Sliding
Sliding is an excellent skill to build on balance, strength and coordination. It can all start by simply using the butt of the hockey stick to propel the chair rather than pushing.
Sliding is an excellent skill to build on balance, strength and coordination. It can all start by simply using the butt of the hockey stick to propel the chair rather than pushing.
Striking a ball with a bat or racket above the ground or a hockey stick on the ground is more challenging in the wheelchair.
There are a number of actions that can be done while in a stationary position in a wheelchair.
Pushing the chair in a straight line forwards is the first thing anyone needs to know when they get in a wheelchair. The challenge early on is to move both arms in sync and to use long strokes.
Movement skills are fundamental to all other skills so it is important that proper push mechanics are developed from the outset.