Plymouth Raiders Wheelchair Basketball

Who can play wheelchair basketball?

Both able-bodied and disabled people can play wheelchair basketball. People of all ages and experiences are welcome to join our club.

All Wheelchair Basketball players are classified according to their individual disability or physical impairment

Wheelchair basketball, based on the sport of basketball, introduces some adaptations to reflect the use of the wheelchair in the game and to harmonise the different levels of disabilities players have.

All teams that compete above a recreational level use a classification system to evaluate the functional abilities of players on a point scale of 1 to 4.5. Minimally disabled athletes are classified as a 4.5, and an individual with the highest degree of disability (such as a paraplegic with a complete injury below the chest) would have the classification of 1.0. In places where teams are integrated, non-disabled athletes compete as either a 4.5 in Canada or a 5.0 in Europe. Non-disabled athletes are not allowed to compete internationally.

Classification is an international regulation for playing wheelchair basketball, where competitions restrict the number of points allowable on the court at one time. The five players from each team on the court during play may not exceed a total of 14 points.

There are also allowances for first-year players, junior players, and female players.

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