{"id":13,"date":"2021-12-10T13:15:29","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T18:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/dscommunique\/?p=13"},"modified":"2021-12-10T13:15:29","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T18:15:29","slug":"wheelchair-basketball-returns-to-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/dscommunique\/2021\/12\/10\/wheelchair-basketball-returns-to-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Wheelchair Basketball Returns to Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2021\/12\/10131048\/Elizabeth-Love-300x254.png\" alt=\"Elizabeth Love, a junior, sits smiling on stone steps. She wears a green top with embroidered flowers and tan shorts. Her hair is pinned back and curled.\" width=\"300\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2021\/12\/10131048\/Elizabeth-Love-300x254.png 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2021\/12\/10131048\/Elizabeth-Love-1024x868.png 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2021\/12\/10131048\/Elizabeth-Love-768x651.png 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2021\/12\/10131048\/Elizabeth-Love.png 1283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Wheelchair Basketball, one of the most popular adaptive sport opportunities on Ball State\u2019s campus, was able to return to campus following the COVID-19 pandemic putting a halt to it in March of 2020. It currently goes on every Monday night at the Recreation Center, and we\u2019re glad to see some students participating each week. One student is Elizabeth Love, a junior Public Relations major, who comes out each Monday night. Elizabeth explained that she had always loved sports, but due to a major surgery in high school, had been unable to participate in them for a long time. She hadn\u2019t really planned on getting back into sports when she came to college, but when she heard that we offered adaptive sports, she said she found her curiosity peaked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy freshman year was my first year with adaptive sports,\u201d Love explained when asked about her experience. \u201cWheelchair basketball was something that I thought, \u2018I haven\u2019t tried sports in a few years, but I\u2019ll give it a try\u2019.\u201d She went on to explain how she went every week that she could during her freshman year because the ability to get back into sports helped her regain a sense of independence, as well as helped her to have fun and create friendships. The outlet that wheelchair basketball provides allows her to relax and stay in a good headspace\u2014she described how thankful she is to have a few hours a week to just focus on the moment and no other responsibilities that she has.<\/p>\n<p>When asked what she wished people knew about adaptive sports, she stated, \u201cI wish people knew it\u2019s not scary and that you should maybe branch out and try something new and see if you like it.\u201d She also shared how she hopes that more adaptive sports get to happen on Ball State\u2019s campus in the future.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Donate to DS! <a href=\"https:\/\/connect.bsu.edu\/18\/give\">https:\/\/connect.bsu.edu\/18\/give<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Choose \u201cOther\u201d from the drop-down menu and enter 8603 in the box that appears below. \u00a0No gift is too small!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wheelchair Basketball, one of the most popular adaptive sport opportunities on Ball State\u2019s campus, was able to return to campus following the COVID-19 pandemic putting a halt to it in March of 2020. 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