Create an engaging networking event and build teams with Active Lincolnshire’s wheelchair basketball programme
Active Lincolnshire is calling on fellow Team Lincolnshire ambassadors to join the growing number of businesses taking part in their wheelchair sports programme.
Corporate wheelchair basketball events can be tailored to an organisation’s specific requirements to meet business objectives.
Active Lincolnshire’s Jim Claffey says:
“Wheelchair basketball provides a unique team experience and on court, everyone is equal irrespective of age, ability, gender and business role.
“It’s also the perfect opportunity to develop teams, build relationships through an engaging networking event and raise awareness about equality, diversity and inclusion within a business.”
Active Lincolnshire says that anyone can play no matter what their level of fitness or experience of basketball.
Jim added:
“Our team brings the wheelchairs and equipment to a location near you, working with your team to coordinate the event and ensure it is tailored to you.
“We customise packages to suit your needs to help you deliver a unique, inclusive experience you will never forget!”
Active Lincolnshire’s Wheelchair Sports Programme is the biggest of its kind in the UK, with over 40,000 participants since its inception in 2009.
Created to raise awareness of disabilities, sessions bring together people of any fitness level or sporting ability, disabled or non-disabled, to all take part in wheelchair basketball - the most popular disability sport in the world.
Each session is led by qualified coaches with lived experience of having a disability, giving participants the chance to hear from experienced disabled athletes. These seasoned coaches also play for their local teams in the British Wheelchair Basketball National League and have coached teams up to a national level.
The use of wheelchairs gets people of all ages and abilities to participate in the same, often new sport, all at a similar level; breaking down barriers and promoting inclusivity. It's a great leveller, giving those that don’t usually consider themselves as sporty the chance to take part in a fun, accessible activity.
If you’d like to get your organisation involved in the wheelchair sports programme, or for more information, please contact Jim Claffey.