The Ivor Burge Program is designed to train recognised athletes within the Inclusive Basketball Program and represent South Australia in a high-performance environment.
The Ivor Burge Championships is part of the Foot Locker Under-20 and Ivor Burge National Championships run Basketball Australia in January. The championships are a series of events that form the pinnacle for emerging athletes within Australia, seeing the National Champion crowned at the conclusion of each event. There is a men’s and women’s divisions.
Ivor Burge Championships provide a high performance pathway for athletes with intellectual disability (ID), offering opportunities for selection to represent Australia in the Australian Pearls or Australian Boomerangs basketball teams.
Since the Australian Basketball team for People with an Intellectual Disability made their international debut at the 1992 Paralympic Games in Barcelona, the Australian Sports & Recreation Association for People with an Intellectual Disability (AUSRAPID), together with Basketball Australia, created the Ivor Burge Championship.
It was decided to title the Tournament the Ivor Burge Championship as Ivor Burge is considered one of the founding fathers of Basketball in Australia. Although he went to college in Springfield, Massachusetts, after graduating he came back home to Australia to promote the game further.
The Ivor Burge Championship is for athletes with an intellectual disability and integration difficulties as per the VIRTUS classification requirements.
If you have any questions or need help completing the form, then please contact Sport Inclusion Australia on 03 5762 7494 or mail@siasport.org
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Performing excellently against their rival states.
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