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Adaptive Sports

  • National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic

    National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic

    Clinic offers a wide range of adaptive sports activities tailored to Veterans with physical and mental challenges.

  • VA Leading the Way: Adaptive Sports helps Veteran fight to live his life

    VA Leading the Way: Adaptive Sports helps Veteran fight to live his life

    Army Veteran John Wade participated in the 38th annual National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic, continuing to live his life to the fullest.

  • Registration for 2024 National Veterans Wheelchair Games is now open

    Registration for 2024 National Veterans Wheelchair Games is now open

    Veterans and volunteers interested in registering online for the 43rd National Veterans Wheelchair Games (NVWG) can do so now through April 5, 2024.

  • Move United releases 2024 Sanctioned Competitions schedule

    Move United releases 2024 Sanctioned Competitions schedule

    Last year, Move United hosted 26 adaptive sports competitions in 22 states for 1,537 individual athletes. This year, that number is increasing to 35 events in 24 states for even more Veteran athletes.

  • VA Summer Sports Clinic will open for registration on Dec. 1

    VA Summer Sports Clinic will open for registration on Dec. 1

    Registration for the National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic (NVSSC) opens on Dec. 1, 2023, and runs through March 1, 2024. The 2024 NVSSC will take place August 25-30 in San Diego, California, offering an extended opportunity for Veterans to partake in adaptive sports.

  • Combat Veterans, professional athletes join forces to support one another

    Combat Veterans, professional athletes join forces to support one another

    Merging Vets and Players (MVP) is a free peer support program that joins combat Veterans and former professional athletes.

  • Seeking Veterans in need of custom adaptations, specialized assistive devices

    Seeking Veterans in need of custom adaptations, specialized assistive devices

    The Quality of Life (QL+) Program is seeking Veterans with disabilities who would benefit from having custom specialized devices built for them to help with their active lifestyle or simply to enhance their everyday life.

  • Bootloaders get Veterans to the top of the slopes

    Bootloaders get Veterans to the top of the slopes

    Special team of volunteer bootloaders prepare disabled Veterans for a day on the slopes of Winter Sports Clinic.

  • Veteran: “Adaptive scuba is the closest thing to flying.”

    Veteran: “Adaptive scuba is the closest thing to flying.”

    Dr. Alexander Senk combines his passion for rehabilitation through adaptive sports, such as scuba, research and helping patients achieve their goals.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran William Ward

    #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran William Ward

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran William Ward, who served over 15 years in the Marine Corps and is now an avid adaptive athlete.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Bob Mullins

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Bob Mullins

    Today’s #VeteranOftheDay is Veteran Bob Mullins, who served for 23 years and stayed involved with his military community through adaptive sports programs.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army and Marine Veteran William McLeroy

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army and Marine Veteran William McLeroy

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army and Marine Veteran William “Bud” McLeroy, who served for 33 years and was the first amputee to deploy to Iraq.

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