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Follow on Google News | Coaches Make Calculated Choices at International Tournament of ChampionsOn the road to London and next year's Paralympic Games, the top international wheelchair basketball coaches must balance winning now versus results later when it truly counts.
By: ITOC Media Office That could mean trying different lineups or matchups. It might mean resting your best player in order to see how others step up or throwing a rookie into pressure to see if they break. That philosophy brought some interesting results on Thursday's second round of the International Tournament of Champions being contested in the Lake Norman area just north of Charlotte, North Carolina. The day began with Great Britain’s men topping defending Paralympic champions Canada by 20 points before the Canadians bounced back to trounce the 2010 world champions Australia by 17. The Brits then lost to one of the two American teams – coach Jim Glatch is using the tournament to help pare down his 18 man squad – while the other one easily dispatched the Aussies by 14. On the women’s side, Japan upset Germany, second only to the USA, by nine. Japan is quickly becoming a team to be reckoned with, collectively and individually. At last month’s inaugural U-25 Women’s World Championship in Ontario, Canada, Mari Amimoto set an IWBF record with 51 points against Mexico. The Netherlands showed that Canada, winner of four straight world championships until the USA won last year, is still rebuilding as did Germany. The Americans then capped the night with a 17 point win over the Dutch. Competition continues on Friday with placement and championship games on Saturday. The tournament is hosted by the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) and sponsored by Visit Lake Norman and the Cornelius and Huntersville Parks & Recreation Departments. Selected games are being webcast live and will be archived at http://www.livestream.com/ Thursday Scores Men Great Britain 70 Canada 50 Germany 59 Japan 52 Canada 67 Australia 52 USA White 62 Great Britain 55 USA Blue 74 Germany 52 Canada 74 Japan 39 USA Blue 66 Austalia 52 Women Netherlands 70 Canada 66 Japan 67 Germany 58 Germany 61 Canada 46 USA 61 Netherlands 44 Wednesday Scores Men USA White 78 Australia 59 USA Blue 61 Japan 34 Great Britain 64 Germany 55 Great Britain 66 Japan 62 Australia 71 Germany 61 Canada 67 USA White 64 Women Germany 61 Netherlands 45 USA 59 Japan 42 End
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