Dallas Junior Wheelchair Mavericks
OUR HISTORY
The Dallas Junior Wheelchair Mavericks Basketball Association comes from a long tradition of junior wheelchair basketball. In, 1979, Variety Wheelchair Arts & Sports Association created the first junior team. The program has had several teams with many different children participating in the program. Several of the children have gone on to compete at the collegiate level hoping to use the knowledge gained in this program as a stepping stone to the Paralympics. In 2006, the Dallas Junior Texans became the Dallas Junior Wheelchair Mavericks in order to unify all the local wheelchair basketball programs.
OUR PURPOSE
The goal of the program is to offer a wheelchair basketball team for children with physical disabilities otherwise not offered in our local community based programs. The benefit of children participating in our wheelchair sports program is quite evident as they develop skills that will help them not only in basketball but in life.
The benefits to children include:
Social interaction with their peers
Physical Fitness
Increased self-confidence
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
2014 Dr. Robert Szyman Leadership Award
Coach: Darlene Hunter
National Wheelchair Basketball Association
2012 The Ed Owen Award - Coach of the Year
Coach: Jerry (JT) Terry National Wheelchair Basketball Association
Dr. Robert Szyman Leadership Award
Coach: Michelle Curry
National Wheelchair Basketball Association
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