Sports & Recreation
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AbilityFirst
Phone: (714) 821-6510 - Call for activities near you.
Website: www.abilityfirst.org
Address: Programs available in Long Beach, Anaheim, and Costa Mesa.
Description : Provides a variety of recreational activities including field trips, bowling, swimming, theatre, and Special Olympics training. Ages 5 years and up.
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Angels Playground
Website: www.angelsplayground.org
Address: 885 Junipero Dr., Costa Mesa.
Description : Universally accessible playground.
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Baseball - Challenger Division of Little League Baseball
Phone: (909) 887-6444
Website: www.littleleague.org
Address: Various cities. Phone number above connects you to the Western Regional headquarters in San Bernardino. Call for current challenger teams.
Description: Girls and boys of all disabilities. Ages 5 to 18 or completion of high school.
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Baseball - Miracle League of Orange County
Phone: Steel Morris (714) 713-2512
Fax: (949) 369-9069
Website: www.miracleleague.net
Email: info@miracleleague.net
Description: The Miracle League of Orange County is a non-profit organization that
gives children and adults with physical and mental disabilities the
opportunity to play the great game of baseball.
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Basketball - Hoopstars Basketball
Website: www.hoopstarsbb.org
Email: Robin Preston: hoopstarsbb@adelphia.net
Address: North Orange County
Description: The Hoopstars Basketball League was created to provide a social environment for children and adults with challenges, to participate on basketball teams in a way that instills a sense of accomplishment, teamwork, and competition, so that they have an opportunity to learn the game, increase physical activity, and enhance their self esteem.
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Basketball - Shooting Stars Basketball League for Youth with Special Needs
Phone: (714) 374-1701
Website: www.ci.huntington-beach.ca.us
Address: Huntington Beach and surrounding cities
Description: For boys and girls ages 6 to 21 years. League includes 6 weeks of instructional play and supervised games, as well as team shirts and awards for all players..
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Basketball - Yorba Linda Challenger Division
Website: www.yorbalindabasketball.com
Email: John Christensen: john.christensen@mindspring.com
Description: The Challenger Division will be tailored to the needs of each individual special needs child. There will be activities to develop skills, learn teamwork, and advance to games.
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Beach Wheelchairs
Website: www.coastal.ca.gov
Address: Orange County and Los Angeles
Description: Beach wheelchairs are equipped with large, wide wheels which can roll across the sand without sinking. They usually require users to be accompanied by someone pushing them, although several California locations offer motorized chairs which may be self propelled. There are many beaches listed in Orange County that lend wheelchairs free of charge. Also available is a book titled "A Wheelchair Riders Guide to the LA and Orange County Coast". This can be downloaded at the above website.
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Bowling - Bowling Leagues at Saddleback Lanes
Phone: (949)586-5300
Website: www.bowlsaddleback.com
Address: 25402 Marguerite Parkway, Mission Viejo
Description: Adaptive weekly bowling leagues for all disabilities ages 6-21 during the months of June, July and August. Tournaments throughout South Orange County.
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Bowling - Kingpin Bowling League at Irvine Lanes
Phone: (949)724-6637
Website: www.irvinedisabilityservices.org
Address: 3415 Michelson Drive, Irvine
Description: Adaptive bowling for all disabilities ages 6 and older. Two sessions: Feb-June and Sept-Dec.
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Bowling - Super Sports Bowling in Yorba Linda
Phone: (714)777-3818
Address: Yorba Linda Bowl - 18171 Imperial Hwy, Yorba Linda, CA
Description: Super Sports Bowling is for all ages. They meet Wednesday at 4:00pm and the cost is $5 for 2 games.
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City of Irvine Disability Services Recreation
Phone: (949)724-6637
Website: www.irvinedisabilityservices.org
Description: Sports Leagues - participate in various sports in 4 week sessions for ages 7-12.
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Football/Cheer - Pop Warner Challenger Football and Cheer
Phone: (714) 687-5089 & for Huntington Beach (714) 964-7812
Website: www.popwarneroec.com or www.hbpwf.org
Email: president@hbpwf.org or paulloflin@earthlink.net
Description: Pop Warner sanctioned flag football and cheerleading for developmentally disabled children ages 6-15 yaers. Players get a jersey, cheerleader receive a uniform and all kids get a trophy. Cities participating: Cypress, Fullerton, Huntington Beach, Lakewood, Long Beach, Pasadena, Tustin, Santa Ana, Santa Margarita and South Coast.
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Garden Grove Sports and Recreation Center
Phone: (714) 889-5782
Website: www.ci.garde-ngrove.ca.us
Address: 13641 Deodara Drive, Garden Grove
Description: Gym sports and socializing with friends are offered to all regardless of age or disability.
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Goodwill Fitness Center
Phone: (888) OCFITCENTER
Website: www.ocgoodwill-fitnesscenter.org
Address: 1601 E. St. Andrews Pl., Santa Ana
Description: Orange County's only fully-accessible fitness center designed for people living with physical disabilities and chronic illness.
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Gymnastics - Big Fun Gymnastics
Phone: (310) 837-7849
Website: www.bigfungymnastics.com
Address: Call for location near you
Description: Gymnastics and therapy services offered to children of all ages with any disability. Other Big Fun programs include indoor soccer, martial arts, roller blading and biking.
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Gymnastic, Dance, & Theater, Track & Field - Us Too Gymnastics
Phone: (949) 716-1970
Website: www.UsTooGymnastics.org
Address: 25 Spectrum Pointe Drive, Suite 405, Lake Forest, CA 92630
Description: Dedicated to teaching gymnastics to children with high-functioning disabilities by providing a safe place for social interaction and physical activity and building of parent support groups.
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Horseback Riding - Back Bay Therapeutic Riding Club, Inc.
Phone: (949) 474-7329
Website: www.backbaytrc.org
Address: 20262 Cypress St., Newport Beach, CA 92660
Description: The Back Bay Therapeutic Riding Club is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the bodies, minds and spirits of children, youth and adults with physical and/or developmental disabilities through therapeutic horseback riding lessons and other unique activities.
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Horseback Riding - Manely Fields
Phone: (714) 777-9095
Email: pettime@pcmagic.net
Address: 18461 Shady Knoll, Yoba Linda
Description: Recreational activities combined with therapeutic horsebac riding for children with special needs.
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Horseback Riding - Rise Your Horse! Therapeutic Riding Program
Phone: (714) 292-3563
Website: www.rideyourhorse.com
Address: Anaheim Equestrian Center, 1370 S. Sanderson Ave., Anaheim, CA 92806
Description: Provides lessons for ages 3 to adults. The goal is to promote self-growth of a child and/or adult through the interaction with a loving horse.
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Horseback Riding - Shea Therapeutic Riding Center
Phone: (949) 240-8441
Website: www.sheacenter.org
Address: 26284 Oso Road, San Juan Capistrano
Description: Full-time program of adaptive and therapeutic horseback riding for ages two and older of all disabilities.
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Horseback Riding - Therapeutic Riding Center of Huntington Beach
Phone: (714) 969-8846
Website: www.thelocalhb.com/HB_locals/TRC.html
Address: Classes held at Huntington Central Park Equestrian Center: 18381 Goldenwest St., Huntington Beach
Description: Adaptive Horseback riding lessons offered to ages four and older of most disabilities.
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Karate - Karate For All
Phone: (949) 293-4430
Website: www.karateforall.org
Address: Various locations in OC
Description: This is a program developed specifically for children with special needs, ages 4 and up. The basics of self-defense techniques are taught including kicking, punching, and blocking. Karate benefits gross motor, sensorimotor, cognitive and psychosocial functioning. Wayne Centra, MOTR/L, is the Instructor with over 20 years of martial arts experience and a black belt degree.
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New Directions Holiday and Vacation Travel
Phone: (800) 967-2841
Website: www.newdirectionstravel.com
Address: 5276 Hollister Ave., Suite 207, Santa Barbara
Description: Holiday and vacation travel offered to people ages 13 and older with all disabilities.
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Outdoor - Casa Colina Centers for Rehabilitation Outdoor Adventures
Phone: (909) 596-7733, ext 2200
Website: www.casacolina.org
Address: 255 East Bonita Ave., Pomona
Description: Outdoor recreational activities for individuals with disabilities. Age depends on specific trip and ability level. Activities include hand cycling, scuba diving, skydiving, fishing, surfing, kayaking, water skiing, jet skiing, camping, rock climbing.
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Park - Barrier Free Park in Santa Ana
Address: Carl Thornton Park In Santa
Description: Established in 1993 by the Kiwanis Club of Santa Ana, provides disabled kids the chance to engage in a range of recreational activities. A wheelchair accessible sports court - the Raul Ayala Sports Court - is the latest addition.
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Power Play MD OC/Pediatric Weight Management
Phone: 1-877-LEAN-KIDS (532-6543)
Website: www.leankids.net
Address: Batavia Woods Medical Center 805 W. La Veta Ave., Suite 207, Orange, CA 92868
Description: Fully staffed facility for ages 4-19. They offer 8-week, intensive programs that run through the year. Bilingual.
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Sailing - Access to Sailing
Phone: (562) 433-0561
Website: www.accesstosailing.org
Email: info@accesstosailing.org
Address: Long Beach at Shoreline Village
Description: Offers participatory programs for physically, mentally and developmentally challenged children and adults.
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Skating - Ice Skating at Orange County Ice Palace
Phone: (714) 692-8776, ext 21
Website: www.ocicepalace.com
Address: 23641 La Palma, Yorba Linda Map It
Description: Ice Skating for individuals of all ages. No charge for disabled and wheel chairs are accessible to the ice. Please call for skating times. Reservations required.
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Soccer - AYSO V.I.P Division
Phone: Margie Close 1-800-872-2976, Ext. 5472
Website: www.soccer.org
Address: V.I.P. Teams in various locations
Description: Adaptive Soccer offered to children of all disabilities, ages 4-19.
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Soccer - Rancho Santa Margarita Soccer Club - TOP Soccer
Phone: (949) 858-3241
Website: www.rsmsc.com
Address: Rancho Santa Margarita
Description: A national soccer program for children ages 4-14 without significant physical disability as games are played on regular soccer fields.
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Soccer - US Youth Soccer/TOP Soccer
Phone: Sandy Castillo (714)524-3354
Address: Placentia
Description: Community-based soccer program for players with physical and/or mental disabilities. Ages 3 and up accepted.
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Softball - Laguna Niguel Girls Softball
Phone: (949) 495-4972
Website: www.lngs.org
Address: Laguna Hills Middle School, Laguna Niguel
Description: Softball Program for mentally and/or physically challenged girls, ages approximately 10-20.
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South County Sports
Phone: Darrell Burnett (949) 249-2882
Description: Basketball, baseball and soccer
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Special Olympics - Orange County Division
Phone: (714) 564-8374
Website: www.sosc.org
Address: 2080 N. Tustin Ave., Santa Ana
Description: Year-round sports training and athletic competition for people ages 8-80. Programs are offered to either those with only intellectual disability or to those with both intellectual and physical disability.
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Spirit League
Phone: (949) 498-2340
Website: www.spiritleague.org
Address: Parks in South Orange County
Description: Sports for elementary through middle school aged children who are ambulatory and have the emotional ability to participate but have difficulty keeping up with their peers. Soccer, basketball and softball are offered at different times throughout the year.
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S.T.A.R. Program at Boys and Girls Club of Tustin
Phone: (714)838-5223
Website: www.bgctustin.org
Address: 580 W. 6th Street, Tustin 92780
Description: Includes children ages 5-18 with and without disabilities in recreation, sports, art, education and other activities.
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Swimming - Laura’s Water Otters
Phone: (949) 533-1141
Website: http://members.cox.net/amptherapies
Email: amptherapies@cox.net
Address: Foothill Ranch
Description: Therapeutic swimming lessons taught by Laura Stutz, Pediatric Occupational Therapist, having particular experience with children having sensory integration dysfunction. Both typical children and children with special needs are welcome.
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Swimming - RIO Rehabilitation Institute of Southern California
Phone: Roseli Croopneck (714) 532-3916 or (714) 633-7400 ext. 241
Website: www.rio-rehab.com
Address: 1800 E. La Veta, Orange, CA 92866
Description: The Aquatic Department provides adaptive swim lessons exclusively to persons with special needs (i.e. physical, emotional, cognitive, learning or any debilitating disability.) Private and semi-private lessons are offered and designed to meet the individual need of participant. Lessons vary in length depending on what program you choose. We reserve the right to require a medical note and/or school IEP for diagnosis purposes.
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Swimming - Swimming by Joelle
Phone: Joelle at (949) 650-8760
Address: Your pool or Joelle's pool.
Description: Joelle has over 15 years of experience. Certified with American Red Cross. Class times vary.
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Tennis (Wheelchair) - Wheelchair Tennis - Dee Henry, Coach
Phone: (562) 944-0351, ext. 5931
Website: www.biola.edu/tennis
Address: Biola University, La Mirada
Description: Dee Henry, Biola tennis coach, has had experience working with a number of wheelchair users, helping them to experience the game of tennis. A wheelchair tennis program exists at this college (check out website), as well as Ms. Henry being available for individual lessons. Appropriate for individuals age 10 and older.
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Yoga - Yoga at the Children’s Therapy Center
Phone: (714) 892-6828
Website: www.thechildrenstherapycenter.com
Address: 12881 Knott St., Ste 103, Garden Grove
Description: Inclusive yoga classes promote flexibility, strength, balance, posture, and concentration for ages five and older.
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Yoga - Yoga with Julie
Contact: Julie Ford Reister
Phone: (949) 689-7718
Email: juliereister@mac.com
Address: classes held at UCP-OC, DSAOC, Newport Beach, and can teach one-on-one and in-home as well.
Description: Tune in, child out, shape up and experience a sense of calm and well being through Yoga! All ages, all abilities welcome. Students will move, focus and relax with structure and deliberation, without judgment.
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