| There are many sports which have recently
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| | sticks. Sledge hockey allows disabled
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| become adaptable for individuals who are
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| | individuals to participate in and
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| confined to wheelchairs. Individuals who
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| | experience the wonderful game of hockey.
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| are quadriplegic and paraplegic can
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| | Rugby
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| continue to participate in sports, win
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| | Rugby is one of the more physical,
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| championships and even take home Olympic
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| | fast-paced wheelchair sports and has the
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| metals. Wheelchair sports have come a
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| | potential to become very intense. The
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| long way, especially in the past few
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| | rules differ quite a bit from the actual
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| years and almost all sports have become
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| | game of Rugby however the sport has been
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| adaptable to wheelchairs. Here explained
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| | adapted quite well for disabled
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| are some of the most popular wheelchair
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| | individuals.
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| sports and some not-so-popular (but just
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| | Tennis
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| as fun) sports which you may not have
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| | Wheelchair tennis is also one of the most
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| known about before reading this article.
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| | popular wheelchair sports for disabled
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| Basketball
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| | individuals to participate in. Wheelchair
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| Basketball, perhaps the most popular
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| | tennis has the same rules and regulations
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| wheelchair sport, was the first sport of
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| | as normal tennis except that the ball can
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| its kind to be introduced in the 1940's.
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| | bounce twice as opposed to just once.
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| Wheelchair basketball is a highly
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| | This makes it easier to get to the ball.
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| developed sport and is practiced both for
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| | This sport can be adapted to all
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| fun and professionally on elite,
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| | individuals, regardless of their form of
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| competitive levels. There are wheelchair
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| | disability.
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| basketball leagues for men, women and
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| | Other Sports and Activities
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| children to enjoy.
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| | There are a number of other sports that
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| Hockey
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| | are available for individuals with
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| The most popular form of wheelchair
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| | disabilities. Some of the other
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| hockey is called sledge hockey.
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| | less-popular (but just as fun) sports and
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| Individuals are placed on a sled with
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| | activities include waterskiing, tubing,
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| skate blades and use mini sticks as
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| | bowling, billiards and hang gliding.
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| opposed to the larger forms of hockey
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