3 Ways to Play Electric Wheelchair Football

1. Develop Your Arm for American Football

The American version of electric wheelchair football requires players to have solid throwing skills. Every method of advancing the ball upfield requires throwing the ball past the line of scrimmage. You need to develop throwing accuracy and power if you want to win in scrimmages and official games.
There are several drills you can use to improve situational throwing in American wheelchair football. A simple game of catch with other athletes in electric wheelchairs will help you adjust to the target level and hand position of teammates. You should place garbage cans and other containers near the end zones as targets. You can also ask friends and teammates to set up at different distances on the field to test your arm.

2. Adapt International Football (Soccer) Rules for Wheelchair Play

The international version of electric wheelchair football is called soccer in the United States. Your participation in electric wheelchair soccer hinges on understanding differences from the traditional rules of football. Most games of international wheelchair football require five to seven players on each team to cut down on traffic within the field of play. The wheelchair version of soccer uses an 18-inch ball to ensure contact with the foot rests of each player's chair. You should use plastic foot guards rather than shin guards to protect against the inevitable bumps you'll get during a soccer game.

3. Finding Space to Play Electric Wheelchair Football

You can play both the American and international versions of electric wheelchair football on any field with at least 100 yards of space. The field needed for American wheelchair football can be 80 yards maximum, with first-down markers every 15 yards. You can manipulate these dimensions and rules depending on the number of players you have on each team. Many leagues use 50-yard fields so they can play two games on a single football field at one time.
For the international football field, you'll need to mark off penalty lines to define the goal keeper's area. The international standard for a penalty line is 9 feet away from the goal line. You should adjust the rest of the field around the penalty and goal lines to make sure scorers and keepers have equal chances during penalty shots.