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Lone Star Para Invitational
  The Lone Star Para Invitational is the only Pre-K-12 grade UIL competitive track and field meet for children with physical disabilities in Texas. Event Details: April 21, 2018 Cravens Field, 1400 W Lamar Blvd, Arlington, TX Check in 8:00-9:00 at Cravens Field Track starts 9:00AM Field starts 12:00PM Volunteers are welcome and needed. Please contact us at swaa.wsusa@gmail.com You can download the heat sheets in PDF format below.    |
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LSPI Field Program.pdf
LSPI Track Program.pdf
SWAA Powerlifting
Thank you and Congratulations to our lifters who competed today at UTA! Chance Dean won with a lift of 345 LBS Zack Jones was second with a lift of 340 LBS Kingsley Ogbobu was third with a lift of 115 LBS |
2018 Junior Nationals
 PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: September 28, 2017 Turnstone Center to Host the Adaptive Sports USA 2018 Junior Nationals Littleton, CO - Adaptive Sports USA announced today that they will be hosting the Adaptive Sports USA 2018 Junior Nationals in conjunction with the Turnstone Center. The event is scheduled for July 21 - 28 in Fort Wayne, IN.  ”Turnstone, Visit Fort Wayne and the City of Fort Wayne are proud to collaborate with Adaptive Sports USA to host the 35 iteration of the Junior Nationals. Fort Wayne is centrally located and provides easy access from most anywhere in the United States. When you couple Turnstone’s Plassman Athletic Center with the community’s first class sport venues, hotels and recreational and entertainment options along with Indiana’s famed Hoosier Hospitality, Fort Wayne is committed to hosting a first class event for the expected 300+ athletes along with families and spectators who will visit Fort Wayne.” Mike Mushett, CEO, Turnstone. This event is the largest longstanding annual multi-sport event for youth with a physical disability and/or visual impairment in the United States. Junior Nationals has traveled to a different host city annually since its inception in 1984. The weeklong national sport championship is open to young athletes through the age of 22 and includes educational clinics, socials and competition in archery, powerlifting, swimming, track and field, and more. |
UT Southwestern Adaptive Sports EXPO Oct 28
 Event Activities Come enjoy a day of interactive adaptive sports activities, including; • Wheelchair basketball • Sit volleyball • Goalball • Rugby• Golf • Track & field • Dance • and more! Local resources will be available to help individuals of all abilities and interests get involved! Medal-winning Paralympians will speak about their experiences with adaptive sports. Click here for more information and follow it on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/events/519751681708309/ Volunteers are needed for this event. You can sign up to volunteer at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080a4cacaf22a4f94-utsw For free parking, please register your vehicle at: |
NATIONAL CLASSIFICATION TRAINING FOR TRACK & FIELD
This National Classification Training Course will be offered at the Adaptive Sports USA, National Conference in Phoenix, AZ, October 26-28.This course is developed to train medical and technical classifiers to become proficient in the assessment methods to determine if an athlete with physical disability meets the Minimal Impairment Criteria and to be able to provide that athlete with a Sport Class for Track and Field. This course is a 3-day training course. If you enroll in this course, you must stay with the training track for the duration of the conference. Through a Craig H. Nielsen Foundation grant, there will be some funding available to assist with expenses for this course. To be eligible for the training, participants must meet one of the following criteria: Degree or equivalent qualification in medicine, physical therapy, occupational therapy, physical education, exercise/sport science OR have nationally recognized Athletics coaching qualifications Participants interested in this course must send an email, indicating their interest and background, to Deanne Fay at Dfay@atsu.edu no later than Sept 27th. All interested participants will be notified by Oct 3rd of their selection for this course. Prior to attending this course, participants will be required to complete the following prerequisites: Free Safe Sport Training http://training.teamusa.org/store/details/1 U.S. Paralympics Introduction to Track and Field Classification Course Available on Blackboard CourseSites, link provided upon registration. IPC Introduction to Para Sport (if not already completed) https://www.ipc-academy.org/?academy=1&course=47 World Para Athletics Classification Programme https://www.ipc-academy.org/?academy=1&course=48 (The WPA Athletics Classifcation Programme requires that you complete the IPC introduction to ParaSport modules prior to completing the WPA Athletics Classification program.) Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to proceed to the practical portion as a National Track and Field Classification Trainee. For the practical portion of the training, the participant will need to attend 2 or 3 approved classification opportunities at events in which National Classifiers will be available to assess their evaluation skills. Once it has been determined that a participant is able to perform at the national level, participants will move from Trainee status and will receive their certification with U.S. Paralympics as a National Track and Field Classifier.  EMPOWERING ATHLETES SINCE 1956 |
Reeve Foundation Grant
 SWAA is a recipient of a Quality of Life grant from the Christopher Reeve Foundation to support our track and field program with the purchase of equipment. Thank you to the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. |
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