Wheelchair Softball

Wheelchair softball originated in the Midwest by a few individuals with spinal cord injuries and lower extremity impairments who still wanted to enjoy America's greatest pastime. These individuals developed a way of playing on hard surfaces, such as a parking lot (instead of the normal grassy infield) and a 16-inch softball, which allows wheelchair players to keep one hand one the wheelchair while catching a softball without a glove. In 1976, the National Wheelchair Softball Association (NWSA) was founded and serves as the governing body for wheelchair softball in the United States. The game is played under the official rules of the 16-inch slow pitch softball as approved by the Amateur Softball Association of America with some exceptions geared toward the wheelchair user. Sportable hosts wheelchair softball to our members, friends and families during our monthly "Family Fun Days," throughout the summer.

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