This year in Sydney the Paralympics were a huge success, with more than 125 delegations represented. Wheelchair football offers great benefits for both disabled and non-disabled players. It is physical cardiovascular exercise. For non-disabled players, it targets muscles that are not commonly used in daily activity. This would account for the intense soreness in my shoulder blades.
Physical exercise is especially important for people in wheelchairs.
There are also many mental benefits to wheelchair football. The World Wheelchair Sports organization believes that participation in healthy activities often brings about other positive improvements in life. The interaction of disabled and non-disabled bodies has had great benefits concerning attitudes. This is not the case. Attitudes concerning people with disabilities have also improved after the American Disabilities Act was passed in 1990.