May
2005 Newsletter
International
Wheelchair and Amputee Sports
The International
Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Association has announced its General
Assembly will be held in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 22 September 2005.
World Cerebral
Palsy Games Connecticut USA
Preparations
are in place for the team travelling to compete in the World Cerebral
Palsy Games. Most of the team will travel to New London Connecticut
USA on the 1st July and return on the 15th July.
The people involved
include:
Cycling
Staff Kevin McIntosh, David Short
Christopher Scott, Mark LeFlohic
Lawn Bowls
Staff Raelene Barry
Josh Barry, Peter Henry, Travis Kels, Stephen Odgers, Ashley Pardon,
David Weir
Powerlifting
Kim Neuenkirchen
Football
Staff Steven Kelly, David Campbell, Edward Davidson
Brett Cross, Jason Driscoll, Brett Fairhall, Patrick Grant, James
Laybutt, Miguel Marcelino, Beau Menzies, Chris Pyne , David Pollard,
Ben Roche, Brett Sharrock, Jeremy Thorpe
Swimming
Staff: Phil Jose
Natalie Angus, Breanna Bunce, Samantha Callow, Mike Priddle, Christopher
Simmonds, Sean Webber, Steven Yates, Allyce Keating
Track and Field
Staff Greg Jones
Ray Abdy, Sybilla Austin, Tom Crowe, Stephen Eaton, Ben Hall, Lachlan
Jones, Kristie Mahon, Amy Schroeder, Nicole Spear, Darren Throop,
Debbie Wendt
Table Tennis
Tony Begg
Staff and
Supporters
Cornelis Van Eldik Team Manager, Alyson Brindley Team Sister, Jacqi
Nicolls Masseuse/ care attendant, Lorna Abdy, Barry Homes, Neville
Schroeter.
The Australian
contingent is well prepared. The team is made up of several athletes
who have been to previous World Games plus a large group of young
athletes who will be experiencing their first international event.
In the Australian tradition, they will be great ambassadors of Australia
and do themselves, their families and supporters and their country
proud. We wish the athletes and staff all the best in their competition
and travels.
SPORTS NEWS
Basketball
- NRMA Insurance
National League
After round
two of the NRMA Insurance National League held at the North Sydney
Indoor Sports Centre the North's Bears are on top of the ladder
closely followed by the Knox Ford Raiders. The Hills Hornets are
in third, after losing their first four games in round one Hills
fought back strong in round two to win all four of their games with
new player Nu Nguyen Thi featuring strongly in all four games. The
Queensland Storm wraps up fourth spot on the ladder and will be
a force later in the season after their team of rookies gain further
experience. Round three will be held 9-10 July in Brisbane.
- IWBF ASIA
OCEANIA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP 2005
Australia has qualified for the World Junior Wheelchair Basketball
Championships, to be held in Birmingham, England in August this
year, after sweeping the Asia Oceania Qualifying Tournament in Kuala
Lumpur.
Australia defeated Japan twice (53-42 and 60-57) and Malaysia twice
(117-8 and 123-8), with the two games between Australia and Japan
obviously being the feature games of the tournament.
The second clash between the two countries certainly drew the best
from the young Australian team and would have given coach Alan Cox
great heart for the team's chances in the World Junior championships.
The Australian bench players showed great character to help guide
Australia to victory, after leading point-scorers Shaun Norris (3rd
quarter) and Darren Skuse (4th quarter) fouled out of the game.
The full Australian team was Darren Skuse, Katie Hill, Kylie Gauci
and Bill Latham (NSW), Brant Garvey and Shaun Norris (WA), Mitchell
Van Tongeren and Jace Clare (QLD), Melanie Domaschenz (VIC), coach
Alan Cox (NSW) and Australian referee Nigel Wiggins.
- 2006 National Junior Championships
Queensland Sporting
Wheelies have confirmed that the 2006 Junior Wheelchair Basketball
National Championships will be held 8 - 12 April 2006 in Brisbane
at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall. Teams will therefore
need to fly in on Friday 7 April and out on Thursday 13 April.
- IWBF Asia
Oceania QT Host Announced
IWBF Asia Oceania
has announced that the IWBF Asia Oceania Qualification Tournament
has been awarded to Daejeon City, South Korea, October 05 to 13,
2005
The men's teams
that have entered to play are; Australia, China, Chinese Taipei,
Japan, South Korea and Thailand.
The women's
teams are Australia, China, Japan and Thailand. The women's division
will be played as a single round robin.
- Paralympic
World Cup
The Australian
Men's Wheelchair Basketball Team at the Manchester World Cup finished
with the Silver Medal behind host nation Great Britain. The Rollers
defeated The Netherlands 88-51, Germany 61-54 and Great Britain
69-58 in the preliminary rounds, to win through as the leading qualifier
for the semi-finals.
The Rollers
again easily disposed of The Netherlands 66-47 in the first elimination
semi final, setting up a return bout with Great Britain for the
gold medal playoff. In the final Britain held a 58-57 lead when
the hooter sounded, thus denying the young Aussies the gold.
Australian Paralympian
Tristan Knowles led the scoring for the Rollers, finishing with
68 points for the tournament, ahead of Jeremy Van Asperen and West
Australian Shaun Norris with 53 points apiece.
Boccia
Preparations
are under way for the 2005 Boccia National Championships to be held
Thursday 7th July - Sunday 10th July at Warriewood in Sydney. For
further information contact info@sports.org.au
Boccia Australia
will be sending a team to the Asia & South Pacific Boccia Championships
to take place in Kuala Lumpur between 15th -22nd September 2005.
Athletes attending these Championships will attend a two day training
camp prior to the Nationals.
Alongside the
Australian team training camp there will be a referees workshop
where a number of referees from around the states have been invited
to attend to update their skills and knowledge in preparation for
the National Championships.
In mid July
Joan Stevens will be travelling to Melbourne to visit a number of
regions including Griffith, Wangaratta, Albury and Benalla. Joan
will be demonstrating Boccia to all of these areas and assisting
in the set up of the game and encouraging people to become involved.
Rugby
- Brisbane Bash
The annual Brisbane
Bash hosted by Sporting Wheelies & Disabled Association was
held over Anzac weekend with a record number of players attending
this year's event. Highlighting this years Bash was the appearance
of nine Australian National team players and ten Kiwi players.
Terry Vinyard
who coached Queensland and the Australian team spoke highly of the
event. "It was great to get our players here to play against
some International competition and each other. I think everyone
involved benefited which isn't always the case at tournaments. Everyone
here gets plenty of playing time. We were able to gauge where our
National team players were after the off time from Athens."
| All
Star Teams |
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All Star Low Point
David Klinkhamer
Jai Waite
Naz Erdem
Ryan Scott
All Star Four
Scott Vitale 5
Sholto Taylor
Patrick Ryan
Dan Buckingham
MVP-
Steve Porter
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Table Tennis
The 2005 Table
Tennis Nationals will be held at Sydney Olympic Park Homebush from
Friday 5 August - Sunday 7 August. For further information contact
info@sports.org.au
Tennis
Australia's
David Hall, the World No. 1 Singles Wheelchair Tennis player has
recorded a victory in the Men's Open Singles draw at the 2005 Japan
Open overnight in Fukuoka, Japan.
The 2005 title
takes Hall's career total to eight at the Japan Open, the tournament
where Hall recorded his first international victory back in 1994.
Hall took the
court in the Final against World No. 3 Michael Jeremiasz (France)
and dominated the first set of the match. Jeremiasz come back in
the second set forcing Hall to work for his victory. Hall had match
point at 5 - 4 in the second set however Jeremiasz was able to stay
in the match which went on to a tie break with Hall proving the
stronger in a 7 - 0 tie break to take the match 6 - 2, 7 - 6.
"The Japan
Open holds a very special place in my heart and I really enjoy playing
this tournament. To record my eighth title here is a great result
and I'm really thrilled" said Hall, courtside in Fukuoka.
June Calendar
of Events
| 3-5 |
Basketball NWBL |
Various |
| 12 |
Track and Road Cross City Tunnel 5km |
Sydney, NSW |
| 12-18 |
Tenpin Bowling National Championships |
Mt Gravatt, QLD |
| 17-19 |
Basketball NWBL |
Various |
| 24-26 |
Rugby National Wheelchair Rugby League |
Adelaide, SA |
| 25-26 |
Basketball NWBL |
Various |
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