JASSMAN Chad

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (Athlete, 20 Jul 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 20 Jul 2016)

Impairment Details
He has paraplegia after breaking his back in a car accident in 2004. (wheelchairbasketball.ca, 03 Nov 2011; Athlete, 20 Jul 2016)

General
COACHING
In 2017 he was appointed as head coach of the Calgary Rollers women's wheelchair basketball team, winning the women's national title in his first season in charge. "My first season I fell in love with it. As a coach, I'm nothing like I am as a player. I'm super calm. I don't know if I'll ever take a technical foul as a coach, whereas I've taken multiple as a player. I find the ability to give back gives a lot to me and I think I do have a lot to give in return. We won my first year so I can't quit after that. Now I'm just going to stick with it. I really enjoy it and I can see myself doing it for a long time." (wheelchairbasketball.ca, 25 May 2020)

PINK CHARITY CHAIR
In 2020 he had a new basketball chair made and chose for it to be coloured hot pink. His aim is to donate $10 to a breast cancer research charity for every basket he scores at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. "I've been talking for years with teammates that I've always wanted a pink chair. I felt like it would fit right in nicely with my game. My skill set is blue collar and I'm always working hard and trying to get under the skin of the bigger guys that I'm playing against. I enjoy that aspect of the game. I trash talk a little bit on the court and I like crashing and banging and having fun. The players I play against know that and I think they appreciate that a little bit so I thought the pink chair would really add to that." (wheelchairbasketball.ca, 25 May 2020)