Windy City Warriors
The Windy City Warriors Wheelchair Sports teams are a part of the Western Dupage Special Recreation Association. WDSRA serves more than 8,000 people of all ages with disabilities in over 1,000 annual recreation programs. For the past 10 years the Windy City Warriors have been at the top of their game in wheelchair basketball.
The Warriors have won 3 Illinois High School championships in the wheelchair basketball division in 2004, 2006 and 2007. The first ever state championship for wheelchair basketball was in 2004. Each year the Warriors have set a goal to reach the Junior Nationals for wheelchair basketball to compete against junior teams from across the United States.
The Warriors junior wheelchair softball team placed 1st at last years National Wheelchair Softball tournament in Saint Paul Minnesota.
Sports for everyone!
For those with ANY kind of physical impairment, we’ve got a sport for you! Our programs are designed to increase physical ability, provide the opportunity to participate in competitive sports, and gain a ton of new friends.
Adapted Sports offered by WDSRA: Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Tennis, Wheelchair Softball, Wheelchair Track and Field, Powerlifting, Sled Hockey
Boccia, Power Soccer, Miracle Field Baseball, Swimming, and Golf
Try an adapted sport today!
To be eligible for play in adapted sports, a player must have an irreversible lower extremity disability, such as paralysis, amputation, radiological evidence of limb shortening, partial to full joint alkalosis or joint replacement, which consistently interferes with functional mobility. Findings such as soft tissue contracture, ligamentous instability, edema or disuse atrophy, or symptoms such as pain or numbness, without other objective findings shall not be considered a permanent lower extremity disability.
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Links
www.nwba.org
www.usolympicteam.com/paralympics
www.njdc.net
www.challengedathletes.org
www.wheelchairsoftball.org
www.blazesports.com
http://www.wheelchairbulls.com/index.htm
Thank you to our Sponsors
By making a contribution to the WDSRA Windy City Warriors program, your organization will not only be helping our young wheelchair athletes begin to build their athletic careers but will also be assisting us reach our ultimate goal; to win a State and National title.
All contributions to the WDSRA Foundation are tax deductible as a 501(C)3 contribution in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code at their fair market value. All proceeds will benefit the Windy City Warriors Athletes within the Western DuPage Special Recreation Association. Our basketball team would not be able to travel to play games if it was not for our sponsors. If you would like to sponsor our team, every little bit helps. Contact Trent Thenhaus at the WDSRA office.
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