Triathlon Canada, Athletics Canada and Cycling Canada will be hosting a Paralympic Talent ID Camp in collaboration with our provincial partners on December 4th & 5th, 2021. If you have any interest in Para Sport this is an excellent opportunity to experience what these three sports have to offer.

Join us at Sherbrooke University for this camp led by world-class coaching and support staff. All training venues and accommodations are available on the university campus.

Seattle Adaptive Sport, along with Seattle Parks and Recreation: Specialized Programs is hosting a large sports clinic on Saturday, June 16th at Rainier Beach Community Center. There will be multiple sports to experience from those in the Puget Sound area offering programs. The goal and purpose of this event is to bring awareness of fitness, sports and social activities available to individuals with physical disabilities, as well resources available in the area. The day will be scheduled to promote inclusion and form community with peers from around the state of Washington.

There will be many sports and recreation programs available to have a hands-on experience, as well watch athletes currently involved in these sports. You will find information about resources in your community for recreation, employment support, independent living skills, healthcare, and advocacy.

Plan to come and play for the day or take in a sport or two. The day starts at 9am and will wrap up at 4pm. Registration begins at 8am. If you can't make the whole day, there will still be plenty of activities to experience.
 

~ SCHEDULE ~
Be sure to check in at the registration table at Rainer Community Center for your wristband to participate.
Rainier Beach Community Center
8825 Rainier Ave S
Seattle, WA 98118

8 AM - 3 PM Registration at Rainier Beach Community Center

Sports and Recreation scheduled -
Wheelchair Basketball with Seattle Sonics
Power Soccer with Seattle Power Sounders
Wheelchair Tennis with Seattle Wheel Tennis
Quad Rugby with Seattle Slam
Table Tennis with Green Lake Table Tennis Club
Field Throwing with Team Shadow
Sitting Volleyball with Seattle Sit Volleyball
Rowing (dry land) with Seize the Oar
Sled Hockey (dry land) with Sno-King Thunderbirds
and more 

There will be many resources from the community for you to learn about. Lots to do! Many to meet!

Thank you to our sponsors Seattle Parks and Recreation and ABC Medical, oup for making this event possible. 
Interested in being a sponsor? Contact us at [email protected] 

~ FREE EVENT ~
Register by Sunday, June 3rd for a FREE event t-shirt and lunch. Register all family members separately. 

REGISTER TODAY!!
You are encouraged to register after June 3rd to guarantee your opportunity to participate, however drop-in participation is also available. 

Paralympic Sports programs are for individuals with a permanent physical disability that prevents them from participating in sports and athletics. Physical disabilities could include amputation, spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy, joint damage, severe scoliosis, spina bifida, transverse myelitis, trauma brain injury, low vision/blind and other congenital or acquired conditions affecting their mobility. All participants must have the ability to follow a sequence of instruction and have adequate upper body control. Some equipment is available for loaning.

Visit Seattle Adaptive Sports website for more information www.seattleadaptivesports.org

 

To Volunteer for Paralympic Sports Day: We're using SignUp.com to organize this event. Please use these 3 easy steps:
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2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like.
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Note: SignUp.com does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually.

Josh Uses His Coaching Skills for Social Impact

After his accident in 2004, ...it took Josh only nine months to start skiing again, after which he was unstoppable. He won silver and gold at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Paralympics respectively. In 2012, he became the first person to perform a backflip in a sit ski.

 

Paralympians Bring Home a Record 28 Medals...Yay Team!

This year, 21 Ontario athletes were part of the largest Canadian team ever to be sent to a Winter Paralympics -- competing in all five sports in PyeongChang, South Korea. In total, 16 Ontario para-athletes reached the highest level of their sport by securing a spot on the Paralympic podium for Team Canada. 

Team Canada won 8 gold, 4 silver and 16 bronze medals at the 2018 PyeongChang Paralympic Games - 28 in all.

Nicholson, the team's leader,  said the Paralympians arrived in Pyeongchang ready to go.  "They came here came prepared, mentally and physically, and in the best shape that they possibly could be in, to leave it all on the field of play. Everybody peaked at the right time," he said.

Local favourites who represented Canada on the world stage and won top honours include:

• Mac Marcoux from Sault Ste. Marie who won gold for men's downhill and a bronze in alpine skiing, men's giant slalom.
• Mark Ideson from London, Ontario, skip for Team Canada, took home bronze for wheelchair curling.
• Collin Cameron from Sudbury, Ontario became the first Canada para Nordic sit skier ever to medal with bronze in 7.5 km biathlon, 15 km race and 4x2.5 km open relay in cross-country.
• Thirteen out of 17 athletes on the silver-winning para ice hockey team are from Ontario including Corbin Watson, Rob Armstrong, Brad Bowden, Adam Dixon, Tyrone Henry, Billy Bridges, Dominic Cozzolino, Ben Delaney, James Dunn, Tyler McGregor, Bryan Sholomicki, Corbyn Smith and Greg Westlake.

Read more about our Paralympians' performance in the Globe & Mail. Read Ontario's news release from the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport.

Paralympics give athletes another chance at reaching highest level

The small percentage of participation in para sports revealed in the commercial is also mirrored in the lack of public awareness and brand recognition for Canada's Paralympic athletes.

 

Para Soccer Team

Did you know that Canada has a Para Soccer Team?

Canada's Para Soccer Team competes in several global competitions over a four-year cycle, including the International Federation of CP Football's biennial World Championships. Canada also strives to compete in the America's Cup, the Parapanamerican Games, and the Paralympic Games.

In past editions of the IFCPF World Championships, Canada finished 13th in 2017, 10th in 2015, 12th in 2011, 9th in 2009, 12th in 2007, and 11th in 2005. The next edition takes place in 2019.

Canada's Para Soccer Team is made up of athletes who have cerebral palsy or have had a stroke or brain injury.

 

Turkish Paralympic swimmer Eroğlu wins world title

Trkish Paralympic swimmer, Beytullah Eroğlu clinched the World Swimming Championship title in Mexico City Monday. 

 

PARALYMPIAN SEARCH is a one-day athlete identification event designed to test participant aptitudes to excel in various Paralympic sports, and maybe one day represent Canada at the Paralympic Games.

The event also welcomes current or former athletes from all levels aiming to transfer into a new Paralympic sport or discover a new sport that can complement their main discipline.

Each participant goes through a set of basic physical tests conducted by national team coaches and other experts. During this event, you will also get to meet current Paralympic athletes and alumni from various sports who will be sharing their experience and answering your questions.

Following participation in PARALYMPIAN SEARCH, participants may be selected for a local club, provincial or national development program designed to propel athletes from their developmental stages to a Paralympic podium. Additionally, all participants will receive information on how to get started in the sports of their choice.

 

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

• Ages 14-35
• Have a physical disability or visual impairment*
• With or without previous sport experience
• Interested in discovering which Paralympic sports you are eligible for and have the greatest potential.

*Click here for more information about eligible Paralympic disabilities

This U.S. Paralympian Known For His Creative Halloween Costumes Has Outdone Himself This Year

This U.S. Paralympian Known For His Creative Halloween Costumes Has Outdone Himself

This Year What did you dress up as this year for Halloween? Share a picture in the comments!!

 

PARALYMPIAN SEARCH is a one-day athlete identification event designed to test participant aptitudes to excel in various Paralympic sports, and maybe one day represent Canada at the Paralympic Games.

The event also welcomes current or former athletes from all levels aiming to transfer into a new Paralympic sport or discover a new sport that can complement their main discipline.

Each participant goes through a set of basic physical tests conducted by national team coaches and other experts. During this event, you will also get to meet current Paralympic athletes and alumni from various sports who will be sharing their experience and answering your questions.

Following participation in PARALYMPIAN SEARCH, participants may be selected for a local club, provincial or national development program designed to propel athletes from their developmental stages to a Paralympic podium. Additionally, all participants will receive information on how to get started in the sports of their choice.

 

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

• Ages 14-35
• Have a physical disability or visual impairment*
• With or without previous sport experience
• Interested in discovering which Paralympic sports you are eligible for and have the greatest potential.

*Click here for more information about eligible Paralympic disabilities

How a life-changing phone call from Rick Hansen inspired a legendary paralympian

Patrick Anderson is a Canadian legend of wheelchair basketball with three gold and one silver Paralympic medals in his trophy cabinet.

Anderson lost both legs below the knee after he was struck by a drunk driver, just days before his 10th birthday. Not long after returning home from hospital, he received a life-changing phone call from Rick Hansen that changed his life.

 

2017 St. Louis Paralympic Day as part of the National Fitness Challenge on Sunday, September 17, 2017 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Missouri School for the Blind, 3815 Magnolia Ave - St. Louis, MO 63110

Online Registration will be available SOON.

Rio’s Paralympics can help shine light on invisible disabled Brazilians.

The Paralympics was a huge opportunity for Brazil to improve its infrastructure for their disabled citizens. However, many feel like it was a wasted opportunity. Read more at:

 

Paralympics bringing able-bodied and disabled athletes together

In today's blog post, we take a look at how the paralympics are helping to bridge the gap between able-bodied and disabled athletes together. Read more at:

 

Let’s change the way we think about disability | Joel Dembe | TEDxMississauga

Ted Talk from Missisauga - A 4-time Canadian National Wheelchair Tennis Champion and Paralympian discusses his journey living with a disability.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFHOCc6Z8Ig