Dozens of wheelchair basketball players are beating a path to an Exeter sports centre to take up a sport which is booming in Devon’s capital city.
And that’s partly thanks to the inspiration of ex-professional player and coach Jack Davey, who’s made Wonford Sports Centre in Exeter his second home.
The enthusiastic 29-year-old has 50 members attending training sessions for Exeter Otters, the UK’s oldest wheelchair basketball club (founded in 1980).
Some may find Jack’s choice of Wonford as a training centre, a strange choice, but according to the coach and...
A wheelchair basketball coach at the Exeter Otters has been shortlisted for the Adult Community Coach of the Year Award by UK Coaching in recognition of their work helping to develop wheelchair basketball in the southwest of England.
The UK Coaching Awards is a national celebration event, regarded as the most prestigious within the coaching community and created to celebrate the remarkable contributions coaches make – from delivering high quality and technical coaching, to supporting participants both physically and mentally.
Jack Davey is the head coach and chairperson at...
Come and watch the biggest played indoor sport in the UK, bring the family to a great FREE event in the centre of Exeter, with 6 of the best teams in Devon competing in 3 Finals at Exeter College on the show court.
It's a 500 seater court right in the centre of Exeter, and you will be thrilled at the fast moving sport.
During the day there will be free to enter shooting competitions for junior supporters (with prizes) - come and make some noise and support the team of your choice.
Tip Off Times: 11am Inter Division Play Off Final 1pm Ladies Division Final 3pm...
Exeter local, Jude Hamer is having a phenomenal year in her sporting career. A member of Britain’s most successful women’s team in British Wheelchair Basketball’s history, having secured a dramatic silver medal at the 2018 World Championships in Hamburg.
The successful GB Women’s Team have now been shortlisted for Team of the Year at the Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Awards.
The prestigious nomination is deserved recognition following the team’s historic World Championships campaign this August in Hamburg where the team captivated a nation as they broke new ground...
