Staying active is important for everyone, but sometimes it’s hard to find activities, teams or classes that can accommodate special physical, learning or sensory needs. Here are some sports and fitness opportunities that adapt to individual needs!

(All opportunities are specifically geared toward individuals with special needs unless otherwise noted.)

SPORTS

RISE Adaptive Sports - a variety of sports opportunities (including water sports), mainly geared toward those with physical challenges

Town North YMCA Champions League - variety of sports depending on month

It's a Sensory World - camps and after-school programs centered around sensory play

SWAA (Southwest Wheelchair Athletic Association)

6 Places for Energetic Kids with Special Needs - Thrive magazine article

Carrollton Adaptive Rec - classes and events for all ages

Plano Adapted Rec - gymnastics, bowling, gymnastics, creative movement, aerobics, kickboxing

Buddying Up For Life Dallas - Tennis, pickleball, fitness and virtual zumba

Basketball:

• Dallas Junior Wheelchair Mavericks

• Community Connections

Baseball:

• Miracle League DFW

• Buddy League

• Miracle League of Southlake

• Angel League - Rockwall

Tennis:

• ACEing Autism

Gymnastics:

• The Palaestra - Palla’s Movement classes

• ASI Gymnastics - Gymmie Kids classes

Martial Arts:

• Keller ATA Martial Arts - Special Abilities class

• My Martial Arts - Adaptive training program

• Beyond Karate

Special Olympics:

• Irving (12 & up)

• Coppell

Therapeutic Horseback Riding/Equine Therapy:

• Blue Sky

• Amy's Wish with Wings

• New Hope - Argyle

• Texas Therapeutic Riding Center - Wylie

• Amy’s Wish With Wings - Southlake

• Equest - Dallas

• Grace Lake Ministries - Anna

• ManeGait - McKinney

• Riding Unlimited - Ponder

Soccer

• TopSoccer - North Texas

PHYSICAL FITNESS

Special Strong

New Strength Adaptive Fitness

Training with Trish

Crull Fitness - Champions Challenge

Powered to Move - Adaptive fitness, Wingman Racing program and hand-cycling

Fit Ability TX - Ft Worth area

Swimming:

• AquaStars

• SafeSplash

• Sunsational Swim School

• iCan Swim

• AquaTots (SNAP)

• Swimming Elite

Yoga:

• Town North YMCA

• Sacred Ground Dance - Blue Jays dance & yoga 

Biking:

• Dallas Bicycle School

• iCan Bike

DANCE AND CHEER

Texas Cheer AllStars - Specialty Dance & Cheer

Cheer:

• Cheer Academy

• Express Cheer’s Shining Stars

• Spirit Xtreme - Rejoice! Team

• Champion Cheer

Dance:

• Encore School of Dance - No Boundaries classes

• Dana’s School of Dance - special needs hip hop at Keller location

• Town North YMCA - weekly inclusion family dance from 11-12 on Saturdays

• Jasmin’s Beat - adaptive dance company

• Adept Dance - adaptive dance classes

• Limitless Dance - weekly adaptive dance class

• Lifesong Joyful Dance - think Special Olympics for dance!

• iCan Dance

• Chamberlain Shining Stars

• Texas Ballet Theater - Richardson

• Rejoice Dance Studio (Fort Worth) - Wonderfully Made classes

• Frances Lea Dance Center - All Abilities Class

ALL ABILITIES PARKS

Galaxy Park - Fort Worth

Flagpole Hill Park - Dallas

Dream Park - Fort Worth

Patricia LeBlanc Park - Fort Worth

Playground Adventures - Grand Prairie

Bonnie Wenk Park - McKinney

Jack Carter Park - Plano

Windhaven Meadow Park - Plano

Overton Ridge Park - Keller

EVENTS & OPPORTUNITIES

All Abilities Night at iFly

Sensory-friendly jumps (trampoline parks):

• Urban Air

• Jumpstreet (1st Saturday of every other month)

National Parks & Federal Recreational Lands Access Pass

• Free access pass that have been medically determined to have permanent disabilities. This pass provides access to more than 2,000 recreation sites managed by six Federal agencies.