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Adaptive Badminton/Para-Badminton
Para badminton offers singles, doubles, and mixed doubles play.
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Adaptive Sports Guides
Explore adaptive sports and activities, learn about equipment, and find an official starting point. Each has a dedicated guide.
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Adaptive Skiing
Adaptive alpine skiing includes standing and seated approaches, with instruction and equipment matched to the skier.
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Archery
Archery can be practiced indoors or outdoors, recreationally or competitively. Adaptive equipment can support participation alongside other archers.
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Backpacking/Adaptive Backpacking
Adaptive backpacking and trail access can involve personal assistance or mobility equipment chosen for the participant and terrain.
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Baseball/Adaptive Baseball
Adaptive baseball programs modify participation for athletes with disabilities. Move United identifies Little League Challenger and Miracle League as examples.
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Basketball/Wheelchair Basketball
Wheelchair basketball includes athletes with a range of lower limb disabilities. Using a wheelchair in everyday life is not a prerequisite for every player.
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Biathlon/Para Biathlon
Para biathlon combines skiing and target shooting. Move United describes sitting, standing, and vision impairment categories.
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Blind Hockey
Blind hockey adapts ice hockey for athletes who are blind or have low vision, with audible puck tracking and modified play.
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Bobsled/Adaptive Bobsled
Adaptive bobsled involves descending a curved ice track in a sled. Specialized programs provide an entry into the discipline.
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Boccia
Boccia is a target ball sport played individually or in teams on a hard, level surface. Recreational play can be adapted to the participants.
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Bowling/Adaptive Bowling
Adaptive bowling offers recreational and competitive participation, including leagues and tournaments. Bowling centers may use equipment and lane modifications.
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Camping/Adaptive Camping
Adaptive camping involves planning around campground access and equipment needs. Move United links to accessible camping guidance and program listings.
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Carriage Driving/Adaptive Driving
Adaptive carriage driving offers interaction with a horse through driving a carriage, including options for participants who remain in a wheelchair.
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Cheerleading/Adaptive Abilities Cheer
Adaptive Abilities Cheer provides a team performance format for athletes with eligible impairments. Sport-specific classification supports participation.
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Cycling/Adaptive Cycling
Adaptive cycling includes several cycle designs and riding arrangements. Equipment choice depends on the rider’s balance, mobility, and preferred type of riding.
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Dance/Inclusive Dance
Inclusive dance adapts classes and performances so people with different physical and cognitive abilities can participate. Styles can include ballet, modern, jazz, and hip-hop.
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Darts/ParaDarts
ParaDarts provides an adapted route into darts for players with disabilities, including people who cannot stand unaided.
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Dragon Boat Racing/Adaptive Dragon Boat Racing
Adaptive dragon boat racing is a team paddling sport for participants with physical disabilities using adapted equipment.
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Equestrian/Adaptive Horseback Riding
Adaptive horseback riding programs can include grooming, horse handling, and riding instruction. Support and adaptations are matched to the participant.
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Fencing/Wheelchair Fencing
Wheelchair fencing adapts fencing with the athletes’ chairs secured in place. Foil, épée, and sabre are different disciplines.
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Fishing/Adaptive Fishing
Adaptive fishing can take place from shore, accessible piers, or boats. Access and equipment can be arranged around the participant’s mobility.
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Fitness/Cross Training
Adaptive cross training modifies functional fitness exercises to suit participants with physical disabilities or mobility limitations. Coaches can adjust movements and intensity.
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Goalball
Goalball is a team sport for blind athletes built around throwing and blocking a ball toward the opposing goal. Sound helps players track the ball.
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Golf/Adaptive Golf
Adaptive golf can be played for recreation or competition, with approaches that include standing, one-handed, and seated play.
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Gymnastics/Adaptive Gymnastics
Adaptive gymnastics modifies participation in gymnastics skills and routines. Move United identifies USA Gymnastics Adaptive and HUGS programs.
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Hand Cycling
Handcycling offers recreational riding and racing using cycles powered by the upper body. Different designs suit different positioning and riding needs.
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Hiking/Adaptive Hiking
Adaptive hiking involves choosing trails and support that match the participant. Beginners can build up distance gradually and plan around terrain.
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Ice Skating/Adaptive Ice Skating
Adaptive ice skating includes recreational and competitive participation for skaters with physical or intellectual disabilities. Programs use modified expectations and support.
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Kayaking/Adaptive Kayaking
Adaptive kayaking matches the boat, support, and instruction to the paddler’s goals. Introductory lessons can begin on flat water or in a pool.
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Kickball/Adaptive Kickball
Adaptive kickball modifies equipment, skills, or rules so people with different abilities can participate. Beep kickball is one format for blind and low-vision players.
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Lacrosse/Wheelchair Lacrosse
Adaptive lacrosse includes modified formats for athletes with disabilities. Support can be tailored to skills such as scooping, throwing, and catching.
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Martial Arts/Adaptive Martial Arts
Adaptive martial arts programs modify instruction and participation for athletes with disabilities. Move United’s overview focuses on taekwondo and also points to broader martial arts resources.
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Mountain Biking/Adaptive Mountain Biking
Adaptive mountain biking includes downhill and cross-country approaches using specialized cycles. Programs fit the rider to the cycle and teach its controls.
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Nordic Skiing
Adaptive cross-country skiing accommodates physical and visual impairments, with standing and sit-ski options.
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Para Canoeing
Recreational and competitive paddling can use kayaks or outrigger canoes.
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Powerlifting
Para powerlifting is a competitive sport also used by athletes for cross-training.
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Adaptive Rafting
Guided rafting offers trips ranging from gentler river travel to navigating rapids.
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Adaptive Rock Climbing
Adaptive climbing combines physical movement with planning a route up a climbing wall or rock face.
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Running and Wheelchair Racing
Move United provides introductory resources for running and wheelchair racing.
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Sailing
Adaptive sailing modifies seating, controls or rigging so participants can take part in recreational sailing and racing.
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Adaptive Scuba Diving
Move United lists adaptive scuba diving among its supported activities.
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Adaptive Shooting and Para Air Rifle
A beginner guide to adaptive 10-meter air rifle, including what to ask before your first practice, which equipment may be available, and how SH1 and SH2 classification work.
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Sitting Volleyball
Players sit on the court and work as a team to send the ball over a lowered net.
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Adaptive Skateboarding
Move United describes adaptive skateboarding participation by athletes with visual, physical and cognitive disabilities.
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Sled Hockey
Sled hockey is a seated version of ice hockey for players who cannot participate in standing hockey.
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Snowboarding
Adaptive snowboarding uses instruction and modifications matched to different physical needs.
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Snowshoeing
Adaptive snowshoeing offers winter trail activity with terrain and pace matched to the participant.
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Power Soccer
Power soccer is a team court sport played using powered wheelchairs.
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Strength Training
Move United emphasizes muscle balance as part of strength training for athletic performance.
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Swimming
Adaptive swimming provides recreational and competitive participation for athletes with different impairments.
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Table Tennis
Para table tennis follows the basic equipment, scoring and playing process of table tennis.
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Tai Chi
Tai chi uses slow, controlled movement; seated routines can be practiced in a chair or wheelchair.
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Wheelchair Tennis
Adaptive tennis can adjust equipment, court dimensions and ball characteristics to help people participate.
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Track and Field
Move United member programs provide opportunities to train and compete in track and field.
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Triathlon
Paratriathlon combines swimming, cycling and running in one race.
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Volt Hockey
Volt hockey is an indoor team sport played in joystick-controlled motorized chairs.
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Water Skiing
Adaptive water skiing offers recreational and competitive participation with equipment matched to the skier.
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Wheelchair Rugby
Wheelchair rugby is a contact team sport played on a court using sports wheelchairs.
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Yoga
Yoga combines stretching and breath awareness and can include seated adaptations.
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