Wheelchair Softball

Wheelchair softball was born 30 years ago in the Midwest by a few individuals with spinal cord injuries and lower extremity impairments who still wanted to enjoy America's greatest pastime. These individuals needed to develop a way of playing without the full use of their legs that would allow easy maneuverability in a wheelchair and keep the fast pace of softball. Thus was born a new game played on hard surfaces, such as a parking lot, instead of the normal grassy infield, and a 12 to 16-inch softball, which allows wheelchair players to keep one hand one the wheelchair while catching a softball without a glove.

Wheelchair softball is an exciting and challenging summer sport that enables most wheelchair users to compete. To learn more about the NWSA, visit http://www.wheelchairsoftball.org.

Schedule:

Watch for dates and schedules coming in summer.

Events:

6/24/11	Junior Softball Tournament - Chicago, IL (California Park)
8/5/11-8/7/11	National Junior Softball Tournament - Omaha, NE