Thursday night wheelchair basketball
Thursday nights from 6:00 to 8:00 pm Located in the gym at First Family Church.
317 SE Magazine Road, Ankeny, IA. MAP
COST IS FREE!!
Thursday night is wheelchair basketball night! Adaptive Sports Iowa is sponsoring pickup basketball games every thursday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. We will have 6 sport chairs on site for you to use.
Games are unofficiated and casual. The goal is to have fun and experience the sport
If you have questions or would like more information please contact:
Mike Boone
Director of Adaptive Sports Iowa
(888) 777-8881 ext: 115
mike@iowasportsfoundation.org
www.facebook.com/adaptivesportsiowa
The Iowa Reapers are a competitive and recreational baseball team for the blind and visually impaired. We were founded as a program of Adaptive Sports Iowa in the summer of 2011. We’re always looking for players and volunteers.
If you would like more information please contact Adaptive Sports Iowa at 888-777-8881 Ext:115
Ames is excited to be the host for the 2012 NBBA Beep Baseball World Series.
July 22-28, 2012
Beep Baseball is the adaptive version of the traditional game of baseball for the blind and visually impaired. The 2012 World Series of Beep Baseball will include teams from around the United States, plus a team from Taiwan. The NBBA World Series, an annual tradition since 1976, is the most important event of the Beep Baseball season. July 2012 will be the first time the World Series has come to Iowa.
2012 RAGBRAI
adaptive sports iowa team
We're thrilled to announce the return of the Adaptive Sports Iowa RAGBRAI team for 2012.
The mission of our team is to reduce or eliminate common barriers and individual with a physical disability would face on RAGBRAI. As a participant of our team you will be supported by a team of riders and vehicles, indoor and accessible housing every night, access to your equipment and/or wheelchairs in the meet-up towns and transportation to and from Des Moines. Also, every participant will be supplied with a jersey (pictured above).
If you're interested in becoming a participant or volunteer with our team please contact:
Mike Boone, Director of Adaptive Sports Iowa
Toll free: (888) 777-8881 Ext:115
mike@iowasportsfoundation.org
Be sure to check out photos of last year!
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Adaptive Sports Iowa RAGBRAI 2011
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The following text was pulled from the Special Olympics website (linked here). This is a great breakdown of the differences between the Special Olympics and Paralympics. Adaptive Sports Iowa is aligned with the Paralympic philosophy.
Special Olympics and Paralympics: What’s the Difference?
Special Olympics and Paralympics are two separate organizations recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). They are similar in that they both focus on sport for athletes with a disability and are run by international non-profit organizations. Apart from that, Special Olympics and the Paralympics differ in three main areas: 1) the disability categories of the athletes that they work with, 2) the criteria and philosophy under which athletes participate, and 3) the structure of their respective organizations.
The Athletes
Special Olympics welcomes all athletes with intellectual disabilities, (ages 8 and older) of all ability levels, to train and compete in 30 Olympic-type sports. To be eligible to participate in Special Olympics, athletes must have an intellectual disability; a cognitive delay, or a development disability, that is, functional limitations in both general learning and adaptive skills. (They may also have a physical disability.)
Paralympics welcomes athletes from six main disability categories: amputee, cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, visually impaired, spinal injuries and Les Autres (French for "the others", a category that includes conditions that do not fall into the categories mentioned before). To participate in the Paralympic
Games, athletes have to fulfill certain criteria and meet certain qualifying standards in order to be eligible.
Sporting Philosophy
Special Olympics believes deeply in the power of sports to help all who participate to fulfill their potential and does not exclude any athlete based upon qualifying scores, but rather divisions the athletes based on those scores for fair competition against others of like ability. For Special Olympics athletes’ excellence is personal achievement, a reflection of reaching one's maximum potential-- a goal to which everyone can aspire.
To participate in the Paralympic Games, athletes have to fulfill certain criteria and meet certain qualifying standards in order to be eligible. These criteria and standards are sports-specific and are determined by the IPC Sports Chairpersons, the Sports Technical Delegates and the relevant international sports organizations. The Paralympics are about elite performance sport, where athletes go through a stringent qualification process so that the best, or highest qualified based on performance, can compete at the Games.
Structure
Special Olympics is a global movement leading the world of sport for people with intellectual disabilities and is focused on building a worldwide network of athletes of all ability levels who compete in sports while creating communities of leaders committed to inclusion, acceptance, and dignity for all. With a
Headquarters in Washington D.C. Special Olympics happens year-round in seven regions of the world, 170 countries and has 228 Programs operating on a daily basis to provide empowerment through 30 Olympics-type sports. There is an International Governing Board of Directors.
The Paralympics are run by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). As the international representative organization of sport for athletes with a disability, the IPC comprises elected representatives from around the world. The General Assembly, its highest decision-making body, includes around 165 member nations, represented through their National Paralympic Committees, and four disability-specific organizations.