Wheelchair Rugby is the cooliest

I’m sorry for not posting anything last week, I’ve just been really busy! I didn’t forget to, I just haven’t had the time. I just started an online course which pretty much took up my free time and on top of that, I’ve been sucked into a black hole called the television. But don’t worry, I haven’t been watching junk, I’ve been watching the world cup!!:)

I played soccer my whole life so when my accident happened it was quite devastating being told I would “never walk again.”  Man, did that suck. I miss it sooooooo much BUT for the time being, I’ll just watch the world cup here on my t.v.

I kinda get over it and suck it up when I'm told something like that. I’m not going to sit here and pout, ya it sucks but I need to move on. Ya, I miss it but now it’s just become a part of my life. Plus, there are adapted sports made for people like me! I went to a sporting event in Louisville, Kentucky last year with a good friend who is also a quadriplegic. It was called quad rugby or wheelchair rugby. It was AWESOME and it reminded me of soccer so much. There were guys and girls rolling around banging chairs into each other and getting pretty aggressive, I loved it! They weren’t afraid of anything either, pretty rad people. I almost felt “normal” there too. Like the able-bodied people were the odd ones out. It was pretty funny.

The wheelchairs are B.A. looking too. When I was in in-patient therapy at Frazier I had the opportunity to try out one of the rugby chairs and as weird as they look, it was pretty comfortable! The seat is angled so your knees are pointing up, this also can help your balance so you can lean forward enough to push fast. Also, there are guards by your feet and legs for protection.  You can also use the guards to hook onto other chairs and sometimes even flip your opponent OUT OF THE CHAIR. Pretty epic. (but don’t worry, the refs pause the game and help you back in)). We “disabled” people are tougher than you think -- not only do we run over a lot of toes but we also flip people out of their chairs. Ya, don’t mess with us!!!!:)

Here’s a picture so you can understand the chair better:

 

So who knows, I may try out this sport but, probably after I get a lot stronger and a more intimidating look…

 

 

and I wasn't kidding about the flipping part...