Sports Programs for Kids: Recreational & Competitive

The Tengelsen Family Foundation Sports for Kids Program provides participants ages of 6-21 an opportunity to try a wide range of adaptive sports year-round.

The program offers both recreational and competitive sports opportunities that introduce participants to adaptive sports, providing a fun and instructional setting to stay active.

Sports for kids include:

• Adaptive sailing
• Archery
• Cycling
• Judo
• Karate
• Swimming
• Wheelchair basketball
• Wheelchair softball
• We also offer summer sports camps, sports clinics and special events for kids.

For athletes living within the City of Chicago, door-to-door transportation is provided to and from practices and games.

Junior competitive sports include:

• Swimming
• Wheelchair softball
• Wheelchair basketball

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, in partnership with the Chicago Park District, offers the only youth wheelchair basketball and wheelchair softball programs in the city. Our teams practice weekly and travel to out-of-town competitions, providing participants with opportunities to develop their sports skills, as well as independence, under the guidance of educated and trained coaching staff.

Participants must be between the ages of 6-21. Children of all skill levels are welcome.

For questions and registration, please contact Kelsey LeFevour at klefevour02@sralab.org or 312.238.6824. To participate in adaptive sports, participants must fill out our intake form.