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.

Current team offerings include wheelchair basketball, handcycling, wheelchair lacrosse, wheelchair rugby, sled hockey, power soccer, wheelchair softball, wheelchair tennis and goalball. Thousands of children and adults with limited mobility participate in classes and clinics offered by Mary Free Bed’s Wheelchair and Adaptive Sports Program. There’s no age limit to participate.

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

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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
Hockey
Tennis
Lacrosse
Power Soccer
Alpine Skiing
Water Skiing/Wakeboarding
Kayaking & Paddle Boarding
Scuba Diving
Sailing
Yoga
Archery
Adaptive Sports & Rec Programs
Biking
Youth Adaptive Sports
Blind & Visually Impaired Programs
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Group Exercise
Mountain Biking
Pickleball
Rock Climbing
Wheelchair Sports
Zip Lining

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Winter Youth Wheelchair Sports Sampler Class

Saturday, Jan 24th, 2026 9:00am

Mary Free Bed YMCA 5500 Burton St. SE GR, MI 49546

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