Organization
Adaptive Action Sports
TL;DR
The nonprofit Amy Purdy and Daniel Gale started in 2005 so that people with permanent physical disabilities could get into action sports. Winter snowboarding runs from its Mountain Center at Copper Mountain in Colorado. Summer camps cover skateboarding and surfing.
Amy Purdy and Daniel Gale founded Adaptive Action Sports in 2005, after she had struggled to find a way back into snowboarding following her amputations. It worked with USA Snowboarding to create the first adaptive snowboarding competition division, and it helped get adaptive events into both the summer and winter X Games.
Winter programs run out of its Mountain Center at Copper Mountain in Colorado and cover both recreational riding and high-performance snowboard training, with a pipeline for riders who want to compete. Summer camps cover skateboarding and surfing. Its headquarters at Copper Mountain also houses three adaptive gaming stations fitted with Logitech equipment, free to use. Everything is for youth, young adults and wounded veterans living with permanent physical disabilities.
Why OGSP Recommends It
Adaptive Action Sports was founded because Amy Purdy went looking for a way back into snowboarding after her amputations and found that nothing was available to her. For years her organization has been doing everything from teaching beginners to training elite riders for the Paralympics, and anyone who qualifies can sign up. That is a fantastic example of taking one person’s problem to creating something other people can actually use and solving that original problem.
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Ways To Get Involved
Programs are open for registration through the organization’s own website, and it takes both one-off and monthly donations. It also looks for sponsors and partners, and it runs a newsletter.
Key Takeaways
- Amy Purdy and Daniel Gale founded it in 2005. It worked with USA Snowboarding to create the first adaptive snowboarding competition division.
- Winter snowboarding runs from its Mountain Center at Copper Mountain in Colorado. Summer camps cover skateboarding and surfing.
- Its headquarters at Copper Mountain houses three adaptive gaming stations fitted with Logitech equipment, free to use for any adaptive individual.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Adaptive Action Sports?
It is a nonprofit that runs action sports programs for people with physical disabilities. Amy Purdy and Daniel Gale founded it in 2005, and it helped get adaptive events into both the summer and winter X Games.
Where is Adaptive Action Sports based?
At Copper Mountain in Colorado. Its Mountain Center there is where the winter snowboarding programs run, and its headquarters address is at the same place.
Who can take part in Adaptive Action Sports programs?
Programs are for youth, young adults and wounded veterans living with permanent physical disabilities. Registration goes through the organization’s own website.
How can I support Adaptive Action Sports?
It takes both one-off and monthly donations through its website, and it looks for sponsors and partners. There is a newsletter as well.