Intellectually Adaptive Sports

Intellectually adaptive sports offer athletes with impairments the opportunity to play sports they love. These adaptive sports often closely resemble their nonadaptive counterparts and many of the same coaching regimes are used. Adaptive athletes benefit from training and conditioning while also developing teamwork skills and confidence.

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