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
New Translations of the 2021 Official Wheelchair Basketball Rules available
Chinese, Persian, and Portuguese versions of the 2021 Official Wheelchair Basketball Rules are now published and available from the IWBF download website. IWBF Chair of the Technical Commission, Cristian Roja, said: “We are very proud to be able to offer the rules in...
EY Supports Roja On Tokyo 2020 Journey and beyond
A spectacular two weeks of wheelchair basketball at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games concluded earlier this month. Thanks to the EY corporate responsibility programme: EY Ripples, IWBF Chairperson of the Technical Commission, Cristian Roja, was able to participate in...
Japanese versions of 2021 Official Wheelchair Basketball Rules (5×5 & 3×3) published
Japanese versions of the 2021 Official Wheelchair Basketball Rules and the 2021 3×3 Official Wheelchair Basketball Rules have been published and can now be downloaded from the download section on the IWBF website. All documents are currently valid and are mandatory...
