Connect. Move. Inspire.
Enjoy the exhilaration of physical competition. Experience the intensity and focus that comes from challenging your body and mind.
Mary Free Bed Wheelchair and Adaptive Sports is one of the largest programs of its kind in the United States. Every year we offer enriching recreational opportunities to hundreds of people with disabilities of all ages.
We’ll help you find the rush you’re looking for.
Connect. Move. Inspire. Enjoy the exhilaration of physical competition. Experience the intensity and focus that comes from challenging your body and mind. Mary Free Bed Wheelchair and Adaptive Sports is one of the largest programs of its kind in the United States. Every year we offer enriching recreational opportunities to hundreds of people with disabilities of all ages. We'll help you find the rush you're looking for. Our teams are open to anyone with a permanent physical disability that limits participation in able-bodied sports. If you want to participate, you must have a physical impairment and:
- Need modification to participate in leisure and sports activities because of a physical disability.
- Be able to benefit from participation in group activities.
- Be alert, oriented and able to follow directions.
- Be free of disruptive behavioral issues that would create a danger to self or others.
- Live in a non-institutional setting.
- Be cognitively able to participate in the program at an appropriate developmental level.
- Be able to use upper extremities to independently push a sports chair or handcycle, or to independently propel on the ice using sled hockey sticks. (Power chairs may be used in power soccer and wheelchair tennis, based on coordinator and coach evaluation.)
- Participants must be evaluated by a team coordinator and coach prior to placement.
Classes
Our six-week class sessions offer a relaxed and leisurely experience.- Functional Fitness
- Off-road Handcycling
- Rock Climbing
- Swim Lessons
- Sports Sampler
- Tennis
- Yoga
- Future Frenzy Lacrosse
Clinics
Explore a variety of sports or activities without joining a team or paying for equipment.- Archery
- Downhill Skiing
- Fencing
- Sled Hockey (Future Sled Wings)
- Golf
- Kayak and Canoe
- Pickleball
- Sailing
- Scuba Diving
- Water Skiing
- Zipline
Location
235 Wealthy St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Ages
- Children (Ages 0-12)
- Teens (Ages 13-19)
- Adults (Ages 20-64)
- Seniors (Ages 65+)
Sports
- Basketball
- Rugby
- Hockey
- Tennis
- Lacrosse
- Power Soccer
- Alpine Skiing
- Water Skiing/Wakeboarding
- Canoeing/ Kayaking
- Scuba Diving
- Sailing
- Softball
- Yoga
- Archery
- Adaptive Sports & Rec Programs
- Biking
- Youth Adaptive Sports
- Blind & Visually Impaired Programs
- Classes
- Group Exercise
- Mountain Biking
- Pickleball
- Rock Climbing
- Wheelchair Sports
- Zip Lining
Events
Winter Adaptive Rock Climbing Series
Thursday, Jan 9th, 2025 6:00pm
Higher Grounds Rock Climbing 851 Bond Ave NW Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Winter Group Adaptive Swim Lessons – Session 1
Monday, Jan 6th, 2025 5:00pm
Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital 235 Wealthy St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Sled Hockey Women’s Team
Wednesday, Jan 1st, 2025 8:30am
Griff's Icehouse 30 Coldbrook St. NE Grand Rapids, MI
25 Future Sled Wings – Session 2
Saturday, Dec 21st, 2024 9:30pm
Griff's Icehouse 30 Coldbrook St. NE Grand Rapids, MI
Sports
Basketball
Rugby
Hockey
Tennis
Lacrosse
Power Soccer
Alpine Skiing
Water Skiing/Wakeboarding
Canoeing/ Kayaking
Scuba Diving
Sailing
Softball
Yoga
Archery
Adaptive Sports & Rec Programs
Biking
Youth Adaptive Sports
Blind & Visually Impaired Programs
Classes
Group Exercise
Mountain Biking
Pickleball
Rock Climbing
Wheelchair Sports
Zip Lining
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