TECHNICAL COMMISSION
The Technical Commission function is the following:
- Draw up the text of the Official Wheelchair Basketball Rules, draft the amendments to these rules for consideration by the Executive Council, give official interpretations of these rules and solve doubtful cases or cases not clearly covered by the rules themselves. In addition, it is competent in all matters concerning the practical application of the Official Wheelchair Basketball Rules.
- Draft the amendments for modifications of equipment or the playing court and present it to the Executive Council for its consideration.
- Be responsible for the training, examination and qualification of international referees and referee examiners, as well as for preparing the referees for the main international competitions of the IWBF and the selection of the referees to the World Championships and Paralympic Games.
Technical Commission Organigram
International Referee Examination and Refresher Opportunities 2019
International Technical Officials Appointed For 2019 Women’s U25 World Championships
Twenty-three International Technical Officials have been nominated for the 2019 Women’s U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships.The championships, which were held for the first time in 2011 and take place every four years, will this time be hosted in...
2018 Official Wheelchair Basketball Rules published in Spanish and Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
The 2018 Official Wheelchair Basketball Rules are now available in the languages of Spanish and Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian.These are the first alternative languages to the English version available of the new rules, which came into effect on 1st December...
Updated version of 2018 Official Wheelchair Basketball Rulebook published
The new version of the official rulebook for wheelchair basketball has been released. The rule changes come into effect as of the 1st December 2018.The updated version of the rulebook includes a number of amendments approved at IWBF’s World Congress, to...
