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Zinman College @ Wingate Institute and Israel Sport Center for the Disabled Inbal Ben Ezer; Tami Hay Peres Center for Peace in the Middle East Yeshayahu Hutzler PhD Yeshayahu Hutzler PhD Supported by the Fund for Demonstration Projects @ Division for service development of the Israel National Insurance Institute Twin baskets; Twin Sport Schools Twin baskets; Twin Sport Schools Crossing National and Functional Crossing National and Functional Boundaries Boundaries

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A unique program for youth with and without disabilities of Palestinian and Israeli sport schools sharing competition and fun on the basketball court with wheelchairs and sports

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Zinman College @ Wingate Institute and Israel Sport Center for the Disabled

Inbal Ben Ezer; Tami Hay Peres Center for Peace in the Middle East

Yeshayahu Hutzler PhDYeshayahu Hutzler PhD

Supported by the Fund for Demonstration Projects @ Division for service development of the Israel National Insurance Institute

Twin baskets; Twin Sport Schools Twin baskets; Twin Sport Schools Crossing National and Functional Crossing National and Functional

BoundariesBoundaries

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Vision• Set up a youth network

of twin-teams training and competing in Reverse inclusive Wheelchair Twin- basketball,

• Outcomes expected to increase Social Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities and

• Enhance a favorable attitude to overcome Borders and Political barriers

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Preliminary Program• Developed by

Israel Sport Center for the Disabled (ISCD)

• Established in Rishon Lezion Sport Center for the Disabled and

• Assisted by Peres Center for Peace in the Middle East

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StrategyLeverage of the

double function of sport

(a) empowering the underserved an disadvantaged; and

(b) sharing a perception of unity and identity within the sport framework

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Socio-cultural Context

The Peres Center for Peace has lunched several years ago a project of twin Palestinian – Israeli sport schools concentrated in soccer and other popular activities

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1010thth of May of May• First joint activity of First joint activity of

twin-sport schools twin-sport schools on Palestinian sideon Palestinian side of the project of the project “Twinned Peace “Twinned Peace Sport Schools”Sport Schools”

• Crossing borders Crossing borders and barriers in and barriers in Palestinian home Palestinian home court in Beit Jallacourt in Beit Jalla

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Children with disability• Are more likely to be socially

isolated than able-bodied peers (ABP);

• Spend more time under 1 X 1 treatment conditions rather than social play compared to ABP;

• Exhibit reduced physical fitness than ABP

• Underprivileged; underserved

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Wheelchair basketball• A popular game

among populations with and without disabilities

• Requires high levels of coordination; skill learning; muscular strength and agility

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A Competitive game that teaches social skills

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Mutual respect

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Developing Skill > Self-Efficacy > Athlete Identity

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Group Cohesion > Crossing Political and Cultural Boundaries

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and Decisiveness

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Contributors• Primary granting authorities are the Fund for

Demonstration Projects @ Division for service development of the Israel National Insurance Institute enabling the Sal-Gal (Twin Basketball) operation within Israel

• The Peres Center for Peace in the Middle East granting the twin sport school operation and the equipment (sport whhelchairs) of the Beit Jalla Team

• Israel Sport Center for the Disabled • for setting up the teams, coach fee, Basketball

wheelchairs for participants with and without disability are required

• Lifegate, a Palestinian charity of Beit Jala

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Project Development

Project developed by ISCD to unite children with and without disabilities within a wheelchair basketball environment starting at 2006

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6813292710294081422#

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Recruitment• On 1st Feb 2010, about 25 children

and adolescents aged 14 – 18 from Beit Jala, Palestine and Rishon Lezion, Israel met at the court of the Israeli team for a joint activity of twin wheelchair basketball

• On May 10th the first encounter hosted in Palestinian authority took place.  

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Demonstration events

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Classification principle• Players are classified into each of four

performance categories based on both skill and function.

• 1-point: players who are not able to reach the regular junior height basket;

• 2 points: players who have limited function and skill;

• 3 points: for players who have good function but limited skill or limited function and good skill;

• 4 points: stand for players who have moderate to good skill and good function.

• 14 points are allowed on court during the game time.

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Rule book• Generally the rules of junior basketball apply

with main basket height set at 2.55 meters. • Additional low baskets (1.20 meters height) are

located at the center of the zone's base line. Shooting into the low baskets is only allowed to the 1-point players.

• Screening 1-point players while shooting is only allowed to other 1-point players. Time limits in the zone do not apply to these players. Screening 1-point players by a higher category results in a 2-minute discharge penalty.

• Offensive players are required to cross the midline within 24 seconds.

• Only personal defense is permitted – from the midline.

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The twin-basket principle• The lower

basket is added below

• and behind the regular basketOnly 1-point

defense players are allowed to

screen offense 1-

point players

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Coach EducationTopics of a 2-day seminar included: (a) how to match a wheelchair to a player, (b) athlete-wheelchair interface; (c) the classification system; (d) basic wheelchair skills e.g., maneuvering the wheelchair, dribbling, passing the ball, and shooting to the basket (e) game rules.

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Peace GamesActivities followed one after the other and

included • Wheeling and stopping to handshake with a

partner, • Passing in groups, • Passing and wheeling, • Shooting to baskets at different heights, • Touch-down games a lead-up activity toward

wheelchair basketball.

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Mini DictionariesArabicHebrew in

ArabicArabicHebrew in

Arabic شلوم سالم شلوم سالم

سلة سال كرة سلة كادور سال كرة كادور

كادور طابة كادور طابة

كيسيهكرسيكيسيهكرسي

تنلياعطينيتنلياعطيني

ערבית בעבריתעבריתערבית בעבריתעברית

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Mutual respect; commitment

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Participants’ Statements• In Sports I am the best, my skills are always

improving. • In the beginning of this program, I thought

that the Jewish kids are going to hit us.• Now I know they are my brothers and sisters

and we have normal relationship. • I have three Israeli friends, but I forgot to

take there numbers... • I think that playing together is good,

because we play as a team not as Arabs and Jews

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And another one!• I started playing with the program

since the beginning.• I did not know anything about

Israelis from before, but now I know that they love sports just like me.

• I have an Israeli friend his name is Noam. I think it is good to have friends.

• I want to talk to Noam but I donot have his number [yet].

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Parents’ headings: Physical• I am overwhelmed with the way he

propels the wheelchair with two arms (Mother of a child w. hemiplegia)

• The program has improved his movement-confidence; he fell and understood that this is not a big deal; his movements are better organized; he improved physically and emotionally

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Thank you!!! A Palestinian team is now established in Beit

Jala, engaged in training and monthly meetings with one of the Israeli teams.

Hopefully next year a Mediterranean tournament