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
Fall Adaptive Yoga Class
Monday, Nov 11th, 2024 6:00pm
Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital 235 Wealthy St SE Grand Rapids, MI 49503
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Fall Group Adaptive Swim
Monday, Nov 4th, 2024 5:00pm
Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital 235 Wealthy St SE Grand Rapids, MI 49503
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Keep Up the Pace Jr. Wheelchair Basketball Tournament
Saturday, Nov 2nd, 2024 9:00am
Mary Free Bed YMCA 5500 Burton St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
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Kids Sled Wings
Saturday, Oct 19th, 2024 9:30am
Griff’s Ice House, 30 Coldbrook St. NE, Grand Rapids
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Junior Sled Wings Team
Saturday, Oct 19th, 2024 9:30am
Griff's Icehouse 30 Coldbrook St. NE Grand Rapids, MI
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Adult Sled Wings Team
Saturday, Oct 19th, 2024 8:30am
Griff's Icehouse 30 Coldbrook St. NE Grand Rapids, MI
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Junior Pacers Wheelchair Basketball Team
Tuesday, Oct 22nd, 2024 5:30pm
Mary Free Bed YMCA 5500 Burton St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
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Grand Rapids Thunder Rugby Team
Wednesday, Oct 23rd, 2024 7:00pm
Mary Free Bed YMCA 5500 Burton St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
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Fall Youth Wheelchair Sports Sampler Class
Saturday, Oct 19th, 2024 10:45am
Mary Free Bed YMCA 5500 Burton St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
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Mary Free Bed Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team
Thursday, Oct 24th, 2024 7:30pm
Mary Free Bed YMCA 5500 Burton St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
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Mary Free Bed Pacers DIII Adult Wheelchair Basketball Team
Thursday, Oct 24th, 2024 6:00pm
Mary Free Bed YMCA 5500 Burton St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Sports
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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