Edwards hosts Triumph Foundation wheelchair sports demonstration Published Oct. 28, 2014 By 412th Test Wing Public Affairs EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Members of the Triumph Foundation visited the high desert Oct. 23 to show Team Edwards that people with spinal chord injuries still can be competitive and have fun. The event at the Rosburg Fitness Center was part of Edwards AFB's Disability Employment Awareness Month events throughout October. Triumph Foundation members showed off their wheelchair rugby skills with an exhibition game. Wheelchair rugby is played indoors on a basketball court. The goal line is the section of the end line within the key. Players score by carrying the ball across the goal line. Both wheels of the player's wheelchair must cross the line while the player has the ball for a goal to count. A player carrying the ball must bounce or pass the ball within ten seconds. Highly competitive wheelchair rugby games are fast moving with possession switching back and forth between the teams while play continues. Physical contact is allowed as well and teams can have both men and women. After the Triumph athletes played, Airmen and others in attendance were invited to play along with the pros. Triumph Foundation director, Andrew Skinner, spoke to the attendees about the foundation and how it helps those people with devastating injuries to people affect not only the victim, but families, friends and the entire community. According to Triumph Foundation, their mission is to help people triumph after spinal cord injuries. Every year, between 10,000 to 20,000 people suffer spinal cord injuries in the United States, with more than 1.2 million paraplegics and quadriplegics living in America. The foundation specializes in restoring lives after spinal cord injuries. The organization helps people with home modifications, equipment, counseling and adaptive recreational events and fitness. Team Edwards wraps up Disability Employment Awareness Month with a luncheon Oct. 28.