Competitive team sport designed for power wheelchair users
- Two teams of 4 power wheelchair users play offense and defense
- Oversized soccer ball – 18 inches in diameter
- Plastic formed soccer guards mounted to front of chair move ball around
- Coed by design
- Regulation basketball floor
Anybody can play
- Must be able to operate powerchair
- Mostly participants are 5 y/o and up with Quadriplegia, Cerebral Palsy, MS, Head Trauma, Stroke, or any other physical disability
History
- Developed more than 20 years ago
- Tournaments are fielded across the globe
- NSDA – National Disability Sports Alliance official sport
Classification
- Rear, front, and mid wheel drives are all accepted
- Footplates are attached to bumper for easier maneuvering and dribbling of the ball
Rules
- Maneuver the wheelchair to score a goal
- Goals are 25 feet apart, located at opposite ends of the court
- Two 25-minute halves (23 minutes straight time – last 2 minutes are stop clock)
- Each team is allowed two 2-minute timeouts per half
- Referees must stop play when safety if compromised (Referee timeout cannot be more than 2 minutes)
- 3 players & 1 goalie each team
- Ball must be moved by the wheelchair
- Moving ball with body part is a violation
- Only two players and the goalie are allowed in the goal zone
- Out of bounds plays – the ball is hit in by the team that isn’t responsible for hitting the ball out from the spot the ball went out
- Free kicks and penalty kicks result depending on the severity of the foul
Minor fouls include
- Holding
- Clipping
- Redirecting
- Backing up
- Hand ball
- Illegal sub
- Goalzone
Major fouls include
- Charging
- Goal tending
- Unsportsmanlike conduct