The Sports for Physically Challenged program
is designed for athletes ages 6 and older
who have an orthopedic, neurological or sensory
impairment. This could include, but not be
limited to, Spina Bifida, Spinal Cord Injury,
Traumatic Brain Injury, Osteogenesis Imperfecta,
Amputee, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Cerebral Palsy
and Blindness.
As a general rule, potential athletes with
physical disabilities who are still in school
are those in the regular classrooms or the
Orthopedically Impaired classrooms (OI). A
classification system is used to determine
an athlete's functional ability in an effort
to have each athlete compete against athletes
of similar abilities.
The Mesa Association of Sports for the Disabled
is affiliated with several national organizations
whose primary purpose is to provide sporting
opportunities to individuals with physical
disabilities. These include Wheelchair Sports,
USA, Disabled Sports, USA, National Disabled
Sports Alliance and United States Association
of Blind Athletes. You may visit their respective
sites on the disabled
sports links page of this site.
Sports training and competitions are offered
in season and occur year round. A medical
release is required to be completed before
participation can take place. This and other
forms are available on the registration
page of this site.
Sports currently offered by MASD include Swimming,
Bowling, Wheelchair Basketball, Power Soccer,
Archery, Table Tennis, Cycling, Track &
Field and Boccia Ball.
For more information, contact:lane@mesadisabledsports.com
or you may use the Contact
Form on this website.
List
of Sports:
Adaptive
Golf
Archery
Aquatics
Boccia
Ball
Bowling
Cycling
Goalball
- MASD is currently
not offering goalball. Your may search the
usaba.org
website for more information.
Kayaking
Power
Soccer - Click here to
learn more about the Arizona Heat Power Soccer
Team: http://azheatpowersoccer.squarespace.com
Track
& Field
Wheelchair
Basketball
Physically
Disabled Fact Sheet