Parks & Recreation

Wheelchair Sports

The mission of the Henry County Wheelchair Sports program is to provide sports programs for youth and adults with physical disabilities that prevent them from competitively playing in traditional sports, to promote and facilitate healthy lifestyles, and to empower people with physical disabilities to become productive members of society. Sport is the catalyst for change!

For information about any of these programs, please contact Harlon Matthews at (770) 288-7293 or (404) 308-2414.

Adaptive Sports Summer Camp – July 5 – 15, 2011

Registration Dates: April 4 – July 1, 2011
Registration Times & Locations: Fairview Recreation Center, Heritage Park, J.P. Moseley Recreation Center, and Locust Grove Recreation Center, Mon - Fri from 9am - 4pm or online.
Camp Times: 9am - 2pm
Camp Location: Locust Grove Recreation Center.
Camp Fees: $50.00 per child

Adaptive Sports Programs

The American Association of Adapted Sports™ Programs, Inc. (AAASP, “asp”) is a Georgia-based nonprofit organization that builds interscholastic sports leagues for students with physical disabilities or visual impairments in grades one through 12, comparable to programs commonly available only to students without disabilities.

AAASP serves as the governing body and athletic association for these sports programs. Within this role, AAASP develops and operates statewide league programs and has developed a comprehensive training and certification infrastructure for AAASP coaches, officials, and coordinators, as well as for physical activity professionals nationwide.

Adult Sports: Wheelchair Tennis

The Wheelchair Tennis program is available year round. This program runs on Thursdays from 10:00am – 1:00pm. It is also available on February 2 – September 28 from 6:30pm – 8:30pm.

The Henry Havoc – is an adult tennis travel team that competes in national wheelchair tennis tournaments across the USA and are all nationally ranked tennis players in the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Wheelchair Division.

Adult & Youth: Wheelchair Basketball

Wheelchair basketball available for both youth and adults is available November – January on Mondays from 6:30pm – 8:30pm at the Locust Grove Recreation Center.

Youth Sports: Wheelchair Tennis

Henry County Wheelchair Sports is excited to offer adaptive sports programs for Henry County school students through the American Association of Adapted Sports Programs.

AAASP Wheelchair Basketball

Wheelchair Basketball is one of the most widely recognized sports for athletes with physical disabilities and is available to youth who are able to walk unassisted, with devices, or use manual propelled wheelchairs, all participants must compete in a manual wheelchair. Power wheelchairs are not permitted. This sport is one of three sports offered for all Elementary, Middle and High School Henry County Students who compete against other counties. The other sports are Football and Handball. The Henry Hurricanes are excited to be crowned the 2008 JV State Champions.

This partnership with Henry County Schools, the Henry YMCA and Henry County Parks & Recreation was made possible by a grant from American Association of Adapted Sports Programs (AAASP). Wheelchair Basketball is offered January – February, with practice beginning in December at Locust Grove Recreation Center.

AAASP Wheelchair Football

Wheelchair Football is offered for manual and power chair users and is played in a gym with the same team concepts of teamwork, strategy and ball handling skills as traditional football with a few adaptations for wheelchair users such as two hand touch in lieu of tackling.

Wheelchair Football is offered March – May, with practice beginning in February at Locust Grove Recreation Center.