Upcoming Programs
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To protect the health of our athletes, volunteers and community, EDD Adaptive Sports in-person programs are postponed through August 15, 2020. Please check back for updates.
We are looking for your feedback about how we can support you at home this summer. Please take a minute to fill out our brief survey. Adapt at Home: Resources to help you stay active
Please reach out to Gretchen at EDD Adaptive Sports if you need help accessing any of these programs. We are here to support you! Prerecorded fitness videos you can access anytime:
Short exercise from our partners at SUNY Delhi
Adaptive Workouts
Yoga
Kids Dance - Hip Hop Dance tutorial (ages 4+) Looking for more ways to stay active? Follow ASF Today, an online/social media video series presented by our friends at the Adaptive Sports Foundation (NY) with a variety of information, activities and tips to keep ourselves calm, physically fit, informed, healthy and entertained. Check out Move United's calendar of upcoming virtual events to help you stay safe, connected and physically active. Let's #adaptathome together! The calendar is updated regularly and includes live and on-demand programs presented by Move United chapters across the country. |
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Our Programs
The EDD Memorial Fund offers adaptive sports programs throughout the year to children and adults with developmental and physical disabilities. Our free basketball, baseball, biking, kayaking, soccer, swimming, pickleball, rowing and yoga are currently available in 5 locations in Central New York and Vermont. Our programs are appropriate for school-age children and older; no one ages out of the program. We partner with local colleges and community members to lead our skill clinics, as well as with Otsego Area Rowing in Cooperstown, NY to offer adaptive rowing, the Adaptive Sports Foundation in Windham, NY to offer alpine race training and downhill skiing instruction and with Athelas Therapeutic Riding in Otego, NY to provide horseback riding lessons. Our current locations are Oneonta, Delhi, and Cooperstown, NY; and the greater Burlington area and Castleton, VT. Our program partners include Castleton University, Hartwick College, SUNY Delhi, SUNY Morrisville, Saint Michael’s College and the Oneonta Outlaws, a summer collegiate baseball team.
“Everyone involved centered their attention on helping the children achieve success and confidence.” - parent
Our goal is to teach sports in a fun environment and to inspire participants to want to play sports. We believe that everyone can learn to play by adapting activities to their ability level. Exceptional volunteers are the key to a great program and we try to keep a 1:1 volunteer-to-participant ratio. Our volunteers provide encouragement and work closely with the participants on basic skills like dribbling, shooting baskets or volleying a tennis ball over the net.
"Everyone was super as usual. We always look forward to these clinics."- parent
