Is PowerHockey™ just for power wheelchair users?

PowerHockey™ is specifically for persons requiring the use of an electric (power) wheelchair during daily life. Sports opportunities for power wheelchair users are VERY limited. In fact, until recently there were NO power wheelchair team sports opportunities available. National organizations/events such as Paralympics and Special Olympics (which deals with mental disabilities) have NO team sport opportunities for power wheelchair users. Manual wheelchair users have many sports opportunities, such as basketball, hockey, softball, football, racing and rugby to just name a few.

As an organization, we encourage ANYONE to give wheelchair hockey a try. In some cases, a combination of power and manual wheelchairs has been tried. We believe this is fine, if there is not a sufficient amount of power wheelchair users in a specific area. Just playing hockey is the main goal. However, we warn everyone that elite competition on a National and International level is strictly power wheelchairs.

Electric (power) wheelchair hockey has developed around the world as an incredible sports opportunity for power wheelchair users. Electric (power) wheelchair hockey is played in many countries around the world. There are teams in Europe, Australia, Canada and the US. It is thought by many organizers, around the world, that power wheelchair hockey will someday be in the Paralympic Games.