Adaptive Sports
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US Power Soccer Conference Cup Series Blog #2: Group Stage and Opening Ceremony
After arriving in Indiana yesterday for the US Power Soccer Conference Cup Series and resting up, we were ready for the tournament to begin. We showed up in the middle of the action (which started at 8am) on Friday because the Northeast Passage Wildcats’ games did not start until after 11. Before we arrived the Circle…
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US Power Soccer Conference Cup Series Blog #1: Travel and Looking Ahead
Power Soccer is an adaptive sport played by people with disabilities affecting their upper and lower bodies such as muscular dystrophy, spinal muscular atrophy, and cerebral palsy. It is one of only a few sports available to people with power chairs (with others like wheelchair rugby, wheelchair basketball, and wheelchair tennis requiring push wheelchairs). We’ve been…
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U23 Wheelchair Basketball Takes Over in Toronto – Adaptive Sports Weekly Update
Highlights of today’s Wheelchair Basketball action include the opening ceremony at 12:00 ET, hosts Canada taking on Italy, and defending champions Germany facing African champions South Africa. Other exciting events include the Cactus Classic, the Scottish Powerchair Football League Final, and the French Open!
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Adaptive Athletes Take Over The 2017 Boston Marathon
Everyone in New England hears about the amazing phenomenon that is the Boston Marathon. I never personally knew anyone that ran the race but would hear about friends cheering on sisters, fathers, or cousins down in Boston. Even without a close connection, hearing about the horrific events during the 2013 Boston Marathon was heart breaking. The “Boston…
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Adaptive Sports Weekend Roundup – May 12-14
On Sunday, four finals were contested in Wheelchair Tennis at the BNP Paribas World Team Cup, held in Alghero, Italy. We start in the Quad division, where Great Britain took on Israel. After the teams split the two singles matches, Great Britain’s Antony Cotterill and Andy Lapthorne won the gold for their country in doubles,…