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FIND YOUR TEAM

Map of all 13 USA Wheelchair Football League Teams

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Not a team near you? Or just want to learn more? Fill out this brief form to stay up to date on expansion teams, future trainings, learn-to-play opportunities and more!

Essential Eligibility Criteria & Classification

Two athletes from the Hammers team showing camaraderie as they pass each other.

Essential Eligibility Criteria

All athletes in the USAWFL must meet the following Essential Eligibility Criteria. Essential Eligibility Criteria are the minimum requirements an athlete must be able to complete in order to safely participate in the sport of wheelchair football. Please review the following criteria prior to contacting a team near you.
- Athlete must be to breathe without mechanical assistance
- Athlete must not require head, neck or back bracing
- Athlete must be able to independently manage their own personal care
- Athlete must be able to wear a standard football helmet
- Athlete must be able to follow instructions from officials and effectively communicate independently or with the help of a coach or companion
- Athlete must be able to stay alert and engaged for the length of a play on the field

Three athletes from the Chicago Bears. Athlete number 4 in the middle has the ball and has two teammates ready to block on the left and right.

Classification

Move United is currently working on developing a classification system.

Currently, to be eligible to play in the USA Wheelchair Football League, a player shall have a permanent physical disability which consistently reduces the function of the lower limbs to a degree where they cannot run, pivot, block or tackle, at the speed and with the control, safety, stability and endurance required to play running football as an able bodied player.
A player’s disability must be of a nature that it can be objectively verified by acknowledged medical investigations (i.e. X-ray, CT, MRI, etc.). Symptoms such as pain or numbness without other objective findings shall not be considered a permanent lower extremity disability. Degrees of pain and/or numbness are not considered measurable and permanent disabilities within the context of the USA Wheelchair Football League.
An otherwise able-bodied player with a temporary disability is not considered eligible.