colleges & universities

What is powerchair football? – An overview of the sport, who plays and a discussion from one of our passionate patrons.

Basic powerchair control:

– forwards

– reverse

– spins/turning

(Theory & practical)

Recap the basic chair control skills and move towards the intermediate techniques.

intermediate technical skills:

– dribbling

– front bumper passing & shooting

– timing: front bumping a moving ball

Recap the intermediate techniques and progress to advanced technical work.

Advanced technical skills:

– Spin kicks: shooting, passing, timing and technique

– how to defend?

– chair positioning

Tactical Development:

– Formations/Positioning

– Set Pieces 

– Discussion of the rules: 2 on 1 rule, 3 in a box, non contact.

Take the discussion into practice, try some set piece drills to develop match awarenesses.

(theory & practical)

Match Play:

– Students will challenge themselves taking on a match, using all the skills they have learnt over the last few weeks.

– Match play will be stop-start, so coaches can give advice.

Competition:

– Tournament: the students will be split into teams and compete against each other in a fun way to end an exciting new module.