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Invitations sent for the IPCH Qualification Tournament

Invitations for the IWAS Powerchair Hockey (IPCH) Qualification Tournament has been sent. It will take place from the 8th – 14th October 2019 in Prague, Czech Republic. The Qualification Tournament is organized by CSOPD (Czech Sport Organization for Physically Disabled) and CPHF

2018 WORLD RANKING LIST

During the Sport Congress 2018 the new concept of the World Ranking System and the consequent list was shared among the Nations. The new World Ranking System is based on the results of the individual games, putting more weight on

CLASSIFICATION MANUAL UPDATED

As announced earlier, the classification system has been refined. (Read more here) Now we’re pleased to announce that the classification manual has been updated. You can find the updated manual and other classification related documents in the download section under

NEW SPORT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS

After the result of the elections in the Sport Congress that followed the IPCH World Championship 2018, the new elected SEC, as announced, has been looking to recruit some more people to fulfill some of the vacant position left. We are

INTERVIEW | AN VANHEUSDEN

I got to know Powerchair Hockey in the first week after I switched from a regular school to a specialized school. I met the person that would become my coach for many years, Hugo Verdict. Until the age of 16

CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM REFINED

As presented in the Sport Congress 2018 thanks to a certain number of evidence-based researches and studies the IPCH Classification Committee has succeeded in proving the need of creating and using “half point classes” to better describe the functionality of

NEW SPORT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

At the Sport Congress this passed monday, the new IWAS Sport Executive Committee put together after the nominees was voted in. Current chairman Fabio Rodo (Italy) and Miro Reijonen (Finland) was candidates for the position as the chairman. Fabio Rodo

ITALY WORLD CHAMPIONS 2018

After a very close final between Denmark and the home team of Italy. We would like to congratulate Italy with the 2018 IPCH World Championship! It has been a tournament #asneverbefore in many ways. We have experienced surprising match results,

INTERVIEW | ANDERS BERENTH

In 2004, me and some other guys played hockey in a wheelchair for fun while practicing for another type of wheelchair hockey, called el-hockey (this sport is only played with T-sticks). We learned that Powerchair Hockey was a sport and

INTERVIEW | MEGHAN HINES

When I was 9 I was at a doctor’s appointment at Bloorview Kids Rehab in Toronto (one of the Toronto rehab centres) when a boy and his mother approached me and asked if I had ever tried playing PowerHockey. They