Neuro Note 4: Rolling Grizzlies
I had the rewarding opportunity to go watch a basketball practice of the Division 1 team named Rolling Grizzlies of Memphis! I had never heard of this team nor really knew wheelchair basketball was performed at a national level so this was all a new experience. Before the practice began, the coach came over to us and briefly explained the concept and how they play by the same rules as NCAA College Basketball with minor differences such as two pushes on the chair counts as a travel. He tells us about some of the players, one of which was on his way to the NBA before his injury. Another player had some sort of disease where he was once paralyzed and played wheelchair basketball in college but is now able to walk. Another teammate was also able to walk but we weren't given his story. I found it interesting they were still allowed to play on the team. As they all entered the gym, I noticed how they were transferring out of their typical chair to the...
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