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What is wheelchair basketball?

Wheelchair basketball is a sport that allows disabled and non disabled people to participate in a just for fun atmosphere. It is also a Paralympic sport and within the UK there are 14 leagues including 7 senior leagues, a super league, a women’s league, 3 development leagues and two junior leagues.

Who can play?

Our club, the Essex Outlaws are recruiting for competitive players to play in our first and second teams and for volunteers that would like to help officiate games. We are open to over 16's and ALL impairments including, temporary injuries, however, those impairments that are not physical, that is cognitive / mental / psychological, will mean that players will be classified at the highest points possible, that being 5, this does not stop them playing but will require their skills to be worth all the points on court!!  This should not put people off; it is just highlighting the classification process within wheelchair basketball.

In the near future, we hope to be able to provide and maintain junior/development sessions to bring on youngsters and beginners!

Where can i play?

We are the only competitive wheelchair basketball team in Essex.

The Essex Outlaws are currently entered into 2 of the National Wheelchair Basketball Leagues. The firsts came 3rd in the Molten SportserveSouth First division and the seconds came 2nd in the Molten Sportserve South Third division, our best competitive season ever! Several of our top players competed in super league fixtures.

We train at Melbourne Sports Centre on Friday nights 7 til 9pm and hopefully will return to the Plume school in Maldon on Tuesday nights 7 til 10pm later this year.

Our home games are at Riverside ice and leisure in Chelmsford, they are free to watch. All are welcome to come and enjoy the fast and frantic action!

Who can i contact for more information?

John Mansell on 01621 858383

Emily Scrivener on elscrivener@hotmail.com

Alan mansell on ajmans@hotmail.co.uk

The GBWBA (Great Britain wheelchair basketball association's) website is http://www.gbwba.org.uk/.  

John Mansell is the GBWBA league secretary and very knowledgeable about all areas of officiating, organising and playing Wheelchair basketball