Swiss Paraplegic Association

The Swiss Paraplegic Association (abbreviated: SPV) is a national self-help organization for paraplegics based in Nottwil . 27 regional wheelchair clubs from all over Switzerland and over 10,000 members (including around 4,000 active members) are affiliated with the SPV.

The wheelchair sports department of the SPV is represented in the international bodies of disabled sports.

tasks

The services of the SPV are part of the holistic rehabilitation of paraplegics and tetraplegics . The basis is the idea of lifelong support for those affected, which goes far beyond purely medical-therapeutic concerns.

The range of services includes social and legal advice, wheelchair sports in Switzerland (promotion of top-class and popular sport), the center for barrier-free construction, the life counseling division and the culture and leisure division with its travel agency and its own fleet of coaches.

history

After setting up the Swiss Paraplegic Foundation (SPS) as early as 1975 , a quarter of a century ago, on April 27, 1980, the Swiss Paraplegic Association (SPV) was founded by the then head physician of the Paraplegic Center Basel, Guido A. Zäch , together with the seven Wheelchair clubs that already existed at that time in Basel, Biel, Kriens, Uster, St. Gallen, Wetzikon and Zurich were founded.

Wheelchair sport Switzerland

task

The task of Wheelchair Sports Switzerland as a department of the Swiss Paraplegic Association is to promote popular sport , sport in wheelchair clubs in Switzerland and competitive sport , because physical activity has a significant impact on the quality of life of paraplegics and other disabled people and contributes to integration in all matters.

Further goals of wheelchair sports are:

Build confidence
Improve independence
Enable integration
Prevention of secondary diseases
Joy and fun in movement

Wheelchair Sports Switzerland oversees and supports competitions and the promotion of individual athletes or teams in various types of sport. Many of these also figure in the Paralympic program. Nevertheless, the focus is not only on pure performance. Trial courses, information events and other activities should primarily encourage people to exercise according to their mood and regular training.

Sports for wheelchair users

The following sports are suitable for paraplegics and other wheelchair users depending on the degree of disability and are promoted by Wheelchair Sports Switzerland with courses, training opportunities and / or competitions:

badminton
basketball
Archery
Curling
golf
Hand bike
Kart
athletics
Powerchair hockey
rugby
Sport shooting
swim
Alpine skiing and Nordic
tennis
Table tennis
Water-skiing

Memberships

Wheelchair sport Switzerland is a member of Swiss Olympic and the founder of the "Swiss Paralympic". She headed the Swiss delegations at the Paralympic Games , e.g. B. 2010 in Vancouver and 2012 in London .

Well-known wheelchair athletes from Switzerland

Publications

The members' magazine Paracontact appears four times a year with a circulation of around 15,000 copies. The Swiss Paraplegic Association SPV publishes the sports magazine go ahead to provide information about news in wheelchair sports .

Web links

Individual evidence

[1] Wheelchair Sports Switzerland

[2] Swiss Paralympic