2019 ADAPTIVE SPORTS USA OFFICE REPORT
Susan Rossi, Executive Director Shelli Fazzini, Office Manager
Empowering athletes since 1956 INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP TOTAL MEMBERS
600 2015: 300 2016: 403 500 2017: 325 400 2018: 417 300 2019: 501
200 On-line membership with the auto-renew feature 100 has helped boost membership. People get busy and forget to renew their membership. This 0 feature should help keep membership levels 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 steady going forward.
Empowering athletes since 1956 INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS
$30,000 INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP REVENUE
$25,000 2015: $20,613 / Rec: $1,280 2016: $12,920 / Rec: $24 $20,000 2017: $14,863 / Rec: $201 $15,000 2018: $20,900 / Rec: N/A 2019: $25,050 / Rec: N/A $10,000 Recreation membership was eliminated in $5,000 2018. Multi- year memberships are no longer offered and the existing ones have $- expired. The revenue increase over 2018 2015 2013 2017 2018 2019 is simply based on the increased number of individual memberships we currently have.
Empowering athletes since 1956 INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP BREAKDOWN BY REGION
West: 68 – 14% (Up 15 Members) Central: 252 – 50% (Up 46 Members) East: 182 – 36% (Up 23 Members)
Percentage of total members within each region only varies one to two percentage points each year. We have not seen significant growth in any one area of the country, but the western region presents West Central East a good opportunity to expand events and membership.
Empowering athletes since 1956 CHAPTER MEMBERSHIPS
CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP TOTAL MEMBERS
70 2015: 41 60 2016: 47 50 2017: 50 40 2018: 59 30 2019: 54 20
10 Recommendation: continue to look for ways to enhance member benefits and define 0 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 membership requirements that are in line with our mission.
Empowering athletes since 1956 CHAPTER MEMBERSHIPS
CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP BY REGION
West: 14 Central: 24 East: 16
31 states represented - up from 30 states represented in 2018. Texas and California are tied for the most Chapters represented West Central East with five each.
Empowering athletes since 1956 CHAPTER MEMBERSHIPS 2019 CHAPTER MEMBERS
5280 Challenge (Denver, CO) Cleveland Wheelchair Cavaliers (Brunswick, OH) Ability First Sports (Chico, CA) Coastal Adaptive Sports (Myrtle Beach, SC) Ability 360 Sports & Fitness Center (Phoenix, AZ) Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute (Golden Valley, MN) Adaptive Sports Iowa (Ames, IA) Dairyland Games (Madison, WI) Adaptive Sports New England (Boston, MA) Disabled Athlete Sports Association (St. Peters, MO) Adaptive Sports Northwest (Beaverton, OR) Dixie Wheelchair Athletic Association (Hudson, FL) Angel City Sports (Los Angles, CA) Dreams In Motion (Mandan, ND) Arizona Disabled Sports (Mesa, AZ) Far West Wheelchair Athletic Association (San Jose, CA) Austin Adaptive Sports (Austin, TX) Fayetteville Cumberland Parks and Recreation (Fayetteville, NC) Bennett Blazers/KKI (Baltimore, MD) Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association (Lake Forest, IL) BlazeSports America (Norcross, GA) Lake of the Woods Adaptive Watersports (Locust Grove, VA) Break The Barriers, Inc (Fresno, CA) Lakeshore Foundation (Homewood, AL) Challenge Foundation (Derby, KS) Louisiana GUMBO, Inc. (Pineville, LA) Children’s Lightning Wheels (Mountainside, NJ) Lowcountry Adaptive Shooting (North Charleston, SC)
Note: Names in bold are new members in 2019 On-line Chapter Directory: https://adaptivesportsusa.org/chapter-directory/
Empowering athletes since 1956 CHAPTER MEMBERSHIPS 2019 CHAPTER MEMBERS
Minnesota Chapter of Paralyzed Veterans of America Rolling Thunder Special Needs Program (Shirley, NY) (Minneapolis, MN) Salt Lake County Adaptive (Midvale, UT) Nevada Paralyzed Veterans of America (Las Vegas, NV) Seattle Adaptive Sports (Seattle, WA) North Side Archery Club (Chicago, IL) Southeastern Wheelchair Association (Ravenale, SC) Oklahoma Adaptive Sports Association (Oklahoma City, OK) Southwest Wheelchair Athletic Association (Arlington, TX) On the Edge Children’s Foundation (Gettysburg, PA) Spaulding Adaptive Sports Center (East Sandwich, MA) One Chair At A Time (Amarillo, TX) SportAbility of Iowa (Prairie City, IA) Paralympic Sport Tampa Bay (Tampa, FL) The Center for Individuals with Physical Disabilities (Tulsa, OK) Paralympic Sport Club Las Vegas (Las Vegas, NV) Tri-State Wheelchair & Ambulatory Sports (Mountainside, NJ) Paralyzed Veterans of America Central Florida (Sanford, FL) Turning POINT (Terrell, TX) ParaSport Spokane (Spokane, WA) Turnstone Center (Fort Wayne, IN) RIM Foundation (Detroit, MI) United States Quad Rugby Association (Woodland, CA) RISE Adaptive Sports (Irving, TX) UCO Endeavor Games (Edmund, OK)
On-line Chapter Directory: https://adaptivesportsusa.org/chapter-directory/
Empowering athletes since 1956 CHAPTER INSURANCE
INSURANCE USE BY CHAPTER
35 2015: 21 30 2016: 30 25 2017: 20
20 2018: 20 15 2019: 17
10 We had a significant price increase to our 5 Chapter Members for the insurance program in 0 2019. This may have led to less Chapters 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 participating and may have led to less Chapters renewing their membership.
Empowering athletes since 1956 CHAPTER INSURANCE
COIs PROCESSED
200 2015: 109 180 2016: 144 160 140 2017: 105 120 2018: 187 100 80 2019: 184 60 40 To cover the cost of insurance, in 2019 we 20 more than doubled the price of insurance for 0 our Chapter Members. Despite less Chapters 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 participating in the insurance program, COIs processed remains steady.
Empowering athletes since 1956 CHAPTER INSURANCE
INSURANCE REVENUE
200 180 2015: $19,467 160 2016: $13,989 140 2017: $17,147 120 2018: $23,597 100 2019: $44,600 80 60 40 Until 2019, insurance revenue has not covered 20 the cost of insurance. With the increased 0 insurance fees to our Chapters, we have 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 bridged that gap and for the first time in several years, we are close to break even.
Empowering athletes since 1956 ADF ACCOUNTS
Active Accounts (Donor or Reimbursement Activity in 2019) Individual: 21 New Individual: 6 Chapter: 1 “Daniel Romanchuk has been a member of Adaptive Sports USA for the past 15 years, starting with his first Junior Nationals at the age of six. Having a national level Total Accounts competition to train for was very motivating for him, and he greatly looked forward to the Individual: 34 event every summer! He competed in many Junior Nationals through his mid-teens. Chapter: 4 About that time he started competing internationally, and we set up an ADF account, which was a superb way to allow relatives and friends to donate toward his travel Total ADF Funds Held expenses. The ADF was crucial for those years before he started being able to support $95,608 himself through his race earnings – we were very thankful for it! Keep up the great work!” Kim Romanchuk
Empowering athletes since 1956 2019 SANCTIONED EVENTS 24 EVENTS HELD IN 19 STATES Central Region Western Region 2019 Rolling Thunder Track & Field 5280 Challenge Meet Angel City Games Adult National Open & The Great Bee Hive Games Lakes Regional Games Desert Challenge (World Challenge Games Para Athletics Grand Prix) Chicagoland Adaptive Archery Challenge Eastern Region Dairyland Games BlazeSports Olympic Day Track & Field Meet Dakota ParaGames Dixie Games Gateway Games Junior Masonic Regional Meet (Richard GUMBO Acadiana Cadmus Meet) Lone Star Para Invitational Russ Harvey Memorial Archery Tournament Texas Regional Games Southeastern Regional Games Thunder in the Valley Games Tri-State Regional Swim Meet Turnstone Endeavor Games Tri-State Wheelchair & Ambulatory Games UCO Endeavor Games
Note: Names in bold are new sanctioned events for 2019. Empowering athletes since 1956 2019 SANCTIONED EVENTS
“We are Dreams in Motion Adaptive Sports is in Bismarck, North Dakota. In 2018, we hosted our first Sanctioned event, the Dakota ParaGames. We had 5 youth competitors and we fielded a team of 2 for Junior Nationals. As we approached our 2nd year, we relied on the sanctioning process to help us fine tune our goals and expectations. We were able to present a more professional and organized event and that showed in our incredible growth. The 2019 the Dakota ParaGames had 10 youth competitors with 9 traveling to Minneapolis for Junior Nationals. It was such an amazing experience for the athletes and for the coaches and we are already looking forward to the 2020 Dakota ParaGames.”
Yvette Matthews Dreams In Motion
Empowering athletes since 1956 2019 SANCTIONED EVENTS 2019 Event Dates (known at this time)
Western Region Central Region Adaptive Sports USA Jr Nationals – July Adult National Open & The Great 18–25, 2020 Lakes Regional Games – June 11–14, 2020 5280 Challenge – May 30, 2020 Dakota ParaGames – June 13-14, 2020 Angel City Games - June 17-21, 2020 Lone Star Para Invitational - April 25, 2020 Beehive Games – May 29-30, 2020 Turnstone Endeavor Games - April 24–26, 2020 UCO Endeavor Games - June 4–7, 2020 Eastern Region 3rd Annual Chicagoland Adaptive Archery Challenge – September 19, 2020 Northside Archery Adaptive Archery – June 28, 2020 Southeastern Regional Games - May 15–17, 2020 Thunder in the Valley Games – May 28-31, 2020 Tri State Regional Swim Meet – February 29, 2020 Tri State Wheelchair and Ambulatory Games – May 22-24, 2020
Empowering athletes since 1956 ADAPTIVE SPORTS USA 2019 JR. NATIONALS
2019 JR. NATIONALS HIGHLIGHTS Eden Prairie, MN, July 14-19, 2019
• Total states represented = 32 • Total Athletes = 255 • Male = 151 60% • Female = 104 40% • IPC Athletes: Total = 5, Male = 4, Female = 1 • First Time to Jr Nationals = 102 • Registered Coaches = 71
Empowering athletes since 1956 ADAPTIVE SPORTS USA 2019 JR. NATIONALS
2019 JR. NATIONALS’ AWARDS
Various athletes and leaders are recognized annually at the Junior Nationals closing celebration. In 2019, we honored the following individuals for their sportsmanship, athletic performance, and/or leadership. For a description of many of these awards and/or to view past award winners, please visit https://adaptivesportsusa.org/awards-recognition.
Jay Coyner Award Spirit of Excellence Award
Johnothen Munding ∙ Archery male: Jeremy Manko ∙ Shooting male: Zebidiah Pfenning ∙ Field male: Jose Matthews ∙ Shooting female: Ryanne Carr ∙ Field female: Danielle Kanas ∙ Swimming male: Gavin Morrobel ∙ Paratriathlon male: Owen Horsley ∙ Swimming female: Amaris Vasquez ∙ Paratriathlon female: Magnolia Peters ∙ Track male: Lucas Jundt & Jason Robinson ∙ Powerlifting female: Kelli Anne Stallkamp ∙ Track female: Catarina Guimaraes
Empowering athletes since 1956 ADAPTIVE SPORTS USA 2019 JR. NATIONALS 2019 JR. NATIONALS’ TEAM AWARDS
Large (8-35 Athletes) Small (1-4 Athletes) 1st: North Jersey Navigators PSC 1st: Bennett Blazers 2nd: DASA Dynamites 2nd: HSC Cruisers 3rd: Texas Regional Paralympic Sport 3rd: Paralympic Sport Las Vegas
Medium (5-7 Athletes) Independent Team Awards 1st: Pennsylvania Center for Adaptive Sports 1st: West 2nd: Children’s Lightning Wheels 2nd: Central 3rd: Turnstone 3rd: East
Empowering athletes since 1956 International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) 2020 World Games
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand - February 20 - 28, 2020
Adaptive Sports USA will once again take a team to the International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) World Games! Athletes from around the world will compete in Archery, Athletics (Track & Field), Badminton, Cycling, Powerlifting, Shooting, Sitting Volleyball, Swimming, Table Tennis, Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Tennis, & Wheelchair Fencing. Adaptive Sports USA is excited to announce the athletes that will represent the United States of America in swimming and track and field!
Empowering athletes since 1956 International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) 2020 World Games Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand - February 20 - 28, 2020 Athlete Team
Margaret Beaudoin - Track and Field - Berkley, MI Zebidiah Pfenning - Track and Field - Ligonier, IN Teylor Becher - Track and Field - El Cajon, CA Giovanni Qattawi - Track and Field - Lake Villa, IL Justin Caine - Track and Field - Holt, MI Jackson Schroeder - Track and Field - Texhoma, OK Jayson Dean - Track and Field - Pittsburgh, PA Derik Smith - Track and Field - Niles, MI Beth Grauer - Track and Field - Palm Bay, FL Colton Ward - Track and Field - Wichita Falls, TX Cathryn Gray - Track and Field - Alpharetta, GA Nathan Whitten - Swimming - Springdale, AR Danielle Kanas - Track and Field - Lutz, FL Adin Williams - Swimming - Happy Valley, OR Delaney Nolin - Track and Field - Los Angeles, CA
Staff Team
Team Leader: Jessica Cloy Track & Field Coach: Thomas Southall Swim Coach: Meaghan Conway Medical: Deborah Jenks
Empowering athletes since 1956 Since 2016, Adaptive Sports USA has created and/or expanded airgun 2019 programs in 17 cities around the United VETERANS States. In 2019, 272 unique disabled Veterans and/or disabled members of AIRGUN the Armed Forces were served in 470 OUTREACH hours of direct sport interaction through PROGRAM pass through funds to chapters conducting a sanctioned event or airgun programming.
https://adaptivesportsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Adaptive-Sports- USA-National-Veteran-Airgun-Outreach-Partners-7_2019.pdf
Empowering athletes since 1956 2019 VETERANS AIRGUN OUTREACH PROGRAM
Empowering athletes since 1956 2019 VETERANS AIRGUN OUTREACH PROGRAM “The funding available from the VA Pass Thru grant has allowed our Sport Club to further develop the air rifle programming we offer our participants. We’ve utilized the funding to purchase additional equipment and ongoing supplies that assist us to maintain the program & encourage additional competitions/activities. The virtual matches scheduled with other Sport Clubs have been an enjoyable component for our veterans and has assisted in developing their confidence to compete in matches locally, such as Endeavor Games. Without the Pass Thru grant, our Club would have difficulty offering the number of sessions & opportunities to the interested veterans in our community.”
Margie Crossno MS, CTRS/L The Center For Individuals With Physical Challenges Empowering athletes since 1956 Adaptive Sports USA 2019 National Conference and Member Assembly
The Adaptive Sports USA 2019 National Conference and Member Assembly is held in Phoenix, AZ, November 10-13 at Ability360.
In 2019, 144 professionals attending. Fifty-two speakers shared their expertise over 27 sessions throughout the event. Thanks to the support of our local chapters Ability360 and Arizona Disabled Sports in partnership with the City of Mesa and Title sponsor Biogen. The 2019 Hall of Fame Inductees included Paralympian Jessica Cloy and Supporter Denise Hutchins. The 2019 Jan Elix Legacy Award went to Teresa Skinner.
Empowering athletes since 1956 2019 SPONSORS AND DONORS
Ability360 Department of Veterans Affairs Ottobock Adaptive Sports USA Board of Directors Disabled Sports USA Paul DePace Allina Health Explore MN Paul’s Pals Americas Athletes With Disabilities Eagle Sportschairs Permobil Cares Foundation Angel City Sports Eden Prairie Lions Club Rollx Vans Arizona Disabled Sports/City of Mesa Explore MN Steve Byrne Biogen Hanger Clinic The Hanger Charitable Foundation Bloomington Sports of Bloomington International Cheer Union Tillges Certified Orthotic Prosthetic Visitors & Conventions Bureau IntriCon Corporation Triangle C.H. Robinson Jimmy Cuevas United Technologies Employees Challenged Athletes Foundation Ki Mobility USA Triathlon Foundation Craig H Neilsen Foundation Marilyn Crawford USTA Daniels Fund National Consortium for Physical Winkley Orthotics & Prosthetics Education for Individuals with Disabilities
Empowering athletes since 1956 2019 IN-KIND DONORS
Adaptive Track & Field USA Handi Medical OSR Physical Therapy Arizona Spinal Cord Injury Home Depot Power Ranch RV and Storage Association JFK Electric Sam’s Club City of Eden Prairie John Register - Inspired Snap Agency Corcoran Meat Locker Communications International South Metro Public Safety Costco Kowalksi’s Market Training Facility Culver’s Corporation Lunds & Byerlys SPORTS 'N SPOKES Deli Express Madwire Thomson Reuters Excel Images National Center on Health, U.S. Paralympics Great Lakes Adaptive Physical Activity and Disability Wayzata Sailing Sports Association Nemer Fieger Wiggle Your Toes
Empowering athletes since 1956