Sporting scenarios - examples of rules and risks in organised sports
Wheelchair basketball
The international body for wheelchair basketball is the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF). The national governing body is the Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association (GBWBA).
Example rules
| Players | Court/equipment | Playing regulations | Fouls |
| Maximum of 14 classification points (between 5 players) on court | Maximum diameter for the chair's back wheels is 69 cm | Maximum of 2 pushes while holding the ball is allowed | Lifting the buttocks from the chair seat is a violation |
| Players | Maximum of 14 classification points (between 5 players) on court |
|---|---|
| Court/equipment | Maximum diameter for the chair's back wheels is 69 cm |
| Playing regulations | Maximum of 2 pushes while holding the ball is allowed |
| Fouls | Lifting the buttocks from the chair seat is a violation |
Wheelchair Basketball is open to wheelchair athletes, whose impairments may include paraplegia, lower limb amputation, cerebral palsy and polio. Athletes are classified according to physical ability and are given a points rating between one and 4.5. One point equates to the most severe disability, 4.5 to the least.
Example risks
- Is there sufficient space between the court and the walls to prevent crashes?
- Are players able to right themselves and their chairs if they tip over?
Women's artistic gymnastics at the Olympics
Example rules
| Performers | Apparatus | Rules | Score |
| Must be at least the minimum age of 15 years and 8 months | Uneven bars 鈥 upper bar is 250 cm and lower bar is 170 cm high | Taping of the hands and use of chalk are permitted | One full point is deducted if the gymnast falls off the bars |
| Performers | Must be at least the minimum age of 15 years and 8 months |
|---|---|
| Apparatus | Uneven bars 鈥 upper bar is 250 cm and lower bar is 170 cm high |
| Rules | Taping of the hands and use of chalk are permitted |
| Score | One full point is deducted if the gymnast falls off the bars |
Example risks
- Are the bars firmly secured to the floor?
- Does the coach know when and how to break a gymnast's fall?