Mark your calendars for Adaptive Sports Ohio’s A Chance to Play Gala on Saturday, September 18th. The Gala will take place at the Pro Football Hall of Fame starting at 6:00pm. On this special evening, we will celebrate the impact that sport can have on individuals with physical disabilities and will thank the foundations, community …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …