November 17, 2010
The Tim Frick Family and Friends Fun Night was a huge success!! Over seventy people participated in the event that was held at Douglas College in New Westminster on November 9. Members of the City League brought out their friends and family to try wheelchair basketball often for the first time.
November 10, 2010
The junior players (8-24 years old) from across province will be competing in the 11th Anual Junior Wheelchair Bsketball Challenge this weekend. BCWBS and the leadership class at Hugh McRoberts Secondary School will be hosting our junior players including our weekly junior program participants, Canada Games team athletes, and all other young wheelchair basketball enthusiasts in Richmond. Come on out and check out what our junior players can offer!
November 9, 2010
BCWBS welcomes everyone to our "Family and Friends Fun Night" tonight. Bring your friends and family and give wheelchair basketball a try!
October 27, 2010
Don't miss this fun and exciting tournament only for junior players!
October 27, 2010
October 22-24 was a big weekend for potential coaches and coaching facilitators from across Canada. 12 candidate coaches signed up to learn more about wheelchair basketball and five current coaches jumped at the opportunity to learn from the best at Douglas College in New Westminster, BC. A big thank you to all the players who came out over the weekend to give these coaches an opportunity to practice their new skills!
October 27, 2010
Division I is set to see some hot competition this season with just two teams competing to be the best in B.C !!
October 27, 2010
Last weekend saw the opening round of the Division II competition for 2010. Six teams competed in Kelowna including, Kamloops Bulldawgs, BC Breakers (Lower Mainland), Vintage Cable Cars (Lower Mainland), Canada Games (Junior), Victoria Titans and the hosts the Okanagan Thunder.
October 15, 2010
(Ottawa, ON) Wheelchair Basketball Canada congratulates former Sr. Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Coaching great Tim Frick who was selected by the Canadian Paralympic Committee’s (CPC) Coaches Council when naming their new coaching excellence award – “The Tim Frick Paralympic Coach Excellence Award.”
October 7, 2010
Last Tuesday at Douglas College (Sept 28), Wayne Corlett and Kevin Gordon from the Rotary Club of New Westminster joined us at the Tim Frick City League to present their donation of $1000.00 to support the league this season.
September 17, 2010
From WBC website. (Vancouver, BC) – The British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame inducted Sr. Men's National Team Member Richard Peter into their ranks on Thursday September 16, 2010. They announced in January that Peter will be amongst the nine individuals and one team slated for Induction as part of its 2010 class.
September 9, 2010
Tim Frick City League had a great start this Tuesday, Sept 7. Lots of laughs and excitement were already seen in the gym. About 30 players registered in this session include many new faces and veterans.
August 19, 2010
Seattle Adpative Sports and Seattle Parks and Recreation are hosting Dribble On Wheels Basketball Camp again this year. Coaching staff includes Matt Buchi (University of Illinois Assistant Coach), Stephanie Wheeler (University of Illinois Women’s Coach and Paralympian), Eve Hampton (University of Arizona Wildcat graduate an Phoenix Suns Women’s team player), and Desiree Miller (University of Alabama graduate and US National player).
August 18, 2010
Girls and Ladies, don’t miss out the great wheelchair basketball opportunity in Edmonton on Thanksgiving weekend!
July 30, 2010
July 30, 2010
BC Wheelchair Basketball and Douglas College are thrilled to offer the BCWBS - Tim Frick Fall 2010 City League. The lower mainland City League will consist of 9 weekly game nights, where new players, juniors, and some seasoned retirees can develop their game skills and have some competitive fun! The Fall ’10 City League will be hosted at Douglas College, in New Westminster on Tuesday evenings. The structure of the league will include nightly skill sessions and games. The detailed structure will be determined once the number of the participants is confirmed.
July 30, 2010
BCWBS is accepting applications for 2010-2011 Season Division 1 draft. Please see below for the league overview.
July 27, 2010
The Powell River Ravens invite you to attend a weekly recreational wheelchair basketball camp. This skills camp will run 10 weeks in length from September 24 to November 26, with a final exciting game against another team. We will meet at the Brooks gym from 4 to 6pm on Fridays.
July 23, 2010
Register to attend the Junior Wheelchair Basketball Skill Development & Canada Games Selection Camp, hosted by the BC Wheelchair Basketball Society! This camp is designed for junior athletes eligible for the 2011 Canada Games (born on January 1st, 1987 or later), males and females, both with a disability and without. Heading up the camp will be Coach Cheryl Corrigan as well as other guest coaches from around BC. Please carefully refer to the information below regarding all camp details.
July 23, 2010
Heading into the tournament both the Canadian Men’s and Women’s Teams were the defending champions - having won gold at the previous tournament held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands in 2006. For the Canadian Women it was their fourth consecutive World Championship Title.
July 7, 2010
BC Wheelchair Basketball is seeking an experienced Program Coordinator to join our team.
June 30, 2010
BC Wheelchair Basketball wishes the best of luck to both the Men's and Women's Canadian Wheelchair Basketball Teams at the 2010 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships in England. BC is proud to be represented by athletes Janet McLachlan, Nancy Lafleche, Elisha Williams, Jessica Vliegenthart, Marni Abbott-Peter and Assistant Coach Trish Nicholson for the women and athletes Ross MacDonald, Robert Hedges, and Richard Peter on the men's side.
June 10, 2010
BCWBS is accepting applications for the position of Team Manager and Assistant Coach for Team BC that will be competing at the 2011 Canada Winter Games in Halifax, February 10 – 18, 2010. These are both volunteer positions but an honorarium is provided and certain expenses will be covered to attend camps and competitions pertaining to this position.
June 2, 2010
Wheelchair Basketball Canada announced the names of its major award winners on May 23 at the 2010 annual awards banquet as part of the 2010 National Championship in Saskatoon, SK.
May 27, 2010
The 8th annual Rick Hansen Wheels In Motion, presented by Scotiabank, takes place across Canada on Sunday, June 13. The Wheels In Motion Vancouver Event will once again be held at the PNE. This event supports many BC Wheelchair Basketball programs such as the City League and Junior Challenge as well as BC Wheelchair Sports Association programs including Bridging the Gap. For more info about this year's Wheels In Motion Vancouver Event and to register, go to: www.wheelsinmotion.org/vancouver
