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AFL Wheelchair

AFL wheelchair is an adapted form of Australian football on a rectangular indoor court. Two teams move the ball with handpass, underarm throw and chair skills; scoring uses goals and behinds under adapted AFL wheelchair rules.

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Classification

Category Ball sport

Family Football Codes

Level Adaptive

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung AFL wheelchair adapts Australian-football ideas to an indoor court with sport wheelchairs.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like team tactics, adaptive sport, ball handling and quick direction changes.

Cost Low to medium if sport chairs and ball are provided by a club; personal equipment should come after advice. Medium for club/league, venue, travel or equipment contributions depending on the offer. AFL wheelchair team, disability-inclusion programme, adaptive sport group or club with loan chairs. The sport chair and safe chair skills matter more than owning…

First progress Ball touches come quickly; chair speed, spacing and team roles take several sessions.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

sport wheelchair or loan chair
adapted football
rectangular indoor court
goal posts or markers
team
coach

First steps

find a disability-inclusion offer
try a sport chair
practise braking and turning
learn handpass and underarm throw
play small court games

AFL/VWFL offers, AFL clubs with wheelchair teams, adaptive sport clubs or disability-sport programmes.

Start with coaching, enough court spacing, a working chair and clear contact rules.

Weitere Angaben

Tags variant, variante, afl-wheelchair, ball-sport, wheelchair-australian-football, football-codes, ballsport, rollstuhl-australian-football

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Score more points through goals and behinds than the opposing team.

Teilnehmer

Two teams on an indoor court, often five players per side plus interchange.

Teamgröße

Usually 5v5; competition bylaws may vary.

Spielfeld

Rectangular indoor court with goal posts and zones.

Dauer

Match duration depends on league or tournament rules.

Wertung

Goal = 6 points, behind = 1 point.

Gewinnbedingung

Highest score at full time.

Ausrüstung

sport wheelchair
football
goal posts/markers
indoor court

Wichtige Regelpunkte

illegal disposal
arm above shoulder height on underarm throw
illegal contact
zone/role infringement

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

Australian Football League (AFL)

2025 Toyota AFL Open Wheelchair By-Laws Play AFL / AFL · official-rulebook · high
AFL Wheelchair Disability Sport & Recreation · sport-guide · high
VWFL rules Essendon Football Club · club-rule-guide · medium
Victorian Wheelchair Football League Play AFL Victoria · league-guide · high