On August 3, campers at The Painted Turtle received a special visit from the Fast Breakin' Lakers wheelchair basketball team. The Painted Turtle is associated with the Paul Newman Hole in the Wall Camps for seriously ill children and is the only multi-disease camp and family care center of its kind on the West Coast.
Read the full article here.
The Neuroworx Wheelin' Jazz are proud to support other teams around the league for giving back to their community and being an inspiration to these sick childreen.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
We're gearing up for another season. Our funding is still up for grabs as Neuroworx has incurred a lot of financial stress with a move and remodel. We appreciate the efforts of Dale and Jan.
We had a little impromptu party at the Schlappi cabin. I posted a few pics of the event on Facebook. Jeff and Layne provided the Friday night dinner. Jason and Bret cooked up our breakfast. Mike and Rod provided the lunch. We had a great time and renewed our friendships.
Our tournament is coming together. We have commitments from Dallas, Denver, LA Lakers, Phoenix, LA Clippers, and Rancho. We need one more team to fill in the gap. Thanks to Jeff Burley and Salt Lake County Adaptive for hosting this tournament and providing all the transportation and food.
We're excited to move into our new practice facility at Copperview. Salt Lake County is being very good to us. Our practices officially begin Oct 20. We look forward to another successful season with a return trip to the Final Four.
We had a little impromptu party at the Schlappi cabin. I posted a few pics of the event on Facebook. Jeff and Layne provided the Friday night dinner. Jason and Bret cooked up our breakfast. Mike and Rod provided the lunch. We had a great time and renewed our friendships.
Our tournament is coming together. We have commitments from Dallas, Denver, LA Lakers, Phoenix, LA Clippers, and Rancho. We need one more team to fill in the gap. Thanks to Jeff Burley and Salt Lake County Adaptive for hosting this tournament and providing all the transportation and food.
We're excited to move into our new practice facility at Copperview. Salt Lake County is being very good to us. Our practices officially begin Oct 20. We look forward to another successful season with a return trip to the Final Four.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
November Tournament is Coming Together
Our November tournament is coming together. I have four teams confirmed and three teams with a tentative commitment. So far Dallas, University of Arizona, Lakers, Suns, and Denver have made the commitment to be here while the Clippers and Golden State have an interest.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Exhibition Game at Energy Solutions
Just a heads up that our good friend Jeff Burley, Salt Lake County's Adaptive Dude, is putting together an Exhibition Game on October 16 with the National Recreation Association. This will be in the Energy Solutions Arena. I have no details yet but will post them when I get more.
Thanks
Layne Mangum
Head Coach
801.400.2882
wheelinjazz@gmail.com
Thanks
Layne Mangum
Head Coach
801.400.2882
wheelinjazz@gmail.com
Friday, May 22, 2009
Jordan Valley Faculty Wins Exhibition Game
The Neuroworx Wheelin' Jazz made their annual visit to the Jordan Valley School to play an exhibition game against the faculty. The faculty played very well and came away with an 83-78 win. The faculty was spotted 20 points at the beginning but played hard and earned the win.
Bret Remington, Darrell Mauerman, Katie Terry, and Layne Mangum played for the Wheelin' Jazz. It took until the fourth quarter for the Wheelin' Jazz to catch up and take the lead. At that point, the faculty team was awarded 3 points for each shot and 5 points for a three pointer. That was enough to put them over the top for the win.
The goal of this game is to entertain the severely disabled children that attend the school. It's so much fun to see them laugh and have fun. The court is so small that most of the children get an up close and personal experience, sometimes painful but mostly fun. The ball does bounce off some of the kids but they take it and smile.
Thank you to the administration of the school for allowing us the opportunity to come out and have a positive impact in these special lives. We are truly blessed for being there.
Bret Remington, Darrell Mauerman, Katie Terry, and Layne Mangum played for the Wheelin' Jazz. It took until the fourth quarter for the Wheelin' Jazz to catch up and take the lead. At that point, the faculty team was awarded 3 points for each shot and 5 points for a three pointer. That was enough to put them over the top for the win.
The goal of this game is to entertain the severely disabled children that attend the school. It's so much fun to see them laugh and have fun. The court is so small that most of the children get an up close and personal experience, sometimes painful but mostly fun. The ball does bounce off some of the kids but they take it and smile.
Thank you to the administration of the school for allowing us the opportunity to come out and have a positive impact in these special lives. We are truly blessed for being there.
Wheelin' Jazz on KJZZ and Ch 2
The Wheelin' Jazz have found themselves getting a little more media on their recent visit to Jordan Valley School.
KJZZ PowerHouse Broadcast
Thanks to KJZZ and KUTV for covering this event.
KJZZ PowerHouse Broadcast
Thanks to KJZZ and KUTV for covering this event.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
EasyRebounds is Working
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