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Adaptive Sports Ohio Receives Grant from Disabled Veterans National Foundation

Military veterans have put their lives and their bodies on the line to protect the freedom of all Americans. They’ve put their lives on hold to defend their country and protect the rights of family, friends, neighbors, and strangers. They are the epitome selflessness. Once they leave active duty, however, veterans living with disabilities are …

Bridgestone Continues to Champion Adaptive Sports

Bridgestone has furthered their commitment to supporting adaptive athletes by promoting diversity and more inclusive communities with their new “Chase Your Dream” program. Adaptive Sports Ohio has been blessed to once again receive their support for our programs serving individuals with disabilities. Adaptive Sports Ohio is one of three adaptive sport organizations that will receive …

Introducing Rookie Series Webinars

Adaptive Sports Ohio will be offering a brand new webinar series called Rookie Series, where we’ll provide an introduction to one of our upcoming adaptive sports programs. During these webinars, Adaptive Sports Ohio staff will provide an overview of the sport/topic, provide specific information about our program, and invite guest speakers to join us and …

Should I Send My Child to Dream Camp?

Dear Parents, Registration is now open for Adaptive Sports Ohio’s annual Dream Camp, an overnight adaptive sports camp for youth ages 7-18 with a physical disability. I understand the hesitation you may have about sending your child away for an entire weekend, especially if a camp setting may be a new experience for them, but …

Boom and Phantoms Sled Hockey Charity Game

The 5th Annual Boom and Youngstown Phantoms Sled Hockey Charity Game will be held virtually on April 16th, 2021 at the Deep Freeze Ice Arena in Youngstown. A twist to our annual event, this year members of the Boom Sled Hockey Team will represent a Youngstown Phantom player on the ice during a live-stream of …

Our 2020 Story

2020 was a year unlike any other. Looking back, a virus, quarantines, masks, and shutdowns will be what come to mind. Despite the challenges of this year, we want to reflect on some of the positive highlights our organization experienced in 2020. Amidst a pandemic, we still accomplished some amazing things. Take a look at …

Wildcat Winter Slam Recap

During November, we were excited to host our annual Wildcat Winter Slam Sled Hockey Tournament at Alice Noble Ice Arena. Although it wasn’t quite on the same scale as our typical tournament, we were happy to host the Central Illinois Thunder Adult and Junior teams as well as the Michigan Sled Dogs Adult team. With …

Gala Recap: Virtual Fundraising the New Normal in 2020

Like almost everything else in 2020, our largest fundraiser of the year, A Chance To Play Gala, went virtual. Although we couldn’t experience this signature event with everyone in person, moving online did have its benefits. Over 550 people were able to tune in to our program on October 24th and we raised over $12,000 …

Adaptive Sports Ohio recognized by President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition as NYSS Champion to Promote Participation in Youth Sports

Adaptive Sports Ohio becomes an NYSS Champion (Wooster, OH) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is pleased to recognize Adaptive Sports Ohio as one of the first organizations to join the National Youth Sports Strategy (NYSS) Champion program. HHS released the NYSS in September 2019 in response to Presidential Executive Order …

New Cleveland Programs

At Adaptive Sports Ohio, we continuously strive to expand our reach and provide greater access to sports for individuals with physical disabilities.  This past year we’ve opened up a satellite office in Cleveland and launched programs for athletes in Cuyahoga County.  We will continue to serve both adults and youth with disabilities, but a unique …