Differences Between Basketball And Wheelchair Basketball

Before I talk about the interview it is necessary to illustrate you with the differences in able body basketball and wheelchair basketball. The rules of wheelchair basketball and stand up basketball are very similar. The quarters are the length of 12 minutes. The shot clock is 24 seconds and once the ball hits the rim it resets. When the ball is in play you have 8 seconds to cross half court. Players can only be in the key for 3 seconds unless if the ball is being shot. When a player is inbounding the ball you have 5 seconds to pass the ball in. The major difference between these two sports are traveling, which happens when the players pushes his chair more than 2 times without dribbling the ball. There are four types of fouls like basketball.

I asked Mr. Brown if he received the support from his loved ones to recover and his response was intriguing. He stated that his parents and siblings and everyone around him supported him in every way, without them he would have ended up in a complete opposite way from where he is now. This was not it, furthermore, he also mentioned how our culture had imprinted a negative view of people with disabilities. This next quote Mr. Brown mentioned; I feel like not only does it show the struggles of disabled people but also anyone who is different from society standards, “the awful thing is that people see your disability before seeing you” (Brown). Mr. Brown clarify that people

Coach Derek Brown has been in a wheelchair for more than 20 years, but he has been playing basketball since he was a little kid. Unfortunately, he had an accident that took away his lower body mobility. However, this did not prevented him from wanting to succeed in life, he knew that a disability was going to be hard to get through but not impossible. Now he is the coach for one of the best teams in the country and some may even say in the world. Furthermore, he is not just a coach, instead he is also the friend of everyone on his team, he is their number one fan. The reason he is like this to them is because he wants to see those people who are living under similar circumstances as he was to have a chance of making something with their life, he doesn 't want for them to get forgotten by our society, he truly believes that everyone has the potential to make something special with their life. Although he has a great life now, it was not always easy, Mr. Brown had to deal with dark times throughout his life, he was spending time with the wrong crowd, he had dark thoughts, and was very depressed at times. But, like i previously stated he is a very strong individual who with the help of his family and friends found a path that lead him to a clean and productive life. Now, he lives here