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Wheelchair Basketball
A sport for adults and teens with physical disabilities interested in basketball. This sport is sponsored by the Leisure Access Foundation, Miami-Dade Parks, and the Miami Heat. The Miami Heat Wheels, the adult basketball, team competes in local and regional competitions associated with the four-team Florida Conference division of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA). Our Season runs from September through February. Practices take place on Tuesdays from 7:00-9:00 p.m. and Sundays from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at the NFL YET Center, 7090 NW 22 Ave. For information on our junior Basketball Team, the Miami Sparks, please call Leisure Access Services 305-755-7848.
One private instructor teaches basic through advanced tennis skills; a volunteer assists with keeping the beginners involved and practicing throughout the program. Drills encompass both skills and mobility and vary from week to week. Leisure Access Services and the Leisure Access Foundation sponsor the Annual Sunshine Classic wheelchair tennis tournament in February or March of each year. Players from across the U.S. and Canada travel to the Tennis Center at Crandon Park (home of the Lipton International Players Championships) to play in this annual event.
Individual and Group Learn-to-Swim and Water Exercise classes are being offered at 4 locations for qualified persons ages 6 and up: A.D. Barnes Pool, Cutler Ridge Pool and Tamiami Pool.
For older and younger adults with arthritis to meet others, exercise and have fun. Classes are led by an Arthritis Foundation Aquatics approved instructor who leads program participants through a series of exercises, which help to improve joint flexibility. The warm water also helps alleviate joint pain and stiffness. It is not necessary to know how to swim!
