 9 1737 909-941-7021 (H)

Scott Factor 57 Will Dr 168 Canton MA 0202 1 617-828-6686 (H) 617-740-2300 (Ji)

Frank Bums 3800 Ridgeway Dr Binningham AL 35209 205-871-0367 (H) 205-888-23100HJ 205-888-2283 (FAX)

Dick Bryant 2845 Charles Crawford Ln Charlotte NC 28262 704-547-0176 (H) Fax Available at same

Division 3 Committee

Dick Bryant-Chairman 8245 Charles Crawford Lane Charlotte NC 28282 704-547-0178 (II) Fax available at same

Randy Fisher 723 SW Timberway Dr Topeka KS 86819-1173 913-296-5005 (W)

Tim Stout 3513 9th St S Moline IL 61244 308-755-6733 (II) 308-782-0579 (W)

Bruce Scott 801 18th Street NW Washington DC 20006 202-416-7733 (W) 202-416-7706 (FAX)

Chuck Molnar 10757 Lemon Ave 1903 Alta Lorna CA 9 1737 909-941-7021 (II)

Randy Ward Rt 5 Box 40 Whiteville NC 28472 910-642-8617 (H)

AI Youakim 174 Ruckman Rd Hillsdale NJ 07642 308-755-6733 (H)

Ntio l Wheelchair Basketball APOCiation

CASA COLINA

Centers for Rehabilitation

For nearly half a century the National Wheelchair Basketball Association has defined excellence on the courts for wheelchair athletes The tradition and experience established by the associations past leadership is now invigorated with the energy and vision of the new

And the best is yet to come Casa Colina Centers for Rehabilitation is proud

to support the NWBA and all of its athletes

TWAA supports the NWBA aDd challenges all teams to join forces to make It the

hlggest aDd best national organization for physically challenged athletes

TeIUleSSee Wbeelcbair Atbletic Association uace ftMItvbIc Te __ MC 5131 I bull (ea) S100e bullbull

bull

TH( ON[ NAM( fOR (I(RY GAM[ Quickie Spons Centers offer the compltrc line of SHADOW

rec~ational and competition products Quickie Spons

Ccnlcrs givt you the opponunity 10 actually see fed and try

whilt you need before you buy Plus you11 get cxpcn advice

from our staff of trained profcssionals So flOW you can gel

everything from skis 10 cycles all under one roof

For Itle 0WkIe Sports center naareGl you call 8()()1456-8168 bull 2842 BusIne9e Parte Avenue Fresno Calilomla 93121

Para~ Veterans of America ZJA CHAlTER 833 Gibson Blvd SE AJbuquerque NM 67102

ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED

NONltPROFIT OR~IZAT1ON

us POSTAGE

0 Nbuquerque NM

letmit No 620

NWBA lists top 25 for 1994-95 season

RDnk fum Point Yalue

I Fresno Red Rollers 25

2 Music City Lightning 24

3 Arkansas Rollin

Razorbacks 23

4 Ottawa Royals 22

5 Dallas Mavericks 21

6 Golden State Road

Warriors 20

7 Grand Rapids Pacers 19

8 Casa Col ina Condors 18

9 EPVA Chargers 17

10 Whitewater 16

11 Saylor Texans 15

12 U ofUlinois 14

13 NRH Ambassadors 13

14 lJfA Mavin Mavs 12

15 Utah Wheel in Jazz 11

16 Twin City Spinners 10

17 Houston Rockets 9

18 Charlotte Hornets 8

19 NOl1hcoast Action 7

20 Carolina Tarwheels 6

21 LA Stars 5

22 Colorado Rolling

Cowboys 4

23 Pasadena 3

24 Chicago Bulls 2

25 Johnstown Flood City

Roller 1

Special Mention to Philadelphia Spokesmen and Lakeshore Pioneers

The Dallas Texans-4-- ~

support the NWBA and the future of

wheelchair basketball

Vandello Odorowski and Smith are latest inductees into NWBA Hall of Fame

At the 47th Annua l NWBT in Philadelphia those present witshynessed three of the greatest indishyviduals associated wi th the game being inducted into the NWBA Hall of Fame Don Vandello curshyrently with the Chicago Bulls and Gary Odorowski of the Detroit Sparks are two of the fi nest to ever play the sport of wheelchair basketball Don Vandello earned two Paraly mpic gold medal s in basketball and was a NWBT MVP in 1972 and 1976 with the Chicago S idewinders Gary Odorowski accumulated seven national chamshypionships with the Detroit Sparks and two Paralympic gold medals in 1972 and 1976

Ralph Smith served theNWBA fo r 18 years with disti nguished sershyvice as an executive comm ittee member Ralph created the first case book and effectively develshyoped the overall rules of the game of wheelchair basketball Ralph s contributions are significant and we all hope he will stay involved with the game he has had such a role in developing

National Wheelchair Baskelball Associalion

On the road to Atlanta in 96

Twenty six men make the grade in Paralympic team trials next session set for October On Apri l 30th 1995 Head Coach Brad Hedrick assembled a staff of assistants Lew Shaver Rick Swauger Don Byrnes Rod Williams John Chambers Todd Hatfield Tip Thiboutot and Marv Lapicola to review the strategy that would be followed during the se lection process fo r the men s US Paralympic team This 5 day trial s plan at the US Olympic Training Center (OrC) in Colorado Springs CO would skillshyfully dissect the playing abi liti es of 41 of the world s best athletes They would be extensively tested for individual skills and statistics would be gathered and analyzed Game si tuation scrimmages were taped and then during the late hours of the night viewed for the next mornings team discussion This process was implemented and each athlete was put to the task for five days They all worked extremely hard

The OTe was an ideal setting for this exciting process The food that was served daily from 7 00 am unti l 830 pm was the best AJI OTe staff members worked hard to provide the best in selVice to the athletes The Field House had 3 full sized courts availab le for our use and the Sports Medicine Department helped work out ou r aches and pains The staff of the US Olympic Committee Sports Science and Technology Department performed body comshyposition analysis on each athlete and hosted instructional sessions on resistance training and psycho-10gicaJ skills development

JulymiddotAugust I99S

As the week came to a close Brad Hedrick had the difficult task of identifying the 26 athletes to attend the next t raining session (October 1-7 1995) At that time a final announcement will be made to name the 12 players that will make up the US Men s 1996 Paralympic Team The players continuing to work to make the team are Chuck Badger Eric Barber Rusty Belknap Ed Bland AI Campos Reggie Colton Josh Fabian Chuck Gill Trooper Johnson Mel Jueue Tim Kazee Donnie Keller Rob Knight Kris Lenzo Jimbo Miller Darren Schenebeck Mike Schl appi Russ Serr Mark Shepherd

4 leg bags bull 4 Bed bags 1 tubes of HAUTKLEBER

Craig Schewmake Randy Snow Rick St John Oanyl Waller Steve Welch Gary Woodring and Abu Villa

Congratulations to all 41 athshyletes for being recognized as ou r best and we know you wi ll be back Good luck to the 26 athl etes advancing and we look forward to your success during the final trial session at the OTe in October 1995

Wheelchair Sports USA was most help fu l in providing volunshyteer and other helpful services that made thi s trial camp most successshyful

Marv Lapaeola Team Manager

skin adhesive vr1flc1ple 30 Condoms I Spigot Ie

I latex connection tube r)~

4-Week-Safety-Set for Only $7450

Prim iInI subfea to dwIre without notkt (Includel IhIpplnJ ~d tundllnt) Mtdlrnt ippfOftdAr1IOfIl ruldenulddSS su1 Tll

IJ

Central I ntercollegiate Conference slates two Natl tourneys for St Louis The Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) in their meeting in S1 Louis voted to conduct their next two national tournaments in St Louis Tournament hosts will be the St Louis Wheelchair Athletic Association (SLWAA) and Executive Director Bob Szyman Based on the tremendous support of the SLWAA and excelshylent leadership of Bob Szyman the tournament promises to be a conshytinued success The tournament will be held the first weekend in March 1996 to coincide with the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament

In further conference matters the representatives voted to attend two conference tournaments to be held at the University of Nebraska and at Southwest State University The date for the Nebraska tournashyment were scheduled tentat ively for November 1995 a nd the Southwest tournament for early February 1996 Specific dates will be set in early JUly

The University of Nebraska -Lincoln has sought membership in the CIC beginning with the 1995-96 season Shad Dahgren is headshying the efforts to field an NCAA eligible team In addition Wright State University (Dayton OH) has also app roached the crc for admission for the upcoming seashyson Wright State was a member of the conference through the 1993-94 season The admission of these teams would up conference membership to seven teams

Fina ll y Southwest State Un iversity coach Lew Shaver

announced hi s departure from the coaching ranks effective following the 1994-95 season Coach Shaver will pursue full time academic responsibilities at Southwest State

University However he will conshytinue to assist Brad Hedrick with US Men s Team efforts through the 1996 Paralympic competition

Basketball camps offer benefits to players of all levels more camps set for this year

The Nationa l Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) and the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) wish the attendees of the NWBA PVA National Basketball Camp the best of luck for a successful productive camp To be held at Ball State University from Jul y 31 to August 5 1995 the camp is designed for players of all levels of experience and ability and features instruction by some of the finest coaches in the sport

The camps coaching staff conshysists of well known wheelchair basketball coaches who ha ve coached men s and women s teams at all championship levels - the National Wheelchai r Basketball Tournament the National Women s Wheelchair Basketball Tournament and the National

Intercoll egiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament All have experienced coaching communityshybased teams

Many of the camp instructors also have extensive experience coaching mens and women s USA Teams in international competishytions - the Paralympics Gold Cup Stoke-Mandeville Games and morel Attending the annual camp is a greal way for male and female athletes 18 years and older who aspire to the USA Team to leam direct ly from these USA Team coaches and gain exposure for future USA Teams For those indimiddot v i dual s interested in attending future camps a Quickie Basketball Camp is currently scheduled for San Diego CA from Ju ly 28-30 1995

DICK STONESTROM

STAND-N-GO InC Rt 5 Box 22A

Fergus Falls MN 56537

218-739-5252 218-739-5262 Fax

Nlional Wheelchair Buketball Associlion

Divisional (Cont from Pg 5)

The NCAA presently has several different divishysions within its organization Most of its sports have divisional championships and each champion is proud to claim their trophy It makes perfect logic that the NWBA should follow the example of successful colshylegiate sports organizations suc h as the NCAA NJCAA and the NAlA who have proven it can be successful for al l its members

Presently two committees have been appointed by NWBA President Marvin Lapicoia The Division I committee chairman is Ron Williams of the Dallas Maveri cks Wheelchair Basketball Team and hi s comshymittee has the task of dec id ing what makes up a Division I team The committee is leaning towards the top 20-25 teams from the 1994-95 season ending ranki ngs These teams are al ready playing each other regularly each season therefore this would not create any additional financial hardship Each team could have the abil ity to recruit players outside of their immediate area By adding one or two players to their existi ng rosters many of the top 25 teams could become very competitive This could close the gap amongst the top 25 and offer the lower ranked teams a viable shot at a National championship The idea that a championship is obtainable wi ll motivate the players to practice harder and longer to increase their ski ll s and will create a more competitive game Many of these teams have dominated their conferences or have become conference independents simply because of the lack of competition

It makes perfect logic that the NWBA should follow the example of successful collegiate sports orgashyni zat ions such as the NCAA NJCAA and the NAtA

The Chainnan of the Division 2 Committee is Dr Brad Hedrick of the University of Illinois His comshymittees task will be to maintain a communi ty based approach whereby players will be from the local area and will play fo r the local team Issues to be addressed by the committee include What is the criteshyria fo r a Division 2 team to move into Division I If a

team wi ns the Division 2 championship will they move to Division I As currently envisioned confershyence games post season tournaments and the NWBT shall remai n as it presently eusts

An ad-hoc committee was fanned to research and present Division 3 to the NWBA at our next annual delegates meeting in Portland in March 1996 Dick Bryant of the Carolina Tarwheels is the chainnan of thjs group They will gather infonnation and suggesshytions from teams to help develop the guidelines for Division 3 members The Division 3 committee must se riou sly consider not having a National Championship but instead havi ng several Regional Championships throughout the country Division 3 should consist of newly formed teams with inexperishyenced players experienced players who can t compete within the other divisions and players who want to play wheelchair basketball but can t dedicate the time or energy or don t have the desire to participate at the Division I or 2 level This will give older experishyenced players a chance to exercise to continue to parshytici pate in the game of wheelchai r basketball and to teach newer players the ski ll s of the game Players or teams which decide to play fo r a National title can then decide whether to move into Division I or 2 This should create an opportunity for many players to give a little something back to the sport that has given us all so much

Our belief is that divisional basketball wi ll increase our membership with new teams and will foster the return offonner NWBA teams who have conti nued to play but fai led to renew their membership in our orgashynization Teams wi ll have an opportunity to be comshypetitive more than ever before in their respective divishysions Division 2 should not have a problem fieldi ng 64 teams to compete in its post season structure a number the NWBA has had difficulty obtaining in recent years The Division I teams wi ll have a playshyoff system that wi ll require one less week of travel to regional tournaments whi ch historical ly haven t been very competiti ve and will save thousands of doll ars

it must be realized that the majority of teams should benefit from the addition of divisional basketshyball but there will be some cases in which divisional play will cause some pain As it appears now players wi ll be able to compete in Division I or 2 but not both Women j unior or intercollegiate players wi ll still be able to compete in their division but wi ll also be a110wed to play in the Men s Division I or 2 in the same season Division 3 team roster changes should

be closely scrutinized each season by the divisional committee so fair play is always demonstrated During the process of change over the next few seasons NWBA members will have to show patience until we achieve our goals Change is difficult but through evolution the NWBA will be able to perfect its divisional basketball process

The Conference Commissioners and Divisional Committees will play an important role in determinshying team eligibil ity for each divishysion and they will consider all the facts carefully before rendering a decision The NWBA bylaws state that the final determination of what di vision a team will belong is the decision of the NWBA Commissioner

All team representatives are encouraged to contact the chairshymen of these divisional committees directly and to give their input in writing so tbat each teams ideas are considered during development of the regulations for their respecshytive divisions

DivisioD 1 Committee

Ron Williams - Chai rman 1133 Brandy Station RiChardson TX 75080 214-234-4044 (H) 2 14-767-2288 0HJ 2 14-767-4502 (FAX)

Reg McClellan 1600 James Naismith Dr Gloucester ON K I B 5N4 613-837-1 824 (H) 6 13-748-5888 (W) 613-748-5889 (FAX)

bull

Bill Duncan 870 Hilmar St Santa Clara CA 95050 408-241-1877 (H) 415-361-3814 (Ji) 415-361-2588 (FAX)

Hany Vines 2005 Broken Bow No Little Rock AIlt 72116 501-834-8513 (H) 50 1-882-2842 (Ji) 800-622-4472 (Ji)

Mike Schlappi 2042 E Widsor Oak Cove Sandy UT 84092 801-572-1350 (H) 800-444-4750 (Ji) 801-532-3098 (FAX)

Jeff Brafford 14101 Fountain Lane Charlotte NC 28278 704-588-2133 (H) 704-376-5555 (Ji)

Division 2 Committee

Brad Hedrick-Chairman University of Ulinois Rehab-Education Ctr Champaign IL41268 2 17-333-4606 (Ji) 217-333-0248 (FAX)

Chuck Molnar 10757 Lemon Ave 1903 Alia Lorna CA 9 1737 909-941-7021 (H)

Scott Factor 57 Will Dr 168 Canton MA 0202 1 617-828-6686 (H) 617-740-2300 (Ji)

Frank Bums 3800 Ridgeway Dr Binningham AL 35209 205-871-0367 (H) 205-888-23100HJ 205-888-2283 (FAX)

Dick Bryant 2845 Charles Crawford Ln Charlotte NC 28262 704-547-0176 (H) Fax Available at same

Division 3 Committee

Dick Bryant-Chairman 8245 Charles Crawford Lane Charlotte NC 28282 704-547-0178 (II) Fax available at same

Randy Fisher 723 SW Timberway Dr Topeka KS 86819-1173 913-296-5005 (W)

Tim Stout 3513 9th St S Moline IL 61244 308-755-6733 (II) 308-782-0579 (W)

Bruce Scott 801 18th Street NW Washington DC 20006 202-416-7733 (W) 202-416-7706 (FAX)

Chuck Molnar 10757 Lemon Ave 1903 Alta Lorna CA 9 1737 909-941-7021 (II)

Randy Ward Rt 5 Box 40 Whiteville NC 28472 910-642-8617 (H)

AI Youakim 174 Ruckman Rd Hillsdale NJ 07642 308-755-6733 (H)

Ntio l Wheelchair Basketball APOCiation

CASA COLINA

Centers for Rehabilitation

For nearly half a century the National Wheelchair Basketball Association has defined excellence on the courts for wheelchair athletes The tradition and experience established by the associations past leadership is now invigorated with the energy and vision of the new

And the best is yet to come Casa Colina Centers for Rehabilitation is proud

to support the NWBA and all of its athletes

TWAA supports the NWBA aDd challenges all teams to join forces to make It the

hlggest aDd best national organization for physically challenged athletes

TeIUleSSee Wbeelcbair Atbletic Association uace ftMItvbIc Te __ MC 5131 I bull (ea) S100e bullbull

bull

TH( ON[ NAM( fOR (I(RY GAM[ Quickie Spons Centers offer the compltrc line of SHADOW

rec~ational and competition products Quickie Spons

Ccnlcrs givt you the opponunity 10 actually see fed and try

whilt you need before you buy Plus you11 get cxpcn advice

from our staff of trained profcssionals So flOW you can gel

everything from skis 10 cycles all under one roof

For Itle 0WkIe Sports center naareGl you call 8()()1456-8168 bull 2842 BusIne9e Parte Avenue Fresno Calilomla 93121

Para~ Veterans of America ZJA CHAlTER 833 Gibson Blvd SE AJbuquerque NM 67102

ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED

NONltPROFIT OR~IZAT1ON

us POSTAGE

0 Nbuquerque NM

letmit No 620

On the road to Atlanta in 96

Twenty six men make the grade in Paralympic team trials next session set for October On Apri l 30th 1995 Head Coach Brad Hedrick assembled a staff of assistants Lew Shaver Rick Swauger Don Byrnes Rod Williams John Chambers Todd Hatfield Tip Thiboutot and Marv Lapicola to review the strategy that would be followed during the se lection process fo r the men s US Paralympic team This 5 day trial s plan at the US Olympic Training Center (OrC) in Colorado Springs CO would skillshyfully dissect the playing abi liti es of 41 of the world s best athletes They would be extensively tested for individual skills and statistics would be gathered and analyzed Game si tuation scrimmages were taped and then during the late hours of the night viewed for the next mornings team discussion This process was implemented and each athlete was put to the task for five days They all worked extremely hard

The OTe was an ideal setting for this exciting process The food that was served daily from 7 00 am unti l 830 pm was the best AJI OTe staff members worked hard to provide the best in selVice to the athletes The Field House had 3 full sized courts availab le for our use and the Sports Medicine Department helped work out ou r aches and pains The staff of the US Olympic Committee Sports Science and Technology Department performed body comshyposition analysis on each athlete and hosted instructional sessions on resistance training and psycho-10gicaJ skills development

JulymiddotAugust I99S

As the week came to a close Brad Hedrick had the difficult task of identifying the 26 athletes to attend the next t raining session (October 1-7 1995) At that time a final announcement will be made to name the 12 players that will make up the US Men s 1996 Paralympic Team The players continuing to work to make the team are Chuck Badger Eric Barber Rusty Belknap Ed Bland AI Campos Reggie Colton Josh Fabian Chuck Gill Trooper Johnson Mel Jueue Tim Kazee Donnie Keller Rob Knight Kris Lenzo Jimbo Miller Darren Schenebeck Mike Schl appi Russ Serr Mark Shepherd

4 leg bags bull 4 Bed bags 1 tubes of HAUTKLEBER

Craig Schewmake Randy Snow Rick St John Oanyl Waller Steve Welch Gary Woodring and Abu Villa

Congratulations to all 41 athshyletes for being recognized as ou r best and we know you wi ll be back Good luck to the 26 athl etes advancing and we look forward to your success during the final trial session at the OTe in October 1995

Wheelchair Sports USA was most help fu l in providing volunshyteer and other helpful services that made thi s trial camp most successshyful

Marv Lapaeola Team Manager

skin adhesive vr1flc1ple 30 Condoms I Spigot Ie

I latex connection tube r)~

4-Week-Safety-Set for Only $7450

Prim iInI subfea to dwIre without notkt (Includel IhIpplnJ ~d tundllnt) Mtdlrnt ippfOftdAr1IOfIl ruldenulddSS su1 Tll

IJ

Central I ntercollegiate Conference slates two Natl tourneys for St Louis The Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) in their meeting in S1 Louis voted to conduct their next two national tournaments in St Louis Tournament hosts will be the St Louis Wheelchair Athletic Association (SLWAA) and Executive Director Bob Szyman Based on the tremendous support of the SLWAA and excelshylent leadership of Bob Szyman the tournament promises to be a conshytinued success The tournament will be held the first weekend in March 1996 to coincide with the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament

In further conference matters the representatives voted to attend two conference tournaments to be held at the University of Nebraska and at Southwest State University The date for the Nebraska tournashyment were scheduled tentat ively for November 1995 a nd the Southwest tournament for early February 1996 Specific dates will be set in early JUly

The University of Nebraska -Lincoln has sought membership in the CIC beginning with the 1995-96 season Shad Dahgren is headshying the efforts to field an NCAA eligible team In addition Wright State University (Dayton OH) has also app roached the crc for admission for the upcoming seashyson Wright State was a member of the conference through the 1993-94 season The admission of these teams would up conference membership to seven teams

Fina ll y Southwest State Un iversity coach Lew Shaver

announced hi s departure from the coaching ranks effective following the 1994-95 season Coach Shaver will pursue full time academic responsibilities at Southwest State

University However he will conshytinue to assist Brad Hedrick with US Men s Team efforts through the 1996 Paralympic competition

Basketball camps offer benefits to players of all levels more camps set for this year

The Nationa l Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) and the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) wish the attendees of the NWBA PVA National Basketball Camp the best of luck for a successful productive camp To be held at Ball State University from Jul y 31 to August 5 1995 the camp is designed for players of all levels of experience and ability and features instruction by some of the finest coaches in the sport

The camps coaching staff conshysists of well known wheelchair basketball coaches who ha ve coached men s and women s teams at all championship levels - the National Wheelchai r Basketball Tournament the National Women s Wheelchair Basketball Tournament and the National

Intercoll egiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament All have experienced coaching communityshybased teams

Many of the camp instructors also have extensive experience coaching mens and women s USA Teams in international competishytions - the Paralympics Gold Cup Stoke-Mandeville Games and morel Attending the annual camp is a greal way for male and female athletes 18 years and older who aspire to the USA Team to leam direct ly from these USA Team coaches and gain exposure for future USA Teams For those indimiddot v i dual s interested in attending future camps a Quickie Basketball Camp is currently scheduled for San Diego CA from Ju ly 28-30 1995

DICK STONESTROM

STAND-N-GO InC Rt 5 Box 22A

Fergus Falls MN 56537

218-739-5252 218-739-5262 Fax

Nlional Wheelchair Buketball Associlion

Divisional (Cont from Pg 5)

The NCAA presently has several different divishysions within its organization Most of its sports have divisional championships and each champion is proud to claim their trophy It makes perfect logic that the NWBA should follow the example of successful colshylegiate sports organizations suc h as the NCAA NJCAA and the NAlA who have proven it can be successful for al l its members

Presently two committees have been appointed by NWBA President Marvin Lapicoia The Division I committee chairman is Ron Williams of the Dallas Maveri cks Wheelchair Basketball Team and hi s comshymittee has the task of dec id ing what makes up a Division I team The committee is leaning towards the top 20-25 teams from the 1994-95 season ending ranki ngs These teams are al ready playing each other regularly each season therefore this would not create any additional financial hardship Each team could have the abil ity to recruit players outside of their immediate area By adding one or two players to their existi ng rosters many of the top 25 teams could become very competitive This could close the gap amongst the top 25 and offer the lower ranked teams a viable shot at a National championship The idea that a championship is obtainable wi ll motivate the players to practice harder and longer to increase their ski ll s and will create a more competitive game Many of these teams have dominated their conferences or have become conference independents simply because of the lack of competition

It makes perfect logic that the NWBA should follow the example of successful collegiate sports orgashyni zat ions such as the NCAA NJCAA and the NAtA

The Chainnan of the Division 2 Committee is Dr Brad Hedrick of the University of Illinois His comshymittees task will be to maintain a communi ty based approach whereby players will be from the local area and will play fo r the local team Issues to be addressed by the committee include What is the criteshyria fo r a Division 2 team to move into Division I If a

team wi ns the Division 2 championship will they move to Division I As currently envisioned confershyence games post season tournaments and the NWBT shall remai n as it presently eusts

An ad-hoc committee was fanned to research and present Division 3 to the NWBA at our next annual delegates meeting in Portland in March 1996 Dick Bryant of the Carolina Tarwheels is the chainnan of thjs group They will gather infonnation and suggesshytions from teams to help develop the guidelines for Division 3 members The Division 3 committee must se riou sly consider not having a National Championship but instead havi ng several Regional Championships throughout the country Division 3 should consist of newly formed teams with inexperishyenced players experienced players who can t compete within the other divisions and players who want to play wheelchair basketball but can t dedicate the time or energy or don t have the desire to participate at the Division I or 2 level This will give older experishyenced players a chance to exercise to continue to parshytici pate in the game of wheelchai r basketball and to teach newer players the ski ll s of the game Players or teams which decide to play fo r a National title can then decide whether to move into Division I or 2 This should create an opportunity for many players to give a little something back to the sport that has given us all so much

Our belief is that divisional basketball wi ll increase our membership with new teams and will foster the return offonner NWBA teams who have conti nued to play but fai led to renew their membership in our orgashynization Teams wi ll have an opportunity to be comshypetitive more than ever before in their respective divishysions Division 2 should not have a problem fieldi ng 64 teams to compete in its post season structure a number the NWBA has had difficulty obtaining in recent years The Division I teams wi ll have a playshyoff system that wi ll require one less week of travel to regional tournaments whi ch historical ly haven t been very competiti ve and will save thousands of doll ars

it must be realized that the majority of teams should benefit from the addition of divisional basketshyball but there will be some cases in which divisional play will cause some pain As it appears now players wi ll be able to compete in Division I or 2 but not both Women j unior or intercollegiate players wi ll still be able to compete in their division but wi ll also be a110wed to play in the Men s Division I or 2 in the same season Division 3 team roster changes should

be closely scrutinized each season by the divisional committee so fair play is always demonstrated During the process of change over the next few seasons NWBA members will have to show patience until we achieve our goals Change is difficult but through evolution the NWBA will be able to perfect its divisional basketball process

The Conference Commissioners and Divisional Committees will play an important role in determinshying team eligibil ity for each divishysion and they will consider all the facts carefully before rendering a decision The NWBA bylaws state that the final determination of what di vision a team will belong is the decision of the NWBA Commissioner

All team representatives are encouraged to contact the chairshymen of these divisional committees directly and to give their input in writing so tbat each teams ideas are considered during development of the regulations for their respecshytive divisions

DivisioD 1 Committee

Ron Williams - Chai rman 1133 Brandy Station RiChardson TX 75080 214-234-4044 (H) 2 14-767-2288 0HJ 2 14-767-4502 (FAX)

Reg McClellan 1600 James Naismith Dr Gloucester ON K I B 5N4 613-837-1 824 (H) 6 13-748-5888 (W) 613-748-5889 (FAX)

bull

Bill Duncan 870 Hilmar St Santa Clara CA 95050 408-241-1877 (H) 415-361-3814 (Ji) 415-361-2588 (FAX)

Hany Vines 2005 Broken Bow No Little Rock AIlt 72116 501-834-8513 (H) 50 1-882-2842 (Ji) 800-622-4472 (Ji)

Mike Schlappi 2042 E Widsor Oak Cove Sandy UT 84092 801-572-1350 (H) 800-444-4750 (Ji) 801-532-3098 (FAX)

Jeff Brafford 14101 Fountain Lane Charlotte NC 28278 704-588-2133 (H) 704-376-5555 (Ji)

Division 2 Committee

Brad Hedrick-Chairman University of Ulinois Rehab-Education Ctr Champaign IL41268 2 17-333-4606 (Ji) 217-333-0248 (FAX)

Chuck Molnar 10757 Lemon Ave 1903 Alia Lorna CA 9 1737 909-941-7021 (H)

Scott Factor 57 Will Dr 168 Canton MA 0202 1 617-828-6686 (H) 617-740-2300 (Ji)

Frank Bums 3800 Ridgeway Dr Binningham AL 35209 205-871-0367 (H) 205-888-23100HJ 205-888-2283 (FAX)

Dick Bryant 2845 Charles Crawford Ln Charlotte NC 28262 704-547-0176 (H) Fax Available at same

Division 3 Committee

Dick Bryant-Chairman 8245 Charles Crawford Lane Charlotte NC 28282 704-547-0178 (II) Fax available at same

Randy Fisher 723 SW Timberway Dr Topeka KS 86819-1173 913-296-5005 (W)

Tim Stout 3513 9th St S Moline IL 61244 308-755-6733 (II) 308-782-0579 (W)

Bruce Scott 801 18th Street NW Washington DC 20006 202-416-7733 (W) 202-416-7706 (FAX)

Chuck Molnar 10757 Lemon Ave 1903 Alta Lorna CA 9 1737 909-941-7021 (II)

Randy Ward Rt 5 Box 40 Whiteville NC 28472 910-642-8617 (H)

AI Youakim 174 Ruckman Rd Hillsdale NJ 07642 308-755-6733 (H)

Ntio l Wheelchair Basketball APOCiation

CASA COLINA

Centers for Rehabilitation

For nearly half a century the National Wheelchair Basketball Association has defined excellence on the courts for wheelchair athletes The tradition and experience established by the associations past leadership is now invigorated with the energy and vision of the new

And the best is yet to come Casa Colina Centers for Rehabilitation is proud

to support the NWBA and all of its athletes

TWAA supports the NWBA aDd challenges all teams to join forces to make It the

hlggest aDd best national organization for physically challenged athletes

TeIUleSSee Wbeelcbair Atbletic Association uace ftMItvbIc Te __ MC 5131 I bull (ea) S100e bullbull

bull

TH( ON[ NAM( fOR (I(RY GAM[ Quickie Spons Centers offer the compltrc line of SHADOW

rec~ational and competition products Quickie Spons

Ccnlcrs givt you the opponunity 10 actually see fed and try

whilt you need before you buy Plus you11 get cxpcn advice

from our staff of trained profcssionals So flOW you can gel

everything from skis 10 cycles all under one roof

For Itle 0WkIe Sports center naareGl you call 8()()1456-8168 bull 2842 BusIne9e Parte Avenue Fresno Calilomla 93121

Para~ Veterans of America ZJA CHAlTER 833 Gibson Blvd SE AJbuquerque NM 67102

ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED

NONltPROFIT OR~IZAT1ON

us POSTAGE

0 Nbuquerque NM

letmit No 620

Central I ntercollegiate Conference slates two Natl tourneys for St Louis The Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) in their meeting in S1 Louis voted to conduct their next two national tournaments in St Louis Tournament hosts will be the St Louis Wheelchair Athletic Association (SLWAA) and Executive Director Bob Szyman Based on the tremendous support of the SLWAA and excelshylent leadership of Bob Szyman the tournament promises to be a conshytinued success The tournament will be held the first weekend in March 1996 to coincide with the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament

In further conference matters the representatives voted to attend two conference tournaments to be held at the University of Nebraska and at Southwest State University The date for the Nebraska tournashyment were scheduled tentat ively for November 1995 a nd the Southwest tournament for early February 1996 Specific dates will be set in early JUly

The University of Nebraska -Lincoln has sought membership in the CIC beginning with the 1995-96 season Shad Dahgren is headshying the efforts to field an NCAA eligible team In addition Wright State University (Dayton OH) has also app roached the crc for admission for the upcoming seashyson Wright State was a member of the conference through the 1993-94 season The admission of these teams would up conference membership to seven teams

Fina ll y Southwest State Un iversity coach Lew Shaver

announced hi s departure from the coaching ranks effective following the 1994-95 season Coach Shaver will pursue full time academic responsibilities at Southwest State

University However he will conshytinue to assist Brad Hedrick with US Men s Team efforts through the 1996 Paralympic competition

Basketball camps offer benefits to players of all levels more camps set for this year

The Nationa l Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) and the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) wish the attendees of the NWBA PVA National Basketball Camp the best of luck for a successful productive camp To be held at Ball State University from Jul y 31 to August 5 1995 the camp is designed for players of all levels of experience and ability and features instruction by some of the finest coaches in the sport

The camps coaching staff conshysists of well known wheelchair basketball coaches who ha ve coached men s and women s teams at all championship levels - the National Wheelchai r Basketball Tournament the National Women s Wheelchair Basketball Tournament and the National

Intercoll egiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament All have experienced coaching communityshybased teams

Many of the camp instructors also have extensive experience coaching mens and women s USA Teams in international competishytions - the Paralympics Gold Cup Stoke-Mandeville Games and morel Attending the annual camp is a greal way for male and female athletes 18 years and older who aspire to the USA Team to leam direct ly from these USA Team coaches and gain exposure for future USA Teams For those indimiddot v i dual s interested in attending future camps a Quickie Basketball Camp is currently scheduled for San Diego CA from Ju ly 28-30 1995

DICK STONESTROM

STAND-N-GO InC Rt 5 Box 22A

Fergus Falls MN 56537

218-739-5252 218-739-5262 Fax

Nlional Wheelchair Buketball Associlion

Divisional (Cont from Pg 5)

The NCAA presently has several different divishysions within its organization Most of its sports have divisional championships and each champion is proud to claim their trophy It makes perfect logic that the NWBA should follow the example of successful colshylegiate sports organizations suc h as the NCAA NJCAA and the NAlA who have proven it can be successful for al l its members

Presently two committees have been appointed by NWBA President Marvin Lapicoia The Division I committee chairman is Ron Williams of the Dallas Maveri cks Wheelchair Basketball Team and hi s comshymittee has the task of dec id ing what makes up a Division I team The committee is leaning towards the top 20-25 teams from the 1994-95 season ending ranki ngs These teams are al ready playing each other regularly each season therefore this would not create any additional financial hardship Each team could have the abil ity to recruit players outside of their immediate area By adding one or two players to their existi ng rosters many of the top 25 teams could become very competitive This could close the gap amongst the top 25 and offer the lower ranked teams a viable shot at a National championship The idea that a championship is obtainable wi ll motivate the players to practice harder and longer to increase their ski ll s and will create a more competitive game Many of these teams have dominated their conferences or have become conference independents simply because of the lack of competition

It makes perfect logic that the NWBA should follow the example of successful collegiate sports orgashyni zat ions such as the NCAA NJCAA and the NAtA

The Chainnan of the Division 2 Committee is Dr Brad Hedrick of the University of Illinois His comshymittees task will be to maintain a communi ty based approach whereby players will be from the local area and will play fo r the local team Issues to be addressed by the committee include What is the criteshyria fo r a Division 2 team to move into Division I If a

team wi ns the Division 2 championship will they move to Division I As currently envisioned confershyence games post season tournaments and the NWBT shall remai n as it presently eusts

An ad-hoc committee was fanned to research and present Division 3 to the NWBA at our next annual delegates meeting in Portland in March 1996 Dick Bryant of the Carolina Tarwheels is the chainnan of thjs group They will gather infonnation and suggesshytions from teams to help develop the guidelines for Division 3 members The Division 3 committee must se riou sly consider not having a National Championship but instead havi ng several Regional Championships throughout the country Division 3 should consist of newly formed teams with inexperishyenced players experienced players who can t compete within the other divisions and players who want to play wheelchair basketball but can t dedicate the time or energy or don t have the desire to participate at the Division I or 2 level This will give older experishyenced players a chance to exercise to continue to parshytici pate in the game of wheelchai r basketball and to teach newer players the ski ll s of the game Players or teams which decide to play fo r a National title can then decide whether to move into Division I or 2 This should create an opportunity for many players to give a little something back to the sport that has given us all so much

Our belief is that divisional basketball wi ll increase our membership with new teams and will foster the return offonner NWBA teams who have conti nued to play but fai led to renew their membership in our orgashynization Teams wi ll have an opportunity to be comshypetitive more than ever before in their respective divishysions Division 2 should not have a problem fieldi ng 64 teams to compete in its post season structure a number the NWBA has had difficulty obtaining in recent years The Division I teams wi ll have a playshyoff system that wi ll require one less week of travel to regional tournaments whi ch historical ly haven t been very competiti ve and will save thousands of doll ars

it must be realized that the majority of teams should benefit from the addition of divisional basketshyball but there will be some cases in which divisional play will cause some pain As it appears now players wi ll be able to compete in Division I or 2 but not both Women j unior or intercollegiate players wi ll still be able to compete in their division but wi ll also be a110wed to play in the Men s Division I or 2 in the same season Division 3 team roster changes should

be closely scrutinized each season by the divisional committee so fair play is always demonstrated During the process of change over the next few seasons NWBA members will have to show patience until we achieve our goals Change is difficult but through evolution the NWBA will be able to perfect its divisional basketball process

The Conference Commissioners and Divisional Committees will play an important role in determinshying team eligibil ity for each divishysion and they will consider all the facts carefully before rendering a decision The NWBA bylaws state that the final determination of what di vision a team will belong is the decision of the NWBA Commissioner

All team representatives are encouraged to contact the chairshymen of these divisional committees directly and to give their input in writing so tbat each teams ideas are considered during development of the regulations for their respecshytive divisions

DivisioD 1 Committee

Ron Williams - Chai rman 1133 Brandy Station RiChardson TX 75080 214-234-4044 (H) 2 14-767-2288 0HJ 2 14-767-4502 (FAX)

Reg McClellan 1600 James Naismith Dr Gloucester ON K I B 5N4 613-837-1 824 (H) 6 13-748-5888 (W) 613-748-5889 (FAX)

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Bill Duncan 870 Hilmar St Santa Clara CA 95050 408-241-1877 (H) 415-361-3814 (Ji) 415-361-2588 (FAX)

Hany Vines 2005 Broken Bow No Little Rock AIlt 72116 501-834-8513 (H) 50 1-882-2842 (Ji) 800-622-4472 (Ji)

Mike Schlappi 2042 E Widsor Oak Cove Sandy UT 84092 801-572-1350 (H) 800-444-4750 (Ji) 801-532-3098 (FAX)

Jeff Brafford 14101 Fountain Lane Charlotte NC 28278 704-588-2133 (H) 704-376-5555 (Ji)

Division 2 Committee

Brad Hedrick-Chairman University of Ulinois Rehab-Education Ctr Champaign IL41268 2 17-333-4606 (Ji) 217-333-0248 (FAX)

Chuck Molnar 10757 Lemon Ave 1903 Alia Lorna CA 9 1737 909-941-7021 (H)

Scott Factor 57 Will Dr 168 Canton MA 0202 1 617-828-6686 (H) 617-740-2300 (Ji)

Frank Bums 3800 Ridgeway Dr Binningham AL 35209 205-871-0367 (H) 205-888-23100HJ 205-888-2283 (FAX)

Dick Bryant 2845 Charles Crawford Ln Charlotte NC 28262 704-547-0176 (H) Fax Available at same

Division 3 Committee

Dick Bryant-Chairman 8245 Charles Crawford Lane Charlotte NC 28282 704-547-0178 (II) Fax available at same

Randy Fisher 723 SW Timberway Dr Topeka KS 86819-1173 913-296-5005 (W)

Tim Stout 3513 9th St S Moline IL 61244 308-755-6733 (II) 308-782-0579 (W)

Bruce Scott 801 18th Street NW Washington DC 20006 202-416-7733 (W) 202-416-7706 (FAX)

Chuck Molnar 10757 Lemon Ave 1903 Alta Lorna CA 9 1737 909-941-7021 (II)

Randy Ward Rt 5 Box 40 Whiteville NC 28472 910-642-8617 (H)

AI Youakim 174 Ruckman Rd Hillsdale NJ 07642 308-755-6733 (H)

Ntio l Wheelchair Basketball APOCiation

CASA COLINA

Centers for Rehabilitation

For nearly half a century the National Wheelchair Basketball Association has defined excellence on the courts for wheelchair athletes The tradition and experience established by the associations past leadership is now invigorated with the energy and vision of the new

And the best is yet to come Casa Colina Centers for Rehabilitation is proud

to support the NWBA and all of its athletes

TWAA supports the NWBA aDd challenges all teams to join forces to make It the

hlggest aDd best national organization for physically challenged athletes

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whilt you need before you buy Plus you11 get cxpcn advice

from our staff of trained profcssionals So flOW you can gel

everything from skis 10 cycles all under one roof

For Itle 0WkIe Sports center naareGl you call 8()()1456-8168 bull 2842 BusIne9e Parte Avenue Fresno Calilomla 93121

Para~ Veterans of America ZJA CHAlTER 833 Gibson Blvd SE AJbuquerque NM 67102

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Divisional (Cont from Pg 5)

The NCAA presently has several different divishysions within its organization Most of its sports have divisional championships and each champion is proud to claim their trophy It makes perfect logic that the NWBA should follow the example of successful colshylegiate sports organizations suc h as the NCAA NJCAA and the NAlA who have proven it can be successful for al l its members

Presently two committees have been appointed by NWBA President Marvin Lapicoia The Division I committee chairman is Ron Williams of the Dallas Maveri cks Wheelchair Basketball Team and hi s comshymittee has the task of dec id ing what makes up a Division I team The committee is leaning towards the top 20-25 teams from the 1994-95 season ending ranki ngs These teams are al ready playing each other regularly each season therefore this would not create any additional financial hardship Each team could have the abil ity to recruit players outside of their immediate area By adding one or two players to their existi ng rosters many of the top 25 teams could become very competitive This could close the gap amongst the top 25 and offer the lower ranked teams a viable shot at a National championship The idea that a championship is obtainable wi ll motivate the players to practice harder and longer to increase their ski ll s and will create a more competitive game Many of these teams have dominated their conferences or have become conference independents simply because of the lack of competition

It makes perfect logic that the NWBA should follow the example of successful collegiate sports orgashyni zat ions such as the NCAA NJCAA and the NAtA

The Chainnan of the Division 2 Committee is Dr Brad Hedrick of the University of Illinois His comshymittees task will be to maintain a communi ty based approach whereby players will be from the local area and will play fo r the local team Issues to be addressed by the committee include What is the criteshyria fo r a Division 2 team to move into Division I If a

team wi ns the Division 2 championship will they move to Division I As currently envisioned confershyence games post season tournaments and the NWBT shall remai n as it presently eusts

An ad-hoc committee was fanned to research and present Division 3 to the NWBA at our next annual delegates meeting in Portland in March 1996 Dick Bryant of the Carolina Tarwheels is the chainnan of thjs group They will gather infonnation and suggesshytions from teams to help develop the guidelines for Division 3 members The Division 3 committee must se riou sly consider not having a National Championship but instead havi ng several Regional Championships throughout the country Division 3 should consist of newly formed teams with inexperishyenced players experienced players who can t compete within the other divisions and players who want to play wheelchair basketball but can t dedicate the time or energy or don t have the desire to participate at the Division I or 2 level This will give older experishyenced players a chance to exercise to continue to parshytici pate in the game of wheelchai r basketball and to teach newer players the ski ll s of the game Players or teams which decide to play fo r a National title can then decide whether to move into Division I or 2 This should create an opportunity for many players to give a little something back to the sport that has given us all so much

Our belief is that divisional basketball wi ll increase our membership with new teams and will foster the return offonner NWBA teams who have conti nued to play but fai led to renew their membership in our orgashynization Teams wi ll have an opportunity to be comshypetitive more than ever before in their respective divishysions Division 2 should not have a problem fieldi ng 64 teams to compete in its post season structure a number the NWBA has had difficulty obtaining in recent years The Division I teams wi ll have a playshyoff system that wi ll require one less week of travel to regional tournaments whi ch historical ly haven t been very competiti ve and will save thousands of doll ars

it must be realized that the majority of teams should benefit from the addition of divisional basketshyball but there will be some cases in which divisional play will cause some pain As it appears now players wi ll be able to compete in Division I or 2 but not both Women j unior or intercollegiate players wi ll still be able to compete in their division but wi ll also be a110wed to play in the Men s Division I or 2 in the same season Division 3 team roster changes should

be closely scrutinized each season by the divisional committee so fair play is always demonstrated During the process of change over the next few seasons NWBA members will have to show patience until we achieve our goals Change is difficult but through evolution the NWBA will be able to perfect its divisional basketball process

The Conference Commissioners and Divisional Committees will play an important role in determinshying team eligibil ity for each divishysion and they will consider all the facts carefully before rendering a decision The NWBA bylaws state that the final determination of what di vision a team will belong is the decision of the NWBA Commissioner

All team representatives are encouraged to contact the chairshymen of these divisional committees directly and to give their input in writing so tbat each teams ideas are considered during development of the regulations for their respecshytive divisions

DivisioD 1 Committee

Ron Williams - Chai rman 1133 Brandy Station RiChardson TX 75080 214-234-4044 (H) 2 14-767-2288 0HJ 2 14-767-4502 (FAX)

Reg McClellan 1600 James Naismith Dr Gloucester ON K I B 5N4 613-837-1 824 (H) 6 13-748-5888 (W) 613-748-5889 (FAX)

bull

Bill Duncan 870 Hilmar St Santa Clara CA 95050 408-241-1877 (H) 415-361-3814 (Ji) 415-361-2588 (FAX)

Hany Vines 2005 Broken Bow No Little Rock AIlt 72116 501-834-8513 (H) 50 1-882-2842 (Ji) 800-622-4472 (Ji)

Mike Schlappi 2042 E Widsor Oak Cove Sandy UT 84092 801-572-1350 (H) 800-444-4750 (Ji) 801-532-3098 (FAX)

Jeff Brafford 14101 Fountain Lane Charlotte NC 28278 704-588-2133 (H) 704-376-5555 (Ji)

Division 2 Committee

Brad Hedrick-Chairman University of Ulinois Rehab-Education Ctr Champaign IL41268 2 17-333-4606 (Ji) 217-333-0248 (FAX)

Chuck Molnar 10757 Lemon Ave 1903 Alia Lorna CA 9 1737 909-941-7021 (H)

Scott Factor 57 Will Dr 168 Canton MA 0202 1 617-828-6686 (H) 617-740-2300 (Ji)

Frank Bums 3800 Ridgeway Dr Binningham AL 35209 205-871-0367 (H) 205-888-23100HJ 205-888-2283 (FAX)

Dick Bryant 2845 Charles Crawford Ln Charlotte NC 28262 704-547-0176 (H) Fax Available at same

Division 3 Committee

Dick Bryant-Chairman 8245 Charles Crawford Lane Charlotte NC 28282 704-547-0178 (II) Fax available at same

Randy Fisher 723 SW Timberway Dr Topeka KS 86819-1173 913-296-5005 (W)

Tim Stout 3513 9th St S Moline IL 61244 308-755-6733 (II) 308-782-0579 (W)

Bruce Scott 801 18th Street NW Washington DC 20006 202-416-7733 (W) 202-416-7706 (FAX)

Chuck Molnar 10757 Lemon Ave 1903 Alta Lorna CA 9 1737 909-941-7021 (II)

Randy Ward Rt 5 Box 40 Whiteville NC 28472 910-642-8617 (H)

AI Youakim 174 Ruckman Rd Hillsdale NJ 07642 308-755-6733 (H)

Ntio l Wheelchair Basketball APOCiation

CASA COLINA

Centers for Rehabilitation

For nearly half a century the National Wheelchair Basketball Association has defined excellence on the courts for wheelchair athletes The tradition and experience established by the associations past leadership is now invigorated with the energy and vision of the new

And the best is yet to come Casa Colina Centers for Rehabilitation is proud

to support the NWBA and all of its athletes

TWAA supports the NWBA aDd challenges all teams to join forces to make It the

hlggest aDd best national organization for physically challenged athletes

TeIUleSSee Wbeelcbair Atbletic Association uace ftMItvbIc Te __ MC 5131 I bull (ea) S100e bullbull

bull

TH( ON[ NAM( fOR (I(RY GAM[ Quickie Spons Centers offer the compltrc line of SHADOW

rec~ational and competition products Quickie Spons

Ccnlcrs givt you the opponunity 10 actually see fed and try

whilt you need before you buy Plus you11 get cxpcn advice

from our staff of trained profcssionals So flOW you can gel

everything from skis 10 cycles all under one roof

For Itle 0WkIe Sports center naareGl you call 8()()1456-8168 bull 2842 BusIne9e Parte Avenue Fresno Calilomla 93121

Para~ Veterans of America ZJA CHAlTER 833 Gibson Blvd SE AJbuquerque NM 67102

ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED

NONltPROFIT OR~IZAT1ON

us POSTAGE

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letmit No 620

be closely scrutinized each season by the divisional committee so fair play is always demonstrated During the process of change over the next few seasons NWBA members will have to show patience until we achieve our goals Change is difficult but through evolution the NWBA will be able to perfect its divisional basketball process

The Conference Commissioners and Divisional Committees will play an important role in determinshying team eligibil ity for each divishysion and they will consider all the facts carefully before rendering a decision The NWBA bylaws state that the final determination of what di vision a team will belong is the decision of the NWBA Commissioner

All team representatives are encouraged to contact the chairshymen of these divisional committees directly and to give their input in writing so tbat each teams ideas are considered during development of the regulations for their respecshytive divisions

DivisioD 1 Committee

Ron Williams - Chai rman 1133 Brandy Station RiChardson TX 75080 214-234-4044 (H) 2 14-767-2288 0HJ 2 14-767-4502 (FAX)

Reg McClellan 1600 James Naismith Dr Gloucester ON K I B 5N4 613-837-1 824 (H) 6 13-748-5888 (W) 613-748-5889 (FAX)

bull

Bill Duncan 870 Hilmar St Santa Clara CA 95050 408-241-1877 (H) 415-361-3814 (Ji) 415-361-2588 (FAX)

Hany Vines 2005 Broken Bow No Little Rock AIlt 72116 501-834-8513 (H) 50 1-882-2842 (Ji) 800-622-4472 (Ji)

Mike Schlappi 2042 E Widsor Oak Cove Sandy UT 84092 801-572-1350 (H) 800-444-4750 (Ji) 801-532-3098 (FAX)

Jeff Brafford 14101 Fountain Lane Charlotte NC 28278 704-588-2133 (H) 704-376-5555 (Ji)

Division 2 Committee

Brad Hedrick-Chairman University of Ulinois Rehab-Education Ctr Champaign IL41268 2 17-333-4606 (Ji) 217-333-0248 (FAX)

Chuck Molnar 10757 Lemon Ave 1903 Alia Lorna CA 9 1737 909-941-7021 (H)

Scott Factor 57 Will Dr 168 Canton MA 0202 1 617-828-6686 (H) 617-740-2300 (Ji)

Frank Bums 3800 Ridgeway Dr Binningham AL 35209 205-871-0367 (H) 205-888-23100HJ 205-888-2283 (FAX)

Dick Bryant 2845 Charles Crawford Ln Charlotte NC 28262 704-547-0176 (H) Fax Available at same

Division 3 Committee

Dick Bryant-Chairman 8245 Charles Crawford Lane Charlotte NC 28282 704-547-0178 (II) Fax available at same

Randy Fisher 723 SW Timberway Dr Topeka KS 86819-1173 913-296-5005 (W)

Tim Stout 3513 9th St S Moline IL 61244 308-755-6733 (II) 308-782-0579 (W)

Bruce Scott 801 18th Street NW Washington DC 20006 202-416-7733 (W) 202-416-7706 (FAX)

Chuck Molnar 10757 Lemon Ave 1903 Alta Lorna CA 9 1737 909-941-7021 (II)

Randy Ward Rt 5 Box 40 Whiteville NC 28472 910-642-8617 (H)

AI Youakim 174 Ruckman Rd Hillsdale NJ 07642 308-755-6733 (H)

Ntio l Wheelchair Basketball APOCiation

CASA COLINA

Centers for Rehabilitation

For nearly half a century the National Wheelchair Basketball Association has defined excellence on the courts for wheelchair athletes The tradition and experience established by the associations past leadership is now invigorated with the energy and vision of the new

And the best is yet to come Casa Colina Centers for Rehabilitation is proud

to support the NWBA and all of its athletes

TWAA supports the NWBA aDd challenges all teams to join forces to make It the

hlggest aDd best national organization for physically challenged athletes

TeIUleSSee Wbeelcbair Atbletic Association uace ftMItvbIc Te __ MC 5131 I bull (ea) S100e bullbull

bull

TH( ON[ NAM( fOR (I(RY GAM[ Quickie Spons Centers offer the compltrc line of SHADOW

rec~ational and competition products Quickie Spons

Ccnlcrs givt you the opponunity 10 actually see fed and try

whilt you need before you buy Plus you11 get cxpcn advice

from our staff of trained profcssionals So flOW you can gel

everything from skis 10 cycles all under one roof

For Itle 0WkIe Sports center naareGl you call 8()()1456-8168 bull 2842 BusIne9e Parte Avenue Fresno Calilomla 93121

Para~ Veterans of America ZJA CHAlTER 833 Gibson Blvd SE AJbuquerque NM 67102

ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED

NONltPROFIT OR~IZAT1ON

us POSTAGE

0 Nbuquerque NM

letmit No 620

CASA COLINA

Centers for Rehabilitation

For nearly half a century the National Wheelchair Basketball Association has defined excellence on the courts for wheelchair athletes The tradition and experience established by the associations past leadership is now invigorated with the energy and vision of the new

And the best is yet to come Casa Colina Centers for Rehabilitation is proud

to support the NWBA and all of its athletes

TWAA supports the NWBA aDd challenges all teams to join forces to make It the

hlggest aDd best national organization for physically challenged athletes

TeIUleSSee Wbeelcbair Atbletic Association uace ftMItvbIc Te __ MC 5131 I bull (ea) S100e bullbull

bull

TH( ON[ NAM( fOR (I(RY GAM[ Quickie Spons Centers offer the compltrc line of SHADOW

rec~ational and competition products Quickie Spons

Ccnlcrs givt you the opponunity 10 actually see fed and try

whilt you need before you buy Plus you11 get cxpcn advice

from our staff of trained profcssionals So flOW you can gel

everything from skis 10 cycles all under one roof

For Itle 0WkIe Sports center naareGl you call 8()()1456-8168 bull 2842 BusIne9e Parte Avenue Fresno Calilomla 93121

Para~ Veterans of America ZJA CHAlTER 833 Gibson Blvd SE AJbuquerque NM 67102

ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED

NONltPROFIT OR~IZAT1ON

us POSTAGE

0 Nbuquerque NM

letmit No 620

TH( ON[ NAM( fOR (I(RY GAM[ Quickie Spons Centers offer the compltrc line of SHADOW

rec~ational and competition products Quickie Spons

Ccnlcrs givt you the opponunity 10 actually see fed and try

whilt you need before you buy Plus you11 get cxpcn advice

from our staff of trained profcssionals So flOW you can gel

everything from skis 10 cycles all under one roof

For Itle 0WkIe Sports center naareGl you call 8()()1456-8168 bull 2842 BusIne9e Parte Avenue Fresno Calilomla 93121

Para~ Veterans of America ZJA CHAlTER 833 Gibson Blvd SE AJbuquerque NM 67102

ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED

NONltPROFIT OR~IZAT1ON

us POSTAGE

0 Nbuquerque NM

letmit No 620