I have always thought that wheelchair basketball seems more fun than regular basketball. If you play regular basketball against a tall person you’re done for. I myself am 174 cm, so it's not terribly fun to play regular basketball. But when I see people who play wheelchair basketball I’m so damn tempted to do that instead. However, it is a bit harder to get started with. There are several reasons for this:
1. I don’t own a wheelchair.
2. I don’t own a basketball.
3. I don’t have access to a basketball court.
So this is a challenge. If anyone wants to challenge me in wheelchair basketball in Gothenburg, I'm in. We’ll play the classic one-on-one and I’ll get us a ref. The winner buys the other person the ice cream of their choice and the game will be filmed and posted on the 365 blog.
Send an email to navid@365saker.se with time and place and that’s it. And if you who are reading this are intrigued but don’t live in Gothenburg, you can organize your own wheelchair basketball challenge. Find two wheelchairs, a ball, a court and a friend, and go for it.
Bonus – The rules of wheelchair basketball differ a bit. Here is a lesson. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjK4GzD6Pfk
Required time:
1 day or less.
Cons:
It’s difficult to maneuver a wheelchair if you're not used to it, and twice as difficult to both operate the wheelchair and dribble a basketball.
Pros:
You try something you’ve probably never done before while exercising cardio, coordination and ball sense.
