U.S. Handcycling

United States Handcycling Federation, Inc. is a non-profit corporation designed to create integrated cycling opportunities for wheelchair users and athletes with lower-mobility impairments. The Corporation is an association of individuals and organizations operating within the meaning of section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:

1. To perpetuate, improve and extend the sport of cycling in the U.S.A.

2. To stimulate the interest of people in healthy sports participation through cycling and handcycling.

3. To supervise and administer continuing integrated cycling programs for all age groups for the purpose of stimulating interest and developing athletes through careful preparation and planning, utilizing new or existing facilities, resources and coaching.

4. To unify and coordinate the efforts of those interested in promoting integrated cycling, including handcycling, and to permit all interested parties to have a vote in the development disabled cycling in the U.S.A.

5. To develop programs — either independently or collaboratively — to field competitive teams to represent the U.S.A. at International competitions with the express goal of maximizing the number of medals won in cycling.

6. To develop handcycling as a larger part of the local, regional, national, and global cycling community.

7. To participate in global efforts that create more opportunities for handcyclists [worldwide] in the cycling and/or Paralympic arenas.

To learn more, click here.

 

USTA Wheelchair Tennis

In 1998 the United States Tennis Association assumed responsibility for wheelchair tennis in America from the National Foundation for Wheelchair Tennis.Since then the USTA has become the first National Governing Body of both Olympic and Paralympic tennis governing Paralympics, Para Pan Am Games, and World Team Cup.
For a full list of USTA Wheelchair Tennis events and on how to participate, visit their website.

Yorba Linda Country Club Wheelchair Tournament

Come join the fun at the first ever wheelchair tennis tournament at the Yorba Linda Country Club!  This is a great new event for those players who would like to return to the old-school feel tournaments of years gone by, where it’s more about the easy-going good times with friends, but also feeds the competitive spirit for those chasing the points and the top spots in their divisions.  So mark your calendars!

Divisions :LM(Op)sd; LM(A)sd; LM(B)sd; LM(C)sd; LW(Op)sd; LW(A)sd; LQ(Op)s; LQ(Op)d; LJ(OpA)s; LJ(OpA)d

Tournament ID: 650001911 (USTA tournament information page)

Dates: November 5-6, 2011

Organization: Adaptive Athletics Association

Location: Yorba Linda Country Club
19400 Mountain View
Yorba Linda, CA 92886

Organization Phone: (213) 925-8638

Organization Website: http://www.adaptiveathletics.org

WORLD T.E.A.M.

Changing lives through sports.

World T.E.A.M. Sports is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization chartered in North Carolina and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. For more than twenty years, World T.E.A.M. Sports has organized all kinds of athletic events for disabled and able bodied citizens – mountain climbing, white water rafting, biking, and more. We change lives through sports.

Click here to learn more and on how YOU can participate.

Far West Wheelchair Basketball Summer Camp

Summertime is the best time to perfect your shot and boost your athletic confidence for wheelchair basketball players. The NWBA, National Wheelchair Basketball Association, is offering a fun yet competitive summer camp for wheelchair athletes to hone their skills from the top coaches and players in the league.

Click here for more information.

Wheels 2 Water

Wheels 2 Water is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization that exists to share the Ocean Experience through Adaptive Surfing and Scuba Diving for everyone with a Spinal Cord Injury.Their 2011 Surf schedule is up so visit their website for more information and to find out how you can participate!