PowerBlast Regional Power Soccer
Tournament
Arizona Paralympic Academy
and Disability Sports Expo
SkiAble
Desert Challenge Regional
Games
Desert Challenge Air Pistol and
Rifle Competition
End of Season Awards Celebration
Holiday Bowling Tournament for
Physically Disabled
Training Camps and Clinics
End of Season Awards Celebration
Location - Red Mountain Multi-generational
Center
7550 E. Adobe Street
Mesa, AZ 85207
Date - Friday, June 10th,2011
Time - 6:30 - 9:30 PM
Awards to all athletes in all sports.
Food and Dancing included.
Free to all our athletes and one guest.
Additional tickets are $5 each.
Please email for questions regarding this
event: awards@mesadisabledsports.com
This Years Winners Are:
(Below)
Volunteer of
the Year--Nadine Del Favero
Volunteer Group of the Year--Special
Olympics Golf Coaches – Ron Duranti, Greg
Leicht and Ray Libanoti
Community Facility of the Year--AMF
Mesa Lanes
Internal Facility of the Year--Red
Mountain High School
Coach of the Year--Denise
Wolf-Simmons

PowerBlast Regional Power Soccer Tournament
Location - ASU Student Recreation
Complex-400 E. Apache Blvd, Tempe, AZ ASU
PE West Gymnasium-451 E. Orange, Tempe, AZ
Date - January 21 - 22, 2011
Click here to learn more about the Arizona
Heat Power Soccer Team: http://azheatpowersoccer.squarespace.com
PowerBlast is an annual Power
Soccer Tournament hosted by MASD in the
Fall season as part of the Desert Challenge
series of competitions for athletes with physical
disabilities. Any athlete with a permanent
physical disability involved in the sport
of Power Soccer can participate in the tournament.

Annual AZ Junior Varsity Wheelchair Basketball
Tournament
Location - TBD
Date -December 11 - 12, 2010
The Banner Wheelchair Jr. Suns will welcome
teams from across the United States for the
event sponsored by Arizona Spinal Cord Injury
Association, Banner Wheelchair Suns and Arizona
Disabled Sports.
For additional information please view the
Web site at www.bannerwheelchairsuns.org
Arizona Paralympic Academy– Track, Field and
Archery
Location -Mesa High School
Address - 1630 E. Southern
Ave, Mesa, AZ
Date - Saturday, January
15, 2011
Time - 8:30am-11:30am
One-day clinic that will recruit and involve
youth and adults with physical and visual
disabilities in sports and physical activity
regardless of skill or interest level. The
clinic provides community-based sport program
opportunities for injured service members
to continue sport participation upon their
release from military treatment facilities.
The event is open to the public to stop by
any time throughout the day to educate themselves
about sports and recreation opportunities
available to people with physical disabilities.
Disability Sports Expo
Location - Phoenix Convention
Center Hall G
Address - 100 N. 3rd Street,
Phoenix, Arizona 85004
Date - Saturday, October
2nd 2010
Time - 12:00pm - 4:00pm
After 10 years of providing a wonderful expo
including adaptive sports demonstration and
vendor opportunities, AzDS and St. Joseph's
Hospital have decided to join the event with
an even larger event. For the first time,
the Disability Sports Expo will be a part
of the Arizona Disabilities Expo featuring
over 100 exhibitors, performances by Improbable
Theater Company, Brandy Liston Awards honoring
community leaders, Randy Werner Award of Excellence
and featuring keynote speaker, Randall Howe.
Contact Susan DeNova at 602-470-1802 ext 114
or azdx@AZdes.gov for more information.

Bowling Tournament for Physically Disabled
Location - AMF Apache Lanes
(Gilbert Road and Southern Avenue)
2115 East Southern - Mesa
Date - Saturday December
18, 2010
The Bowling Tournament is an annual one-day
event for people with physical disabilities
to compete in the sport of bowling. Adaptive
equipment available at the venue. Independent
bowlers welcome!

SkiAble Adaptive Alpine Experience
Location - Sunrise Ski Park
in Greer, AZ
sunriseskipark.com
Date - February 12 - 16,
2011 (tentative)
Please register at :
WWW.Active.com
"SkiAble” provides alpine skiing instruction
to individuals with physical and/or sensory
impairments. The learn to ski program that includes
adapted ski equipment, certified ski instructors
and trained volunteers. The adapted ski equipment
available at Snowbowl includes both child and
adult Mountain Man Bi-Skis, Mono-skis, 3 and
4 Track and ski bras.
MASD contracts with the Breckenridge Outdoor
Education Center (BOEC) from Colorado to provide
adapted ski instructors and equipment for
a discounted weekend of fun and instruction.
BOEC is one of the finest adapted ski schools
in the United States and their expertise provides
an excellent opportunity for Arizona skiers
to experience a quality lesson.

Desert Challenge Regional Games
Location - Red Mountain High
School, shepperd Aquatics Center and Usery Archery
Range
Date - April or May 2011
MASD sponsors the Desert Challenge Games annually
during the month of April. The Desert Challenge
Games is Olympic style competition specifically
for athletes with physical disabilities.
The Desert Challenge Games are sanctioned by
Wheelchair Sports, USA, National Disabled Sports
Alliance, United States Association of Blind
Athletes and Disabled Sports, USA. Events include
Track & Field, Swimming, Table Tennis, Archery,
Cycling, Weightlifting, Bocce Ball and Wheelchair
Basketball.
For additional information on the games, including
the schedule, please view the official Desert
Challenge Web site at
www.desertchallengegames.com

Desert Challenge Air Pistol and Rifle Competition
Location - TBD
Date - TBD
The Desert Shoot Competition is an individual
sport including air pistol and air rifle competition.
The competition is hosted indoors in a quiet
environment for the all-important concentration
of each shooter. Athletes travel to Mesa from
across the United States to participate in
the annual event.
This event is part of the Desert Challenge
Regional Games. Registration materials are
available at www.desertchallengegames.com
or you can download
the following registration packet.

Training Camps and Clinics
MASD hosts numerous training opportunities throughout
the year. Former camps have included the BlazeSports
Adaptive Golf Camp, BlazeSports Track Clinic,
Wheelchair Table Tennis Clinic and Adaptive
Cycling.