Wheelchair Basketball Training

Mixed-age and race teams of disabled veterans play basketball in wheelchairs inside a gym. Focus on teamwork, rehabilitation, and inclusivity.

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Reportage on accessibility for disabled people in Geneva, Switzerland. The Aigles de Meyrin Wheelchair Basketball team train in Geneva.

Disabled War or work veterans mixed race and age basketball teams in wheelchairs playing a training match in a sports gym hall. Handicapped people rehabilitation and inclusion concept.Hi quality photo. Disabled War veterans mixed race and age basketball teams in wheelchairs playing a training match in a sports gym hall. Handicapped people rehabilitation and inclusion concept

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Disabled War or work veterans mixed race and age basketball teams in wheelchairs playing a training match in a sports gym hall. Handicapped people rehabilitation and inclusion concept.Hi quality photo. Disabled War veterans mixed race and age basketball teams in wheelchairs playing a training match in a sports gym hall. Handicapped people rehabilitation and inclusion concept

Disabled War or work veterans mixed race and age basketball teams in wheelchairs playing a training match in a sports gym hall. Handicapped people rehabilitation and inclusion concept.Hi quality photo. Disabled War veterans mixed race and age basketball teams in wheelchairs playing a training match in a sports gym hall. Handicapped people rehabilitation and inclusion concept

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. (Ret.) Joshua Smith, a Team Air Force Warrior Games athlete, yells to his team during a wheelchair rugby match at the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games, August 20th, 2022, in Orlando, Florida. The DoD Warrior Games serve as a way to enhance the recovery and rehabilitation of wounded warriors by engaging them outside of traditional therapy settings. Participation in these games showcases the service members dedication to the adaptive sports program, and their limitless potential through competitive sports.

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Disabled War or work veterans mixed race and age basketball teams in wheelchairs playing a training match in a sports gym hall. Handicapped people rehabilitation and inclusion concept.Hi quality photo. Disabled War veterans mixed race and age basketball teams in wheelchairs playing a training match in a sports gym hall. Handicapped people rehabilitation and inclusion concept

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Tech. Sgt. (ret) Larry Franklin waits for a rebound during wheelchair basketball training. Over 140 Wounded Warriors and Caregivers attended the CARE Event and Warrior Games training at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas this week. Many attending the introductory event are new, giving them fresh insight into skills they can use as part of their recovery. Team Air Force is preparing for the upcoming DoD Warrior Games, Aug 19-28 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando.

Reportage on accessibility for disabled people in Geneva, Switzerland. The Aigles de Meyrin Wheelchair Basketball team train in Geneva.

A wheelchair basketball team scrimmages during practice.

Disabled War or work veterans mixed race and age basketball teams in wheelchairs playing a training match in a sports gym hall. Handicapped people rehabilitation and inclusion concept.Hi quality photo. Disabled War veterans mixed race and age basketball teams in wheelchairs playing a training match in a sports gym hall. Handicapped people rehabilitation and inclusion concept

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Retired U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joel Rodriguez an Invictus Game Competitor plays in a scrimmage during training April 8, 2022 on Fort Belvoir, VA. Team U.S is a part of more than 500 participants from 20 countries who will take part in The Invictus Games The Hague 2020 featuring ten adaptive sports, including archery, field, indoor rowing, powerlifting, swimming, track, sitting volleyball, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair ruby, and a driving challenge.

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Disabled War or work veterans mixed race and age basketball teams in wheelchairs playing a training match in a sports gym hall. Handicapped people rehabilitation and inclusion concept.Hi quality photo. Disabled War veterans mixed race and age basketball teams in wheelchairs playing a training match in a sports gym hall. Handicapped people rehabilitation and inclusion concept

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U.S. Special Operations Command Chief Petty Officer Phillip Fong participate in wheelchair rugby scrimmages during the Invictus Games Team U.S. Training Camp at Fort Belvoir, Va.

Retired U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joel Rodriguez, an Invictus Game competitor participates in a rugby scrimmage April 10, 2022 on Fort Belvoir, VA. Team U.S is a part of more than 500 participants from 20 countries who will take part in The Invictus Games The Hague 2020 featuring ten adaptive sports, including archery, field, indoor rowing, powerlifting, swimming, track, sitting volleyball, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair ruby, and a driving challenge.

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Stacy, Englert passes the ball during the U.S.Army Adaptive Sports Camp at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, April 1st.Over 70 wounded, ill and injured Soldiers are training in a series of athletic events including archery, cycling, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, powerlifting, track, field, rowing, and wheelchair basketball. The Adaptive Sports Camp celebrates wounded, ill, and injured Soldiers' ability to recover and overcome. The Army holds qualifying trials for Active Duty, wounded, ill or injured Soldiers to assess and select athletes for competition in the Warrior Games Challenge. This year, the Warrior Games Challenge takes place in June 2023 at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California.

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Retired U.S. Staff Sgt. Joel Rodriguez, left, Spc. Michael Raiford, practicing Wheelchair Rugby during the U.S. Army Adaptive Sports Camp at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 30th. Over 70 wounded, ill and injured Soldiers are training in a series of athletic events including archery, cycling, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, powerlifting, track, field, rowing, and wheelchair basketball. The Adaptive Sports Camp celebrates wounded, ill, and injured Soldiers' ability to recover and overcome. The Army holds qualifying trials for Active Duty, wounded, ill or injured Soldiers to assess and select athletes for competition in the DoD Warrior Games Challenge. This year, the DoD Warrior Games Challenge takes place in June 2023 at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California.

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Recovering service members with Wounded Warrior Regiment participate in a training camp in San Antonio, Texas, June 6, 2022. Marines attended the camp to hone their skills in wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby, and sitting volleyball to prepare for the 2022 DoD Warrior Games. The DoD Warrior Games is a multi-sport event for wounded, ill, and injured service members.

U.S. Air Force Airmen from Fairchild Air Force Base and members from Eastern Washington University's Collegiate Wheelchair Basketball Team & ParaSport Spokane race towards the end of the court during a game of wheelchair basketball at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, October 19, 2022. EWUs Collegiate Wheelchair Basketball Team was established in the fall of 2019 and will be a sanctioned team in the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) Intercollegiate Division.

Retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Andres Rodriguez and retired U.S. Army Specialist Brent Garlic participate in wheelchair rugby scrimmages during the Invictus Games Team U.S. Training Camp at Fort Belvoir, Va.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kenneth Guinn, a Team Air Force Warrior Games athlete, rushes towards the goal during a wheelchair rugby match at the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games, August 20th, 2022, in Orlando, Florida. Created in 2010, the DoD Warrior Games introduces wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans to Paralympic-style sports. These games showcase the resilient spirit of todays service members across all branches of the military, including partner nations.

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Taylor Howard competes in the wheelchair rugby prelims, during the 2022 DoD Warrior Games in Orlando, Fla. on Aug. 21, 2022. The annual event celebrates the resiliency and dedication of wounded, ill, and injured U.S. Service Members and veterans.

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. (Ret.) Joshua Smith, a Team Air Force Warrior Games athlete, high fives a Team Navy athlete during a wheelchair rugby game at the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games, August 21st, 2022, in Orlando, Florida. The DoD Warrior Games feature a variety of adaptive sports such as wheelchair basketball, archery, sitting volleyball, and many more. These sports provide reconditioning activities and competitive athletic opportunities to all wounded, ill and injured service members in effort to improve their quality of life throughout the continuum of recovery and transition.

The Team Army wheelchair rugby team plays tough defense against Team Marine Corps at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, Aug. 20, 2022. Hosted by the U.S. Army at the Walt Disney World Resort, this years Warrior Games sees service members and veterans from across the DoD competing in a variety of adaptive sports alongside armed forces athletes from Canada and Ukraine.

U.S. Army Sgt. Delvin Maston, Birmingham, Ala., a member of the Army team, shoots a free throw during the Army's first game of wheelchair basketball during the 2014 Warrior Games at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, Colo, Sept. 30, 2014. More than 200 service members and veterans participated in the 2014 Warrior Games, an annual event where wounded, ill and injured veterans competed in various Paralympic events.

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170630-N-LQ926-966CHICAGO (June 30, 2017) Team Navy competes against the United Kingdoms basketball team during the 2017 Warrior Games at McCormick Place in Chicago. Team Navy is comprised of athletes from Navy Wounded Warrior - Safe Harbor, the Navy's sole organization for coordinating the non-medical care of seriously wounded, ill, and injured Sailors and Coast Guard members, providing resources and support to their families.

Retired U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joel, Rogriguez, Left and SPC. Micheal, Raiford go over plays during the U.S. Army Adaptive Sports Camp at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 29th. Nearly 60-70 wounded, ill and injured Soldiers are at Fort Bragg March 28th -April 6 to train in a series of athletic events including archery, cycling, shooting, basketball. The Army holds qualifying trials for Active Duty, wounded, ill or Warrior Games Challenge. This year, the DoD Warior Games Challenge takes place in June 2023 at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California.

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U.S. Air Force Senior MSgt. Benjamin Seekell, a Team Air Force Warrior Games Athlete, laughs witha Team Army athlete during a wheelchair rugby match at the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games, August 21, 2022, in Orlando, Florida. Created in 2010, the DoD Warrior Games introduces wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans to Paralympic-style sports. These games showcase the resilient spirit of todays service members across all branches of the military, including partner nations.

Retired U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jason Smith, left, and retired U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Hoalcraft discuss strategy during the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, Aug. 20, 2022. Hosted by the U.S. Army at the Walt Disney World Resort, this years Warrior Games sees service members and veterans from across the DoD competing in a variety of adaptive sports alongside armed forces athletes from Canada and Ukraine.

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kenneth Guinn, a Team Air Force Warrior Games athlete, listens to the referee during a wheelchair rugby match at the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games, August 20th, 2022, in Orlando, Florida. Each year, athletes representing the U.S. Marine Corps, Army, Navy, Air Force, SpecialOperations Command, and five international teams compete in the DoD Warrior Games.

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221005-N-FV109-1399MECHANICSBURG, Pa.(October 5, 2022)Sailors from Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Business Systems Center (BSC) compete with Mechanicsburg Middle School staff and students during NAVSUP BSCs 31st Annual Wheelchair Basketball Tournament at Mechanicsburg Middle School, October 5. The event brought together Navy personnel with the local community in support of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and featured teams from Mountain View Middle School, Mechanicsburg Middle School, the Chairiot Express, and local military and civilian personnel from Naval Support Activity Mechanicsburg. U.S. Navy photo by Dorie Heyer (Released)

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U.S. Army Pfc Samuel Baird (left), Sfc. Cale Chaney, practicing Wheelchair Rugby during the U.S. Army Adaptive Sports Camp at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 30th. Over 70 wounded, ill and injured Soldiers are training in a series of athletic events including archery, cycling, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, powerlifting, track, field, rowing, and wheelchair basketball. The Adaptive Sports Camp celebrates wounded, ill, and injured Soldiers' ability to recover and overcome. The Army holds qualifying trials for Active Duty, wounded, ill or injured Soldiers to assess and select athletes for competition in the DoD Warrior Games Challenge. This year, the DoD Warrior Games Challenge takes place in June 2023 at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California.

Cpl. Travis Green, with the all-Marine Warrior Games Team advances down the basketball court during a wheelchair basketball game against the Air Force May 11, 2010. The game is part of the inaugural Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo. Marines won every preliminary event they competed in.

ORLANDO, Fla. (Aug. 22, 2022) Air Force defeats Navy for the gold medal in wheelchair rugby during the 2022 DoD Warrior Games, on Aug. 22, 2022. The Warrior Games are composed of over 200 wounded, ill and injured service members and veteran athletes, competing in 12 adaptive sporting events Aug. 19-28, 2022 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.

Team Air Force athletes compete in the wheelchair basketball gold medal match against Team Army at the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games, August 25th, 2022, in Orlando, Florida. The DoD Warrior Games, and the adaptive sports within, are a part of the larger DoD Warrior Care program. The adaptive sports program is just one facet of the continuum of recovery and care that wounded warriors receive.

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Team Army's wheelchair basketball team goes through drills before their wheelchair basketball game during the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, Aug. 23, 2022. Hosted by the U.S. Army at the Walt Disney World Resort, this years Warrior Games sees service members and veterans from across the DoD competing in a variety of adaptive sports alongside armed forces athletes from Canada and Ukraine.

ORLANDO, Fla. (Aug. 20, 2022) Team Canada and Team Army compete in wheelchair rugby at the 2022 DoD Warrior Games in Orlando, Florida. The Warrior Games are composed of over 200 wounded, ill and injured service member and veteran athletes, competing in 12 adaptive sporting events Aug. 19-28, 2022 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.

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Reportage on accessibility for disabled people in Geneva, Switzerland. The Aigles de Meyrin Wheelchair Basketball team train in Geneva.

AFW2 Warriors had the opportunity to participate in multiple sports during their adaptive sports sessions during the Peterson SFB C.A.R.E Event in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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ORLANDO, Fla. (Aug. 25, 2022) Retired U.S. Navy Julius McManus. NDC, Team Navy, shoots a ball from the free throw line during the wheelchair basketball game at the DoD Warrior Games, Aug. 25, 2022. The Warrior Games are composed of over 200 wounded, ill and injured service members and veteran athletes, competing in 12 adaptive sporting events Aug. 19-28, 2022 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.

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SrA Darryl Holley (left) and Ret. SrA Sharliett Cardenas (right), Air Force Wounded Warrior wheelchair rugby competitors, complement each other after a play at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 23, 2023. Air Force Trials are a Paralympic style competition that features adaptive sports which uses equipment tailored to the needs of the athletes.

Reportage on accessibility for disabled people in Geneva, Switzerland. The Aigles de Meyrin Wheelchair Basketball team train in Geneva.

ORLANDO, Fla. (Aug. 25, 2022) Team Navy and Team Marine Corps compete in the wheelchair basketball bronze medal match during the 2022 Warrior Games, Aug. 25, 2022. The Warrior Games are composed of over 200 wounded, ill and injured service members and veteran athletes, competing in 12 adaptive sporting events Aug. 19-28, 2022 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex2022 DoD Warrior Games Wheelchair Basketball Gold Medal Game in Orlando, Florida.

PEARL HARBOR (Nov. 12, 2012) Wounded Warriors participate in wheel chair basketball practice as part of the first ever Wounded Warrior Pacific Trials at the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Gym. Nearly 50 seriously wounded, ill and injured Sailors and Coast Guardsmen from across the country are competing for a place on the 2013 Warrior Games Navy-Coast Guard team. The U.S. Navy has a 237-year heritage of defending freedom and projecting and protecting U.S. interests around the globe. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting.

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kenneth Guinn, left, and retired U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Conwell compete during the gold medal wheelchair basketball game during the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, Aug. 25, 2022. Hosted by the U.S. Army at the Walt Disney World Resort, this years Warrior Games sees service members and veterans from across the DoD competing in a variety of adaptive sports alongside armed forces athletes from Canada and Ukraine.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 12, 2013) Marine and Navy wheelchair basketball players fight for a rebound during the first round of the wheelchair basketball tournament at the 2013 Warrior Games. From May 11-16, more than 200 wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans from the U.S. Marines, Army, Air Force and Navy, as well as a team representing U.S. Special Operations Command and an international team representing the United Kingdom, will compete for the gold in track and field, shooting, swimming, cycling, archery, wheelchair basketball and sitting volleyball at the U.S. Olympic Training Center and U.S. Air Force Academy here. The military service with the most medals will win the ChairmanÕs Cup.

ORLANDO, Fla. (Aug. 20, 2022) Team Air Force and Team Marines compete in wheelchair rugby at the 2022 DoD Warrior Games in Orlando, Florida. The Warrior Games are composed of over 200 wounded, ill and injured service member and veteran athletes, competing in 12 adaptive sporting events Aug. 19-28, 2022 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.

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Retired U.S. Army Spc. Brent Garlic scores a try in a wheelchair rugby match at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, Aug. 20, 2022. Hosted by the U.S. Army at the Walt Disney World Resort, this years Warrior Games sees service members and veterans from across the DoD competing in a variety of adaptive sports alongside armed forces athletes from Canada and Ukraine.

ORLANDO, Fla. (Aug. 20, 2022) Athletes from Army and Marine Corps compete in wheelchair rugby prelims during the 2022 DoD Warrior Games, on Aug. 20, 2022. The Warrior Games are composed of over 200 wounded, ill and injured service members and veteran athletes, competing in 12 adaptive sporting events Aug. 19-28, 2022 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.

Team Air Force discusses tactics during a timeout at the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games, August 20th, 2022, in Orlando, Florida.Created in 2010, the DoD Warrior Games introduces wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans to Paralympic-style sports. These games showcase the resilient spirit of todays service members across all branches of the military, including partner nations.

Disabled War or work veterans mixed race and age basketball teams in wheelchairs playing a training match in a sports gym hall. Handicapped people rehabilitation and inclusion concept.Hi quality photo. Disabled War veterans mixed race and age basketball teams in wheelchairs playing a training match in a sports gym hall. Handicapped people rehabilitation and inclusion concept

ORLANDO, Fla. (Aug. 25, 2022) Team Army and Team Air Force compete in the wheelchair basketball gold medal match during the 2022 Warrior Games, Aug. 25, 2022. The Warrior Games are composed of over 200 wounded, ill and injured service members and veteran athletes, competing in 12 adaptive sporting events Aug. 19-28, 2022 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kenneth Guinn and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kevin Greene participate in Wheelchair Basketball scrimmages during the Invictus Games Team U.S. Training Camp at Fort Belvoir, Va.

U.S. Army Spc. Chad Krantz, left, Retired Staff Sgt. Joel Rodriguez practicing track and feild events during the U.S.Army Adaptive Sports Camp at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 30.Over 70 wounded, ill and injured Soldiers are training in a series of athletic events including archery, cycling, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, powerlifting, track, field, rowing, and wheelchair basketball. The Adaptive Sports Camp celebrates wounded, ill, and injured Soldiers' ability to recover and overcome. The Army holds qualifying trials for Active Duty, wounded, ill or injured Soldiers to assess and select athletes for competition in the DoD Warrior Games Challenge. This year, the DoD Warrior Games Challenge takes place in June 2023 at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California.

Retired U.S. Army Spc. Michael Villagran competes against Team Air Force in the gold medal wheelchair basketball game during the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, Aug. 25, 2022. Hosted by the U.S. Army at the Walt Disney World Resort, this years Warrior Games sees service members and veterans from across the DoD competing in a variety of adaptive sports alongside armed forces athletes from Canada and Ukraine.

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