If you are interested to join the club, contact the management by filling in the contact form or writing a message on Whatsapp. Explain your intention and check whether you are eligible for joining and which portfolio would be suitable for you (player, official or volunteer). You will have to fill a membership & indemnity form which is renewed annually. If you are under 18 years of age your parent/ guardian has to co-sign the membership and indemnity form. We will also need your guardian’s contacts.

Wheelchair basketball can be played by most people with mobility impairments with good hand function. The most common disabilities players have are: paraplegia e.g. from accidents, spina bifida Spinal TB; leg amputations, walking impairments, CP diplegia, minor disabilities involving one or two legs.

Yes you can. Also able bodied persons can play wheelchair basketball. However, in most tournaments only two able bodied persons can participate at the same time.

Secondly we always need volunteers. You can help by being an assistant, official (after being trained), become part of the medical team or doing certain jobs like maintaining the grounds, equipment care for the team.

In the club we all volunteer and still try to contain costs. You will have to carry part of your transport costs for training or for example buy your own home training equipment. For the love of the game you will build your investment into the future by caring well for yourself, your body and even your finances.

Wheelchair basketball is based on a 4 point classification system, based on the factors of trunk and arm control. The lowest classification is 1.0 and indicates more difficulties in trunk control. The highest class is 4.5 which equals able bodied players or persons with lower leg disabilities which do not affect their trunk control when seated. The classes in-between describe the spectrum of having some to almost full control of the trunk.

If you are already a player in another club and wish to join GBT Mongoose, you have to take a transfer/ release from your previous club. You have to fill the players transfer/ release form and inform your manager of your intent of leaving and the club you want to join (GBT Mongoose). There are temporary and full transfers. You can only change clubs if you are in good standing with your previous club, meaning you have no debts or disciplinary cases. If you change clubs coming from another province, you also have to get a provincial release.

As a player you will become part of a team and get regular feedback from coaches, managers and your team mates about your performance, progress and areas to improve on. You will be able to participate in various camps, trainings and tournaments, according to schedules and your level of performance. Besides, as GBT Mongoose we are like a family cares of one another. You will receive support on and off the court, access to medical services, advice and physiotherapy. Where possible, we try to connect you to opportunities which enrich or develop you as a person and help you in life.

As a player you are responsible for your fitness, health and training progress. Regular training as a group but also alone is what we expect from you. As team player you must remember that your actions good or bad always affect others in the team. You are also responsible for taking good care of the equipment allocated to you and our facilities. You have to abide to the rules of the sport and club to become the best player you possibly can.