AAWD

This month we welcome our new Executive Officer, Bianca van Woesik. Bianca commenced in the office on 19 June 2006. With a strong background in sports administration, specifically triathlon, Bianca is excited about this new challenge. We trust you will join us in welcoming Bianca and supporting her in this new role.

SPORTS NEWS

Basketball
World Basketball Challenge Championships
The Gliders recently returned from the World Basketball Challenge Championships in Roosevelt, USA with a fourth placing. After what was their final major tournament before the World Championships (Gold Cup) the Gliders now have a firm idea of what areas they need to improve if they want to medal there.

NWBL
The 2006 National Wheelchair Basketball League continues with some outstanding competition throughout the country. You can keep up to date with all the season's happenings by visiting http://nwbl.sports.org.au/

Boccia
Boccia Australia had an exciting start to the year with its first visit to the popular North Queensland Games. Over the Easter break, athletes from Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Queensland, together with Australian representative players, flew into Mackay for a two day training camp followed by four days of competition.

The State championships in Brisbane saw fierce competitive play from the Queensland players, which included Mackay, the Capricornia area, Gold Coast, Redcliffe, Brisbane, and the Redlands. Successful players will represent Queensland at the 2006 Boccia National Championships in Perth, where selectors will watch players and choose a team to represent Australia internationally at the Asia & South Pacific games in Kuala Lumpur in November.

Fencing
The IPC have released information regarding the selection process for Fencing at the Beijing Paralympics. Contact the AAWD Office for further information.

Lawn Bowls

Head Coach
WSA would like to announce the recent appointment of Jan Palazzi from Northern Territory to the position of Head Coach Lawn Bowls. Jan currently chairs the WSA Lawn Bowls Committee and is well connected with Lawn Bowls Australia. She brings a welcome new perspective to lawn bowls.

2006 Tri-Nations
The 2006 Lawn Bowls Tri-Nations series will be contested between Australia, New Zealand and South Korea in Adelaide in September/October. We are currently finalising selections for the Australian team and will announce it soon.

2006 International Test Series, Nottingham
Australia will be represented by 16 bowlers in the International Test Series to be held in September in Nottingham, England. The Tests are conducted by Disability Bowls England. Teams of 5 will play Pairs and Triples in morning sessions and Singles and Fours in afternoon sessions. The format will be round robin, followed by semi finals and finals. Competition will be run under the WIBA Rules.

Countries that have nominated are Australia, England, Wales, Scotland, South Africa, Malaysia, Canada/USA and Korea. If there is a lawn bowler who is available to fill a remaining place please email cpasrf@gil.com.au or call Corny van Eldik on 07 3272 0290.

NSW Peter Henry; Peter Ackley.
QLD Sidney Achilles; Vic Dagley; Cindy Wylie; John Green; Ashley Pardon; Keith Wells; Bernie Wolland; Jo Wolland
VIC Josh Barry; Raelene Barry (Coordinator); Ross Brown; Linda Duffield; John Sedgewick; Gwyn Sedgewick

Wheelchair Rugby

Canada Cup
The Australian Wheelchair Rugby team finished a close 4th (behind USA, NZ, Canada) in the recent Canada Cup. For the Australian team, using this tournament as a lead-up to World Championships in New Zealand in September, its performance was an indicator that it is on the right track to regaining its form from 2000. According to Team Manager Kim Ellwood, the team proved to themselves and the rest of the world that they are serious contenders for Gold in September.

2006 Telstra National Wheelchair Rugby League
The 2006 Telstra National Wheelchair Rugby League tipped off in Sydney 26-28 May 2006. The first round of the league showed that this year will be one of the closest league's ever played. No team came away from the weekend unscathed, with each experiencing at least one loss. The battles were hard fought with six of the 12 matches played being won by 3 goals or less. With the National Championship on the line as well as spots in Australia's World Championships team up for grabs the close battles are sure to continue at round 2 in Adelaide 14-16 July 2006. For full results of round 1, visit http://www.sports.org.au/docs/Results.pdf . The season ladder can be viewed at http://www.sports.org.au/docs/Ladder.pdf

2006 Chris Handy Cup
Australia will play host to the current World Number 1 and Paralympic Champions in the 2006 Chris Handy Cup to be held in Adelaide 19 - 22 July 2006. An annual event, the Chris Handy Cup sees the two teams go head to head in 5 matches over 4 days of intense competition.

Soccer

Australian Team
Paul Brown from New South Wales has been appointed as the new national coach. Paul comes with some excellent qualifications and recommendations. Paul ran his first camp in May and made an immediate impression on the players in Australia CP Football squad. The squad currently consists of 18 players (3 x QLD, 1 x Victoria, 1 x WA, 1 x ACT and 12 x NSW).

The national team is heavily preparing for the FESPIC games, which are being held in Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia from 22 Nov - 2 Dec 2006. The last National Camp was held on 30 June - 2 July 2006.

National Championships
National CP Football Championships are scheduled for the 15 - 17th September 2006 and will be held at the Sydney Academy of Sport, Narrabeen in New South Wales. For information on the National Championships please contact David Campbell on 0407 393 433 or email dcampbell@iinet.net.au

New South Wales Team
NSW head coach is Ian Menzies, who has now been in control of the NSW team since February 2006. The NSW team is currently preparing for the National Championships. The next camp is scheduled for the 28 - 30th July 2006, where the final selections will be made for the National Championships. For further information on the NSW team please contact David Campbell (details above).

Victoria CP Football Team
The Victorian Team are still in early stages of development under the direction of head coach Patricio Barrera. The next scheduled training is on the 8th July 2006. If you would like to attend please contact Paul Roche on proche@eduinsights.com.au or 0419 520 715.

Queensland CP Football Team
The APC are conducting a talent identification day on the 26th August 2006 in Rockhampton. The National Coach Paul Brown will be in attendance on this day so if you have any questions about the game, please come along. For further information on the Talent Identification day please visit www.paralympic.org.au .For information on the Queensland CP Football team please contact the Queensland Sporting Wheelies on (07) 3253 3333 or email mail@sportingwheelies.org.au or visit the website www.sportingwheelies.org.au

Swimming

Excell Squad
Earlier this month the Excell Committee decided to disband their squad based on the information provided to the Excell Committee by Swimming Australia.

Swimming Australia are proposing / have started to move more into the area of developing swimmers and are currently establishing squads in each State and Territory and are also proposing activities in other fields such as coaching and athlete identification that the Excell Committee focused on. To avoid the duplication of services and in the move towards "mainstreaming" the Excell Committee have made the decision to disband the Excell Squad.

The Excell Squads have provided a much-needed service to swimmers with a disability over the years, which can be attributed to the work of the Excell Committee, which AAWD is grateful for. It is an exciting time for swimmers with a disability and it is hoped the plans of Swimming Australia are a success for many years to come.

Current Excell Squad members have been advised of this decision.

July - August - September Calendar of Events

July
2	Wheelchair Road Racing	Gold Coast Marathon	Gold Coast QLD
2	Wheelchair Road Racing	Perth Marathon and Relay	Perth, WA
3-16	Wheelchair Basketball	IWBF World Championships -Gold Cup	The Netherlands
4-10	Boccia	National Championships	Perth, WA
8-9	Wheelchair Rugby	NZ WRC 3	Christchurch NZ
11-17	Athletics	IWAS Junior Athletics Championships	Dublin, Ireland
12-22	Shooting	IPC Shooting World Championships	Switzerland
14-16	Wheelchair Rugby	NWRL Round 2	Adelaide, SA
14-16	Sitting Volleyball	National Training Camp	Sydney/Melbourne TBC
15-17	Fencing	World Cup	Warsaw, Poland
19-21	Wheelchair Rugby	Chris Handy Cup	Adelaide, SA
22-23	Wheelchair Basketball	NWBL Round 5
24-25	Shooting	Australian Training Camp	Sydney, NSW
29-30	Wheelchair Basketball	NWBL Round 6
29	Wheelchair Rugby	Australian PPP Training Camp	Sydney, NSW
August
5-6	Wheelchair Basketball	WNWBL Round 3	Brisbane, QLD
11-13	Wheelchair Rugby	NWRL Finals	Melbourne, VIC
14-15	Wheelchair Rugby	Australian PPP Camp	Melbourne, VIC
12-13	Wheelchair Basketball	NWBL Round 7
19-20	Wheelchair Basketball	NWBL Round 8
25-27	Wheelchair Rugby	NZ Nationals	Auckland NZ
26-27	Wheelchair Basketball	NWBL Round 9
27	Wheelchair Road Racing	City To Surf	Perth WA
September
2-3	Wheelchair Basketball	WNWBL	Sydney, NSW
2-3	Shooting	Australian Training Camp	Brisbane, QLD
2-9	Athletics	IPC World Championships	Holland
3	Wheelchair Road Racing	Perth Half Marathon	Perth, WA
7-10	Tenpin Bowling	Qld State Disability Championships	Brisbane, QLD
7-17	Wheelchair Rugby	World Wheelchair Rugby Championships	Christchurch, NZ
8-10	Shooting	Australia Cup	Adelaide, SA
9-10	Wheelchair Basketball	NWBL Finals Series
15-17	Soccer	CP Soccer National Championships	Sydney, NSW
16-17	Shooting	Australian Training Camp	Sydney, NSW
16-17	Shooting	Australian Training Camp	Perth, WA
17	Wheelchair Road Racing	City to Bay	Adelaide, SA
29 - 7 Oct	Fencing	World Championships	Torino, Italy
29 - 2 Oct	Tenpin Bowling	NSW State Disability Championships	Sydney, NSW
30-1 Oct	Wheelchair Basketball	NSW Slam Down Under	Sydney, NSW
30-1Oct	Shooting	NSW State Championships (Rifle)	Sydney, NSW
TBC	Lawn Bowls	NSW WSA State Championships

Subject to alterations
A full Calendar of Events can be found at http://www.sports.org.au/calendar.html


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