Junior Wheelchair Sports
The Tulsa Jammers need your support!
Mark your calendar for Saturday, February 4th to join The Center’s Tulsa Jammers, our Junior Wheelchair Sports [JWCS] Team at the Tulsa 66ers Basketball Game! This is a great opportunity to promote the Tulsa Jammers as well as THE CENTER for Individuals with Physical Challenges . . . info booth, PSAs and third quarterbreak!
The Jammers are raising funds to participate in the National Wheelchair Basketball Conference in Colorado Springs in late March. Currently ranked 3rd in the Southwest Conference, the Jammers are ranked 16th in the Nation out of over 50 teams! It has been 10+ years since the Jammers have attended a National Tournament, and we want this to be an incredible experience.
HERE’S HOW YOU CAN HELP . . . buy a ticket to the February 4th Game . . . only $10! Or, donate directly to the Jammers at The Center. The Jammers Booster Club has already sold over 50 tickets, as of January 23rd. Time is of the essence, so get your tickets today!
For more info, contact Lori or Sherry at The Center, 918-584-8607.
Complete 2011-12 Jammer Schedule below:
| DATE | LOCATION | EVENT |
| June 10 – 12, 2011 | Endeavor Games Edmond, OK |
Wheelchair Basketball, Track & Field and Swimming Competition [see "Endeavor Games" on left for results] |
| August 2011 | Arlington, TX | Wheelchair Basketball Camp |
| October 14 – 16, 2011 | Tournament St. Louis, MO |
Wheelchair Basketball |
| Nov 18 - 20, 2011 | Regional Tournament Arlington, TX |
Wheelchair Basketball |
| Dec 9 – 11, 2011 | Tournament Tulsa, OK |
Wheelchair Basketball |
| Jan 13 – 15, 2012 | Tournament Dallas, TX |
Wheelchair Basketball |
| Feb 10 – 12, 2012 | Conference Tournament Houston, TX |
Wheelchair Basketball - Qualifies for National - |
| April 5 – 8, 2012 | National Tournament Denver, CO |
National Wheelchair Basketball |
Join the Tulsa Jammers Booster Club . . . complete info here!
The Center primarily serves adults 18 and older, but we also provide the only competitive Junior Wheelchair Sports Program (JWCS) for children and teens with mobility impairments in eastern Oklahoma. Our goal is to encourage these youth athletes to make a commitment to an active lifestyle that will continue into adulthood.
They learn the skills associated with competitive team sports. A fitness regimen is developed for the participants by a fitness specialist at The Center. And, a coach with training and experience in adaptive sports oversees all weekly practices, drills and competitions throughout the year. Currently, the wheelchair sporting events include basketball, tennis, and track and field. We hope to add soccer to our program in the near future. Because the JWCS program is unique, it attracts young athletes in wheelchairs across Green Country.
Our team competes in numerous local, regional and national tournaments every year. The basketball program is a member of Wheelchair Sports USA, the National Wheelchair Basketball Association Youth Division’s Southwest Conference, which also includes teams from Hot Springs, AR, St. Louis, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. Bradley Forbes, our Junior Wheelchair Sports Coordinator has the honor of the being the Commissioner for the Southwest Conference.
Our Junior Wheelchair Sports program also provides an environment for opening doors to scholarships now available for athletes with disabilities at the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, University of Texas, University of Illinois, University of Wisconsin, University of Missouri, Southwest Minnesota State University, University of Arizona, and Edinboro University.
Additionally, these young athletes compete in sporting events at the Endeavor Games in Edmond, OK. This is a qualifying tournament for the disabled division of the Olympics.
What is the impact the Junior Wheelchair Sports program has on the lives of these youth athletes? It allows them to be an active part of the community. They engage in social, cultural and recreational events. Many of these youth feel isolated because of their disabilities, but we provide activities in which they can broaden comfort zones and participate in the things you and I take for granted. And because of an active lifestyle, secondary health-care problems are prevented.
The JWCS year-round basketball program is also currently recruiting players with mobility impairments, ages 7-19, for the current season. For more information on the program or to learn how you can help, contact Bradley Forbes, Junior Wheelchair Sports Coordinator, at 918-584-8607.
