Prairie Grit Adaptive Sports

Move United / Locations /

Prairie Grit Adaptive Sports | PGAS

Chapter

OUR MISSION

Prairie Grit Adaptive Sports is a non-profit organization with the mission of providing sports opportunities for youth and adults living with physical and mental disabilities to enhance their quality of life.

OUR GOAL

Our goal is to create opportunities for our youth, adults and their families through adaptive sports. We level the playing field by removing barriers in order to give everyone opportunities to do what they love. Prairie Grit Adaptive Sports offers a variety of activities and events year-round.

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE

Any person, 5 years of age through adult, with a disability can participate. Our participants include, but are not limited to, those with cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries, spina bifida, Down syndrome, autism, stroke, amputations, etc.

Activities

See All

Basketball/Wheelchair Basketball

Since the first Paralympic Games in Rome in 1960, swimming has been one of the Games’ main sports. The thrill of competition aside, swimming offers many benefits including strengthening the cardiovascular systems and the major muscle groups of both the upper and lower body. It also develops flexibility in the muscles and joints as…

Track and Field is the largest Olympic and Paralympic sport in terms of the number of athletes and number of classifications and categories. In addition to the races that take place on the track, there are a number of competitions that take place on the field inside the track. In particular, there are throwing and…

Getting Started Get Out and TriThank you to Dare2tri for contributing information and photos for this article. Paratriathlon made its Paralympic competition debut in Rio 2016. The sport, which combines swimming, running and biking into one race, has been rapidly growing in the U.S. and abroad among athletes at all age ranges and ability levels. From…

Water Skiing 101 Ride the Wake! There is nothing like spending a warm summer day by the water. But water-skiers will tell you that even better is a day spent water skiing along on the surface of the water with the wind in their hair. Don’t think because you have a disability that you can’t…

It is difficult to find balance without the ability to look inward, whether it is physical balance or balance in our daily lives. Starting the day healthfully can be as simple as breathing and stretching. An important component of a total fitness program is stretching. Add focused deep breathing to a stretch and you’ve entered…