Wheelchair sports

Rollers Defeat Needs to be Reviewed.

The great thing about sport is there is never a sure thing, and when it comes to the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games that is definitely the case. In the early hours of this morning the Australian Rollers Wheelchair Basketball

Far Reaching Investment Needed when Poaching African Athletes

Ask any athlete who competes at the Olympic or Paralympic Games whether they dream of a medal, and nearly all will admit they do, even though some know that the reality of that dream coming true is extremely unlikely. For

Equality – Easier Said than Done

The excitement surrounding the Olympics is beginning to gain momentum. The weekend before last the Premier of Western Australia, Colin Barnett hosted a black-tie farewell dinner for all the athletes based in WA heading to Rio. Sadly though as was

Red Dust Heelers Response to “Sacrificing the Olympic Dream,” May 22, 2015

Unfortunately this article was only this week brought to my attention after being reposted on a player’s Facebook page. While ‘Not The Footy Show’ cannot be responsible for the reposting, the blog does need to be corrected as the content

Doing Their Talking on the Court

in 2015 the National Wheelchair Basketball League Champions, the Be Active Perth Wheelcats, withdrew from the the League because Basketball Australia had broken its own constitution by admitting a new side into the League, and after he fixtures had been