May 2004 Table of Contents

COVER STORY:
Hoop Heaven

Basketball junkies unite! Here's all you ever wanted to know about the latest tourneys, and more.

Be Flexible!

Although most people don't make stretching before or after exercise a priority, it can help to heal old injuries and prevent new ones.

Underwater Magic

The most magical place on earth brings people with disabilities the experience of a lifetime.

Setting the Pace

This NASCAR crew chief doesn't want the spotlight—he just wants to get the job done.

In My Opinion

May's binder is bulging with wheelchair basketball. Editor Cliff Crase explains that once again the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) March Madness started in mid-February and continued nonstop until the first week in April?resulting in this issue's basketball bonanza.

Rugby

This month's issue gives wheelchair rugby room to rave, with reports on the Capitol City Clash; the Mountain, Atlantic, Pacific, and Heartland Sectional playoffs; and the 8th Annual Demolition Derby. And the 12 nominated athletes who will represent the U.S. this September on the 2004 Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby Team are announced: Cliff Chunn, Andy Cohn, Sam Gloor, Will Groulx, Scott Hogsett, Bryan Kirkland, Bob Lujano, Norm Lyduch, Lynn Nelson, Brent Poppen, Wayne Romeno, and Mark Zupan.

Shooting

Hot-shootin', high-scorin' highlights from the Harry Plymire Memorial and the Cal-Diego PVA Trapshoot—the fifth and sixth stops on the 2004 PVA National Trapshoot Circuit.

Scorecard

Joel Jeannot and Cheri Blauwet didn't set records but were happy for the victories in the Men's and Women's division of this year's LA Marathon. This month's Scorecard also brings readers up-to-date on the latest news in the handcycling world—including the countdown to the naming of the U.S.A. Paralympic Handcycling team.

Juniors

Looking for a summer camp? This month's Juniors lists several—and directs you to resources that can help you find just what you're looking for. You'll also find reports on the Windy City Warriors' varsity wheelchair-basketball team's winning season, the Macon Bears' victory in America's first state high-school championships combining traditional and wheelchair basketball competition, and a high-school junior with CP who enjoys wheelchair soccer, basketball, and tennis.

Playbook

Adaptive bobsledding, funding to bring golf to people with disabilities, the 29th annual Ski for Light, a project to provide wheelchairs throughout the world, and Angola's first wheelchair-basketball competition—all are covered in this issue's Playbook.

Timeout

Marty Ball notes, "We all need an 'owner's manual' for the new bodies we will have when we leave rehab. We will also need a way to learn how to best live with these bodies." In this month's Timeout, Ball suggests a resource that just might help you find the "tools" you'll need to adjust to your wheelin' lifestyle.

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