In alignment with Basketball Australia and Basketball WA, WAIS operates a daily training environment for a development squad that acts as a feeder program to the men’s (Rollers) and women’s (Gliders) national teams
WAIS offers the opportunity for athletes to gain Wheelchair Basketball Scholarships by achieving the scholarship selection criteria outlined in the Selection Guidelines, Criteria and Process.
Part of the National Performance Team the program employs a Head Coach with support from the National Performance Enhancement Team under the leadership of the Performance Enhancement Team Director – National.
Scholarship athletes have access to coaching and the Performance Enhancement Team covering strength and conditioning and sport science and sports medicine services – physiology, psychology, biomechanics, sports nutrition and physiotherapy and support outside of sport through athlete wellbeing and engagement.
Scholarship Wheelchair Athletes
Coach: Brad Ness
Andrew Dewberry
Benjamin Moncrieff
Ebony Stevenson
Frank Pinder
Jade Penny
Jake Kavanagh
Jordan Mouritz
Lauren Hardbottle
Philip Evans
Sara Houston
Sarah Vinci
Taishar Ovens
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