SPORTS AND RECREATION

AmpSurf Association of Amputee Surfers

P.O. Box 5045
San Luis Obispo,CA 93403
Tel (805) 7448622
participate@ampsurf.org
volunteer@ampsurf.org
www.Ampsurf.org

AmpSurf is a Non-Profit Organization made up of amputees, veterans and friends & family of the disabled. Their mission is to promote, inspire, educate, and rehabilitate people with disabilities, especially our veteran heroes through adaptive surfing & fun outdoor activities.

AYSO San Diego County Youth Soccer

Mike Shirley (619) 443-2580
coachmike@sportsforhope.com
www.sportsforhope.com

Sports for Hope offer youth soccer for children with disabilities, ages 5 and up. Teams are offered all over San Diego County.

Barnes Tennis Center

4490 W. Point Loma Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92107
Tel (619) 221-9000
info@ytsd.org
www.barnestenniscenter.com/programs/wheelchair.asp

The Barnes Center has an active Wheelchair Program for adults and juniors of all levels.
Each week the Barnes Center offers a tennis program with friendly instructors who are happy to work with beginners, intermediate or advanced players.

Challenged America

2240 Shelter Island Drive, Suite 108
San Diego, CA 92106
Tel (619) 523-9318
ahoy@challengedamerica.org
www.challengedamerica.org

The Challenged America program is dedicated to introduce sailing as a therapeutic and rehabilitative enhancing activity to individuals with disabilities, their loved ones, and professionals in healthcare and rehabilitation.

Challenged Athletes Foundation

9591 Waples St.
San Diego, CA 92121
Tel (858) 866-0959
Fax (858) 866-0958
Caf@challengedathletes.org
www.ChallengedAthletes.org

The Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) is a world leader in helping individuals with physical challenges get involved  and stay involved  in sports. CAF believes that participation in sports at any level increases self-esteem, encourages independence and enhances quality of life. CAFs mission is clear: give those with the desire to live active, athletic lifestyles every opportunity to compete in the sports they love.

Challenger Division of Little League, El Cajon

Tuttle Park379 Chase Ave
El Cajon, CA 92020
www.eteamz.com/gowestern

The Challenger Division of Little League is a program for mentally and physically challenged youth, helping them to enjoy the gull benefits of Little League participation in an athletic environment structured to their abilities.

City of San Diego-Therapeutic Recreation Services

www.sandiego.gov/park-and-recreation/activities/trs/index.shtml

The City of San Diego Park & Recreation Therapeutic Recreation Services (TRS) program provides sports, recreation, leisure and outreach services to San Diegans with physical, mental and emotional disabilities. Services include therapeutic recreation programs and adaptive sports opportunities, which address the special needs of individuals with disabilities who have difficulty accessing and participating in recreation opportunities offered to the general public.

Disabled Explorers

2303 N 44th St. Suite 14-1160
Phoenix, AZ 85008
Tel (602) 451-6079www.DisabledExplorers.com

Disabled Explorers is an all volunteer, donation supported non-profit that assist persons with physical disabilities to enjoy travel through remote back-country areas. With a Sportsmobile WAVE (Wheelchair Accessible Van for Expeditions), a 4×4 RV style van, and a dedicated core of volunteers, they offer driving and passenger experiences to the disabled and their families.Based in Phoenix, AZ and traveling throughout the desert southwest allows Disabled Explorer participants to explore historic, scenic and cultural sites that will never have ramps, handrails or pathways.

Disabled sports USA

451 Hungerford Drive, Suite 100Rockville MD 20850
Tel: 301-217-0960www.dsusa.org

Disabled sports USA was established in 1967 by disabled Vietnam veterans to serve the war injured. DS/USA now offers nationwide sports rehabilitation programs to anyone with a permanent disability. Activities include winter skiing, water sports, summer and winter competitions, fitness and special sports events. Participants include those with visual impairments, amputations, spinal cord injury, dwarfism, multiple sclerosis, head injury, cerebral palsy, and other neuromuscular and orthopedic conditions.

Escondido Kung Fu & Tai Chi
131 South Orange Street

Escondido,
CA 92025
Tel (760) 745-4495
www.escondidokungfutaichi.com

Escondido Kung Fu and Tai Chi provides classes for people with disabilities.Classes include Tai Chi, Kung Fu, Yoga, and Wing Chun.

Family Karate

Multiple Locations
Tel (858) 676-3400
www.familykarateusa.com

Family Karate offers martial arts and fitness classes adapted to individuals with disabilities.

Grossmont College Adapted Aerobic Classes

Disabled Student Services
8800 Grossmont College Drive
El Cajon, CA 92020
Tel (619) 465-1700
ext 7112
Tel (619) 644-7987

Grossmont College offers a variety of adapted exercise courses designed for students with permanent or temporary disabilities or health concerns.� School enrollment is necessary.Adaptive equipment and training provided.

Grossmont Hospital-Recreation Therapy

5555 Grossmont Center Dr.,La Mesa, CA 91941
Contact: Recreational TherapistTel (619) 644-4104

Grossmont Hospital offers recreational therapy including these various activities: Gentle Fitness, Arthritis Aquatic Program, Support Groups, Aquacise, Adaptive Aquatics Program, SPLASH and Adaptive Golf Clinic.

Heartland Swim Association

152 W. Park Ave. #253
El Cajon, CA 92022
Tel (619) 593-9252
www.heartlandswim.org

Heartland Swim Association provides specialized aquatic training and swim lessons to people with disabilities.

Iceoplex

555 North Tulip St.Escondido, CA 92025
Tel (760) 489-5550
www.iceoplexescondido.com/index.php/skatingschool/special-skater-program.html

Iceoplex offers a Special Skater Program that is designed for individuals who are developmentally and/or physically disabled and would like to learn how to ice skate. Skaters will work with a professional staff that volunteer their time and are trained to meet each skater’s individual needs.

Kiwanis Torrey Pines Club

8677 Villa La Jolla Drive, Suite 1144La Jolla,
CA 92037
clrohe@earthlink.net
www.torreypineskiwanis.org

The Kiwanis Torrey Pines Club makes a special effort to focus on helping San Diegans with disabilities by funding various recreational and rehabilitative programs. Since 1988 the TPK has sent more than 400 San Diegans with disabilities to Durango, Colorado to learn to snow ski. They are increasingly supporting sports rehabilitation programs for military men and women injured in combat.

Life Rolls On Foundation

400 Corporate Pointe, Suite 525Culver City,
CA 90230
Toll Free: (866) We Will Walk
Tel (310) 807-5488
www.liferollson.org

Life Rolls On, a subsidiary of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, is dedicated to improving the quality of life for young people affected by spinal cord injury and utilizes action sports as a platform to inspire infinite possibilities despite paralysis.

Miracle League of San Diego

1343 Stratford CourtDel Mar, CA 92014
Tel (858) 964-2222
info@miracleleagueofsandiego.org
www.miracleleagueofsandiego.org

The Miracle League of San Diego is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping children with physical and mental disabilities to develop and achieve their full potential: mentally, socially and physically. They accomplish this through Americas favorite pastime baseball, providing an opportunity for children with disabilities to play baseball as part of a team in an organized league.

Mission Bay Aquatic Center

1001 Santa Clara Pt.,
San Diego 92109
Tel (858) 488-1000
www.mbaquaticcenter.com

The Mission Bay Aquatic Center offers an accessible water sports program for all watersports plus specific classes adapted for persons with disabilities. Their goal is to enable people with disabilities to take a more active part in all water sports.

Project Visability

Toll Free (800) 707-5074
www.projectvisability.org

Project VisAbility promotes and advocates inclusive fitness at the highest, most visible level, through fundraising events and programs that benefit disabled veterans, athletes and others with physical challenges. They help create job opportunities, provide equipment and resources, and expand awareness in the areas of health and fitness.

San Diego Adaptive Sports Foundation (SDASF)

McMillin Corp Office Building, 2nd Floor2727 Hoover AveNational City,
CA 91950
Tel (619) 336-1806
Fax (619) 336-9809
Info@sdasf.org
www.sdasf.org

San Diego Adaptive Sports Foundation’s mission is to improve the quality of life for children and adults with physical disabilities through sports and recreation. SDASF works to coordinate and foster a program of adaptive sports for individuals with a permanent physical disability that prevents them from participating in regular sports and athletics by providing competitive league sports, recreational team sports, instructional camps, and sports clinics, and offers other adaptive sports based on need and interest.

SDSU Fitness Clinic

Campus of SDSUPeterson Gym, Room 151A
Tel (619) 594-2017
Fax (619) 594-6553
jthurman@projects.sdsu.edu
http://fitnessclinic.sdsu.edu/

The Fitness Clinic for Individuals with Disabilities is a community outreach program through the School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences at San Diego State University. The Fitness Clinic serves those from the San Diego region with a wide variety of physical disabilities and offers them the opportunity to reach their fitness and exercise goals. A place is provided which allows clients to develop management skills for their disabilities.

Sharp Adapted Sports and Recreation Therapy

Tel (858) 939-3048
www.sharp.com/rehab/adapted-sports-recreation-therapy.cfm

Sharp Rehabilitation Center’s Recreation Therapy Department offers a diverse spectrum of adapted sports activities for people with disabilities.

Sky Sailing at Warner Springs

31930 Hwy 79,Warner Springs, CA 92086
Tel (760) 782-0404
www.skysailing.com/pages/handi.html

Sky Sailing offers classes for the disabled. They have manufactured special factory hand controls into one of their fleet. They have a lot of experience training people with various types of disabilities.

Southern California Equestrian Directory

PO Box 893997Temecula,
CA 92589
Tel (951) 240-0921
Tel (951) 440-2492
www.socalequine.com/health_care/therapeutic_riders_sd.htm

This Directory lists all San Diego places that provide therapeutic horseback riding for people with disabilities.

Special Olympics

San Diego County10977
San Diego Mission Road
San Diego, CA 92108
Tel (619) 283-6100
www.sosc.org/sandiego

Special Olympics Southern California is a nonprofit organization that empowers individuals with intellectual disabilities to become physically fit, productive and respected members of society through sports training and competition. It is one of 52 Chapters within the United States and part of Special Olympics, Inc., which serves 3 million athletes in 180 countries worldwide.

The Wampler Foundation

941 Orange Avenue, Suite 440
Coronado, CA 92118
Tel (760) 481 2201
info@wamplerfoundation.org
www.wamplerfoundation.org

Founded in 2000, The Wampler Foundation provides outdoor recreation programs for children with physical disabilities such as Muscular Dystrophy, Cerebral Palsy, and Spina Bifida at no cost to their families.

Wheel Chair Lacrosse

Ryan Baker-Coach
Tel (619) 807-9327
info@wheelchairlacrosse.com www.wheelchairlacrosse.com

Wheelchair Lacrosse wants to help anyone who has an interest in the sport, get started with gear, rules, and with finding a place to play. They hope that soon, both mens and womens teams will start to pop up all over the country!