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Boccia Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne to Host USA Boccia 2023 National Championships

Visit Fort Wayne and Turnstone Center will host the USA Boccia 2023 National Championships, August 3-6 at the Plassman Athletic Center at Turnstone, the first time for a boccia national to be held in Indiana. Boccia is an inclusive sport for seated athletes with and without disabilities. It can be played individually, in pairs or […]

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Alabama Adaptive

66th Hartford Nationals Starts in Alabama

The 66th Hartford Nationals, Move United’s largest and longest-standing national sport championship event for athletes with a physical disability, visual impairment, and/or intellectual disability, will take place in Hoover and Birmingham, Alabama, from July 8–14. More than 400 athletes with disabilities and coaches are expected to participate in a series of events that include competitions, […]

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2023 Adapted Sport and Leadership Symposium Set for October 11–12

The 2023 Adapted Sport and Leadership Symposium will be held virtually on October 11–12. Since 2020, the annual LABS has connected leaders from the adapted sport industry and beyond for sessions, speakers and panels designed to advance the adapted sport movement. This year’s LABS theme is “Sport Changes EVERYTHING.” The theme focuses on how participating […]

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National Beep Baseball Association

National Beep Baseball Association World Series Headed to Norman

The 2023 National Beep Baseball Association World Series will be played in Norman, Oklahoma. The NBBA, an association for visually impaired players, will bring its championship competition to the state from July 30 through August 5 at Griffin Park. Beep baseball uses audio technology, a ball that beeps and 4-feet-high bases that feature a switch […]

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Hartford Move United

The Hartford Commits $3.5 Million to Move United

The Hartford, a 30-year advocate of the adaptive sports movement, is donating $3.5 million over three years to Move United to increase access to and participation in adaptive sports. This commitment and partnership with Move United includes ongoing equipment donations to local adaptive sports programs, The Hartford’s Adaptive Sports Competition Series and the title sponsorship […]

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Miracle League All-Star Weekend

Palm Beach County to Welcome Miracle League All-Star Weekend

The Miracle League of Palm Beach County, Palm Beach County Sports Commission and City of Palm Beach Gardens have announced the upcoming Miracle League All-Star Weekend, taking place from November 3–5 on the Miracle League Field at Gardens Park. The event will bring together 160 Miracle League players from more than 300 Miracle Leagues across […]

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USOPC and NCAA Create Para-College Inclusion Project

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee and NCAA Office of Inclusion have announced the activation of three adaptive sport initiatives within the collegiate landscape to be implemented across the Women’s Final Four, Drake Relays and ITA Fall National Championships. The USOPC/NCAA Para-College Inclusion Project launched in 2022 to engage schools with adaptive sports while […]

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Research published in the Journal of Leisure Studies highlighted the importance of physical activity and adaptive sports for people with disabilities.

Study: Adapted Sport Events Total Nearly $78 Million Annually

The total economic impact of adapted and para sport-related events nationwide totals approximately $77.8 million annually, nearly reaching pre-COVID levels, according to a benchmark economic impact study released at the Adapted Sport Leadership & Business Symposium presented by All In Sport Consulting on October 19–20. The study showed that the economic impact of the 34 […]

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Adapted Sport LABS 2022 Announces Full Speaker Lineup

The third annual Adapted Sport Leadership & Business Symposium (LABS), presented by All In Sport Consulting, will have a full lineup of sessions and speakers for the two-day virtual conference on October 19–20 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. MT each day. LABS 2022 keynote speakers Dr. Roberta Kraus from the Center for Sport Psychology […]

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